News from the San Luis Valley

by Gena Akers Drilling Lawsuit Moves Forward Individual declarations have been submitted to the U.S. District Court and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to contest the authorized exploratory oil/gas drilling in San Francisco Creek, an area south of Del Norte. The complainants assert that the BLM violated the National Environmental Policy Act by failing to …

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News From the San Luis Valley

by Gena Akers Wolf Creek Development Approved The Rio Grande National Forest (RGNF) has completed The Village at Wolf Creek Access Project analysis. The land exchange between the National Forest and Leavell-McCombs Joint Venture (LMJV) will provide the opportunity for LMJV to develop year-round access to their property. Approximately 177 acres of privately held land …

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A change is gonna come

Article by Sheila K. Goodman

Wolf Creek – May 2007 – Colorado Central Magazine –

MINERAL AND RIO GRANDE counties and the San Luis Valley could soon benefit from the largest boost to their economy since the decline of the mining and logging industries. Towns in both Mineral and Rio Grande counties have struggled financially for decades.

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