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2022 HCCA Hikes Schedule
2022 marks the 30th anniversary year of our ever-popular Don Baker Legacy Hikes. We have continued our hikes in Don’s honor since his...

HCCA
May 22, 20222 min read
Outstanding Waters in the Gunnison Basin
Sign the Petition After two years of coordinated sampling events and data collection, our Southwest Colorado Outstanding Waters Coalition...

HCCA
May 8, 20221 min read
Early Spring Public Lands Update
Spring is ramping up here in the high country, and with the promise of warmer weather I’m sorting camping gear, dusting off the lenses of...

HCCA
Mar 13, 20222 min read
Delta County rejects solar proposal that would generate millions in tax revenue
On March 2, the Republican-controlled Delta County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposed 80-megawatt solar project on private land...

HCCA
Mar 13, 20222 min read
17TH ANNUAL BACKCOUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO CRESTED BUTTE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcKnB2rnHVs Purchase Tickets Calling all “go big or go home” winter enthusiasts! Get ready to get...

HCCA
Mar 10, 20226 min read
HCCA’s West Elk Coal Mine Advocacy Succeeds
We want to keep you apprised of a couple of positive developments at the West Elk coal mine in Gunnison County. First, as you may...

HCCA
Jan 26, 20222 min read
HCCA Thanks You for Helping the Future GMUG National Forest
One of the highlights of our public lands advocacy in 2021 was leading local and regional engagement in the GMUG National Forest Plan...

HCCA
Dec 13, 20212 min read


National Public Lands Day
On this year's National Public Lands Day HCCA partnered with the BLM to host a volunteer workday at Chance Gulch near Gunnison. We had 7 community members volunteer to spend their morning restoring and preserving critical mesic meadow habitat. Volunteers built rock baffle and wicker weir structures, which help "wet the sponge" of these meadows, allowing water to stay on the landscape longer in the season, supporting the health and resiliency of our local landscape and communi

HCCA
Sep 26, 20211 min read


One Dam at a Time
By Bella Biondini - Staff Writer for the Gunnison Country Times Gunnison Ranger District hosts beaver dam building day The newly...

HCCA
Sep 22, 20214 min read


Trail Creek Beaver Dam Analogs
We had 15 HCCA volunteers join Forest Service personnel to implement 9 beaver dam analogs (BDA) and plant native willow harvested on-site...

HCCA
Sep 15, 20211 min read


Union Park Stewardship Projects Update
Last fall our intrepid volunteers headed out in the field to harvest and plant willow stakes as part of a restoration project on a...

HCCA
Aug 31, 20211 min read


Taylor Park Travel Management Workday Recap
With 25 total hours of volunteer time, this group built 4 fences (totaling 24 linear feet), installed 3 USFS travel management signs, and...

HCCA
Aug 31, 20211 min read


Taylor Park Fence Building
With 25 total hours of volunteer time, this group built 8 fences (totaling 102 linear feet), installed 6 USFS travel management signs,...

HCCA
Aug 17, 20211 min read
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