🌱 Tree stumps help provide fish habitats; $10 million granted for Breck dam fix-up; Bears Ears plan

Hey there, Agents with Colorado Parks and Wildlife sank six ponderosa pine stumps into the Summit Reservoir to help foster fish habitats. The stumps, weighing between 800 and 1,600 pounds, will help give fish a place to cover and reproduce, wildlife officials said. The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded Colorado $10 million to put toward modifying Breckenridge's Goose Pasture Tarn Dam. If the dam ever failed, FEMA estimates it would impact more than 2,000 residences and businesses in the Breckenridge area. There's that, and much more, down below. Check it out. New management plans for the reduced Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments were approved Thursday, but critics warn the final plans reflect minimal protection to the cultural and national treasures their designations were meant to protect. [Read More +]( Colorado Parks and Wildlife puts pine stumps to work as fish habitat| The Durango Herald Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers sank six ponderosa pine stumps in the Summit Reservoir to help encourage fish habitats. [Read More +]( Opinion: Out with fossils, in with renewable for the good of our members, our communities| Colorado Politics Rick Gordon, chairman of the board of Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, discusses the organization's Responsible Energy Plan that will reduce emissions and replace coal. [Read More +]( FEMA awards $10 million grant for Breckenridge dam improvements | Summit Daily The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded $10 million to Colorado last week to help fund repairs and modifications to Breckenridge's Goose Pasture Tarn Dam. The dam, just north of Blue River, is classified as a "high hazard" by the state. [Read More +]( What else we're reading this week - Locals learn [snow science]( during Marble class via the Aspen Times - Conservationists challenge weak government response to[urgent wildlife disease threat at national elk refuge]( via Earth Justice - Following Purchase, Idaho Companies Form [Largest Trout Farm]( in U.S. via Boise State Public Radio - [Climate change skeptic to Idaho lawmakers]( Warming temperatures are good via the Idaho State Journal - Economic, [existential angst mark start of utility investigation]( via WyoFile - [BLM pulls lease sale parcels]( to grouse, but drillers are looking to intervene via The Daily Sentinel Quote of the day: “Nature provides exceptions to every rule." - Margaret Fuller, American journalist, editor and women's rights advocate [Subscribe now!]( A free weekly environment briefing that comes to you. No algorithms, clickbait or ads – just what's worth reading. I've got your back Hi, my name is Liz Henderson. I'm a multimedia journalist with a particular interest in the outdoors and space exploration. Little bit about me: I watch way too much Star Trek and I'm working on getting my rescue diving certification. Subscribe and each week, I'll comb through newspaper's headlines and send you the latest, most pertinent environment news. Questions, comments, suggestions? Email me at liz.henderson@gazette.com or follow me on Twitter at [@Gazette.Liz.Henderson](. You're receiving this email because you signed up for Environment Weekly emails The Colorado Springs Gazette, L.L.C. | 100 E. Pikes Peak Ave., Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [About Constant Contact]( Sent by noreply@gazette.com