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Jon Hare speaks on the ongoing need for local engagement to ensure responsible, long-term stewardship on public lands.

Missed HCCA’s latest newsletter in your inbox? Look no further! Click the link below to view our Winter 25/26 edition, packed with all things HCCA.

HCCA worked with a broad group of conservation organizations to submit comments opposing the rescission of BLM's Public Lands Rule.

Jon Hare, HCCA Advocacy Director, sat down with BLISTER to discuss all things GORP in their latest podcast. Listen here today!

Protect Our Waters — recent construction around Crested Butte demonstrates the need for a high standard for work in fragile aquatic ecosystems.

Thank you to the RMBL and OBFS community for the honor to share the extraordinary story—and success—to Save Red Lady.

For our final project of the season, HCCA partnered with UGRWCD and the BLM to restore wet meadow habitat in Gold Basin. Volunteers helped maintain five existing structures and built thirteen new ones, including one Zuni Bowl, over two days. These efforts support Gunnison Sage-Grouse habitat by improving water retention and vegetation growth by minimizing erosion in the area. Thank you to our 26 volunteers who logged 156 volunteer hours over two days!

Missed HCCA’s latest newsletter in your inbox? Look no further! Click the link below to view our Summer 25 edition, packed with all...

HCCA partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to map cheatgrass infestations in the Almont Triangle using CheatMaps, a GPS-based app designed for the invasive species’ detection. The event marked the first treatment effort in the area, with 26 volunteers logging 130 hours and identifying 199 cheatgrass infestations across 42 acres—supporting future herbicide applications.

High Country Conservation Advocates joined the City of Gunnison’s Annual Cheatgrass Pull Day, helping tackle this invasive species within the city limits. With 15 volunteers contributing over 60 hours, more than 400 pounds of cheatgrass were removed. The event emphasized the growing need for community involvement to protect native ecosystems from the continued spread of cheatgrass in the Gunnison Country.

The recent news about public lands has been an outrage. This week, the majority party in the United States House of Representatives used...

Since April 2024, High Country Conservation Advocates (HCCA) has been working with a group of local organizations to draft the updated...

Missed HCCA’s latest newsletter in your inbox? No worries! Click the link below to view our Winter 24-25 edition, packed with all things...

Contact: jon@hccacb.org , 970.349.7104 x1 For years now, our concern for the future of the federal agencies managing public lands and...

The Trump Administration’s mass firings have left our public lands, parks, and forests severely understaffed and vulnerable. Last week,...

For Immediate Release: December 11, 2024 Contact: Jon Hare, jon@hccacb.org HCCA to represent the environment for the Gunnison watershed ...

Still feeling the love for Red Lady? Click the link below to tune in on Colorado Public Radio (CPR) to celebrate the success of Red Lady...

It is now more important than ever to support HCCA to help protect why you love it here. In 47 years at High Country Conservation...

The Gunnison Outdoor Recreation Protection (GORP) Act is the largest public lands bill since the early 1900s, and when enacted will...

For Immediate Release: August 29, 2024 Crested Butte, Colorado Contact: High Country Conservation Advocates, Jon Hare - Advocacy...