NEWS & PRESS

First published by the Crestone Eagle: Oct 1. 2024 By: Zaylah Khundmiri  SLVEC hosts Indigenous Panel August 6, 2024 Experts from the...

By: Tricia Toney Date: September 15th, 2024 Renewable Energy Panel, Crestone Energy Fair 2024 Everyone who attends the Crestone energy...

SLVEC, with partners, submitted a grant to improve air, water, and soil in the San Luis Valley through three key environmental projects.

Public meeting in Conejos discussed water rights and Rio Grande management, exploring National Conservation Area designation for BLM lands.

Participate in public comments on BLM’s Draft Solar Programmatic EIS by April 18, 2024. Input helps balance conservation with solar developm

Natural Hot Rock Pond at Valley View Hot Springs overlooking the San Luis Valley

Colorado has the opportunity to learn from Yellowstone National Park's wolf reintroduction efforts as CPW begins a similar project.

Featuring: John Milton (Founder and CEO of Way of Nature) Karen Henderson (El Sagrado Farm, La Jara) Emilia Trujillo (Student, Antonito,...

Looking for fun winter adventures near the San Luis Valley? Check out our Winter Adventure Guide for ideas!

By SLVEC Director Christine Canaly On December 13th, 2021 in Colorado’s US District Court, Senior Judge John Kane, ordered annulling the...

By Zaylah Pearson-Good Capturing the wild beauty of the San Luis Valley (SLV) is no easy task. A vast range of rich hues run across the...

By Zaylah Pearson-Good The San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council is excited to introduce our new logo! Designed by painter, environmentalist,...

By Chris Canaly, SLVEC Director The San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council (SLVEC) participated in a Health and Safety event sponsored by...

The winter holiday is approaching and many of us are full of anticipation to spend extra time with family, eat delicious foods, cozy in...

By Christine Canaly, SLVEC Director Noting that we were gathering on the ancestral lands of the Ute, Jicarilla Apache, and Cheyenne; and...

The San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council has stayed busy this year with a variety of conservation projects! All of our campaigns recognize...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Katie Arberg, Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-0259, karberg@defenders.org Christine Canaly, San Luis...

By Zaylah Pearson-Good There is profound power in two orange, iron incisors that never stop growing. Beaver teeth are as strong as...

Melting sea ice, rising sea levels, warming temperatures, deforestation, habitat loss—climate change is touching nearly every corner of...

By Zaylah Pearson-Good This fall, keep wildlife and your property safe; be BearAware! As we endure months of piled up snow and below...

Here is a complete list of our past, monthly newsletters: January 2022 https://shoutout.wix.com/so/acNsrh-52?languageTag=en December 2021...

By Zaylah Pearson-Good ~ An interview with Tusha Yakovleva~ The convenience of grocery stores, fast pace of modern living, and loss of...

A few weeks ago, SLVEC had the honor of organizing a tour on the Baca National Wildlife Refuge. Led by Refuge Manager Ron Garcia,...

By Zaylah Pearson-Good Peeking out from the safety of their dens, reaching high for a morning stretch, or enjoying a hug from a...

By Zaylah Pearson-Good A special thanks to Rocky Mountain Wolf Project advisor, Rob Edward, for helping to inform this article. Rob...

By Zaylah Pearson-Good After over 30 years of legal battles, *Friends of Wolf Creek await the judge’s verdict. The outcome of this ruling...

Cellphones, batteries, plastics, glass, bailing twine, clothing, and more.... Please consider the environment when disposing of unwanted...

By Zaylah Pearson-Good Central to the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council’s (SLVEC) mission is to protect and restore the biological...

Prepared by the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council, Spring 2021 Written by Zaylah Pearson-Good All photos by NPS/Patrick Myers Cinnamon...

By Zaylah Pearson-Good In early February and again in September, grey feathers fill the crisp blue sky of southern Colorado. Chortling...

~By Chris Canaly ( SLVEC Director ) & Eric Timlin (Environmental Colorado Public Lands Associate) For generations, the San Luis Valley...

1. Designate 47,000 acres of additional Wilderness in the Sangre de Cristo's by working with our federal congressional delegation to move...

SLVEC is immensely grateful for the amazing and unwavering support that we have received from our member base! It’s been a wild ride for...

By Zaylah Pearson-God Our examination of the peer-reviewed medical, public health, biological, earth sciences, and engineering literature...

There are few places left in the world where entire ecosystems are wild, wildlife corridors intact, soil unturned, water unpolluted, and...

By Zaylah Pearson-Good Imagine an underground pipeline in your backyard. It runs along a quiet, arid valley, beneath contorted Junipers,...

By Zaylah Pearson-Good In early June, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) acquired an important new land parcel just upstream of...

Hello guardians of lands we hold sacred; If the bombardment of 2018 is any indicator, it’s no wonder that this request has been our first...

Following a series of articles, ads, and radio shows, the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council (SLVEC) is wrapping up its campaign with a...

It was determined by San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council (SLVEC) and the consulting team that the best way to highlight the operating...

SLVEC Waste Reduction and Recycling PRESS RELEASE #2 “Gaps in Service and Missing Resources Found in Valley’s Quest for Recycling” Did...