The U.S. Forest Service, San Isabel National Forest - Salida Ranger District will celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 26 with a trail maintenance project in Chaffee County.
The Waterdog Lakes trail (#1417) is located west of the Monarch Mountain Lodge just off of Highway 50. Workers of all ages should be prepared with [...]

Get ready for some fun BV. This year the Collegiate Peaks Music Festival will cost $5 (children 12 and under are free) and will be held down at South Main. What could be better: some great music down by the river, Colorado beer and sunshine! Here is the schedule: [...]

On behalf of the Colorado Tourism Office and Governor Bill Ritter, please accept this invitation to attend an event that highlights the importance of geotourism to the Chaffee County area and statewide.
When:  Friday, June 26, 2009 at 9:30 am
Where: Buena Vista Community Park at South Main
What:    Gov. Bill Ritter talks about the importance of tourism [...]

The following story was submitted by GARNA:

Photo Caption: According to informal observations by the volunteer group Friends of Fourmile, the past Memorial Day saw perhaps the heaviest visitation ever in the past 6-7 years in the Fourmile area east of Buena Vista. There were an estimated 235 camping units representing about 1,000 visitors at the [...]

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
May 21, 2009 - 1:00 P.M.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SALIDA STEAM PLANT
220 W. SACKETT ST, SALIDA, COLORADO
NOTE: The Agenda times are approximate; items may be discussed before or after the times listed below.
1. Verification from the County Clerk the Board of Commissioner’s agendas  were distributed appropriately.
2. CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST FROM [...]

The Christian Science Monitor recently posted this interesting article about unusual measures being taken by the Adams 50 school district to overcome issues with high drop out rates and low test scores. From the article:
“For starters, when the elementary and middle-school students come back next fall, there won’t be any grade levels – or traditional [...]

Hayden Mellsop, Vice President of the Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas, recently posted this article on the Salida Citizen. From the article:
This past week, two events occurred that will have a significant long term impact on the protection of open space and natural resources in the Upper Arkansas Valley….

These two events now position LTUA [...]

Bill Donavan, one of the Salida Citizen founders, recently took a field trip over to the San Luis Valley to visit the massive solar array that sits on the valley floor. Bill and the fifth graders spent the day in awe of the giant, silent energy collectors. He writes:
“The National Renewable Energy Laboratory rates the [...]

The NY Times has just published their annual ‘Year in Ideas’ Feature.  I’ve really enjoyed becoming acquainted and re-acquainted with the ideas they’ve collected here.  For instance, consider the awkwardly named but delightful concept of the  ‘Locavestor’:
“Perhaps you’ve heard of locavores: people who eat only foods that have been produced within a 100-mile radius.  Now [...]

ChannelBV reader, Dustin Urban, submitted this recent Let Your Life Speak blog post, A Letter to Senator Salazar on Health Care Reform. From the letter:
The first and most effective step the new administration and the Democractic Congress can make in shifting the focus from sickness to wellness is abolish all corn subsidies. It is a travesty [...]