Monday March 14, 2022

The Seven County Infrastructure Coalition will stop their environmental planning process for a controversial highway through the Book Cliffs – for now. Some see this turn of events as a victory and a window to set up permanent protections for the Book Cliffs region. Plus, Utah is taking new action to reduce the death of wildlife due to roads and highways. And, our partners have an audio postcard on nonagenarians Rex and JoAnn Coffman who recently sold their ranch to a Colorado land trust for permanent protection.

// Show Notes

// Photo: Rex and JoAnn Coffman sit with their three children outside their homestead in the summer of 1959. The Coffmans recently sold their 141-acre ranch to the Aspen Valley Land Trust. Courtesy Of The Coffman Family and the Aspen Valley Land Trust

// KUER: Rural counties won’t pursue controversial Book Cliffs Highway…for now
https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2022-03-11/rural-counties-wont-pursue-controversial-book-cliffs-highway-for-now

// Aspen Public Radio: As family ranches decline, Carbondale couple share their story of working the land
https://www.aspenpublicradio.org/community/2022-02-14/as-family-ranches-decline-a-carbondale-couple-shares-their-story-of-working-the-land