- 08/27/2010 GEO Rebates
- *Funds Still Available for GEO Rebates* Read more >>
- 08/27/2010 Weatherization Reps
- *Weatherization Representatives at San Miguel Power
Association & Wilkinson Public Library in September* Read more >>
- 07/21/2010 carbon footprint house
- "House designed by Sante Architects achieves LEED gold
status"
By Katie Klingsporn
Associate Editor Read more >>
- 01/22/2010 TNCC AND TELLURIDE INSTITUTE TEAM UP FOR FOREST HEALTH WORKSHOP
- On Wednesday, September 30, at 6 p.m., the public is invited
to talk forest and trees. Everything – from the big
picture overview of the carbon system of trees to the role
of forests locally – will be considered during the Forest
Health and Community Carbon Connection program at the
Wilkinson Public Library. Read more >>
- 07/22/2010 Harnessing the Sun
- "Construction on solar array at the wastewater plant to
begin soon"
By Katie Klingsporn
Associate Editor
Published: Thursday, July 8, 2010 8:10 AM CDT Read more >>
- 01/22/2010 NEW GREEN BUILDING CODE REDEFINES THE STATUS QUO IN MOUNTAIN VILLAGE
- *San Miguel and Ouray Counties, Colorado (March 6, 2009) –
It’s been said, quite famously, that “it's not that easy
being green,” beginning next month, however, new buildings
in Mountain Village won’t have a choice thanks to a new
Green Building Code passed, unanimously, on February 19, by
Mountain Village council.* Read more >>
- 01/22/2010 REFORESTING BURN CANYON - A CASE STUDY
- Narrative Description: The Burn Canyon area was a vibrant
community of trees, shrubs, forbs, and wildlife with the
ponderosa pine reigning supreme in this forest community.
That was until a lightning bolt in the early afternoon of
July 9, 2002 changed it all. By the time the fire was
officially declared out, over 30,000 acres evolved into a
charred landscape. The flames, making no distinction
between boundaries, passed through Forest Service, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) and private lands. In all, 10,397
acres of the Norwood Ranger District, 11,445 acres of BLM,
and 6,976 acres of private lands were burned. Revegetation
activities on the Norwood District began shortly after the
fire. The Forest Service also moved forward with planning
and implementing two salvage timber sales. In the Burn
Canyon and Bucktail Salvage and Reforestation Environmental
Assessment, the Forest Service stated its intention to
“accelerate the ecological restoration of the burned
areas” by planting ponderosa pine seedlings in all of the
salvage sale units. Additionally, up to 2,116 acres of
unharvested burned Forest Service lands would be planted
with ponderosa pine seedlings. Local ponderosa pine seed,
collected prior to and in 2003, was used to grow seedlings
at Forest Service nurseries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and
Bessey, Nebraska. In the Black and Decker Salvage Sales,
the timber sale purchasers were required to cut and leave
dead trees which were smaller than those designated for
removal. The intention was to use these down trees to
create microsites favorable for the survival and growth of
the planted ponderosa pine seedlings. After being felled,
the trees were placed in an east-west direction. The
seedlings would then be planted on the north side of the
logs where shade and moisture prevails. Read more >>
- TNCC NEWS ARCHIVE
- WELCOME TO THE ARCHIVE - Here you will find news and
announcements from the previous 12 months. Read more >>