Rural Environmentalism

Organizers in the Western Slope of Colorado stand strong in the face of corporations that threaten to destroy ecosystems and dump toxic waste into the air and water. Aspen clearcutting is limited to ensure public lands are protected and low-elevation canyon country is elevated to wilderness status, ensuring that rural areas are protected.


Grantee Changemaker: Western Colorado Congress, People’s Alternative Energy Services, San Juan Citizens Alliance, Terra Infirma, Environmental information Network, High County Citizens Alliance, Southwest Earth First!