Friday, January 30, 2009

Secretary Salazar hopes to set up GOCo-like organization nationally From the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (Gary Harmon): "Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he hopes to use the Great Outdoors Colorado model on the federal level to protect scenic landscapes across the country. "Landscape protections are one of the 'moonshots' that Salazar, a former Colorado senator, said he hoped to accomplish as he begins his tenure as the nation's 50th Interior Department secretary. "Salazar, who was instrumental in 1992 in establishing the Great Outdoors Colorado program funded by proceeds from the Colorado Lottery, said he is looking for ways a similar federal program can be funded." More Coyote Gulch coverage here. "colorado water" 3:59:44 PM     Greeley joins Weld County in opposition to RMNP wilderness protection Greeley is siding with Weld County against the legislation for Rocky Mountain National Park that was part of the recently passed Omnibus Public Management Act, according to a reportfrom Andrew Villegas writing for the Greeley Tribune. From the article: The Greeley City Council sent a letter this week to several members of Colorado's Congressional delegation expressing its concern that a bill designating much of the Rocky Mountain National Park a wilderness area could hurt its water interests in the Colorado-Big Thompson project. "Specifically, we are concerned that the consensus language, crafted over the last several years to protect the historic water rights of the Colorado-Big Thompson project, has been amended to put these rights at risk," the letter says... Greeley joins the Board of Weld County Commissioners and state Republican lawmakers from northern Colorado in expressing concern about the bill, which they say could hurt projects such as the Colorado-Big Thompson project because of liability concerns for ditch companies such as the Grand Ditch Co. More Coyote Gulch coverage here. "colorado water" 3:22:36 PM     Snowpack news Here's some snowpack news for Northern Colorado and Rocky Mountain National Park, from the Loveland Reporter Herald. From the article: Measurements from the Natural Resources Conservation Service taken Thursday show three out of four sites had higher-than-average snowpack readings. Crews measure the water content in the snow at the selected sites. Sites included: - Bear Lake, with 110 percent of the 30-year average. - Willow Park, 108 percent of average. - Deer Ridge, 106 percent of average. One site, Hidden Valley, was far below average, however. It had a measurement that was 68 percent of the 30-year average. "colorado water" 3:04:46 PM

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