All Entries in the "Environment" Category
CPW Thanks Boaters As Inspection Stations Close For the Season
DENVER – The effort to stop the spread of harmful Aquatic Nuisance Species continued successfully during the 2013 boating season. Watercraft inspection and decontaminations stations were available at more than 75 locations across the state this year including 41 Colorado Parks and Wildlife stations. Colorado Parks and Wildlife and their numerous partners performed more than […]
IT’S TIME TO ORDER SEEDLING TREES
Being inside due to the cold winter weather is a good time to begin planning those spring planting projects. The Colorado State University Extension Offices in the Southeast Area are kicking off the 2014 seedling tree program. We have a wide variety of windbreak trees available to order from your local Colorado State University […]
Lamar Partnership Kicks-Off Plastic and E-Waste Recycling Program
(Lamar, Colorado; October 30, 2013) Lamar Partnership, Inc. will be launching a new plastic and e-waste recycling program in Lamar in an effort to contribute to Keep Lamar Beautiful. Starting November 9, 2013, simply purchase a recycling bag, fill it with your clean recyclables and drop it off. Electronic recycling will also be available on-site […]
CDOT Encourages Motorists to Prepare for Winter
STATEWIDE– This week, October 20 through October 26 is Colorado Winter Weather Preparedness Week and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is encouraging Coloradans to prepare their vehicle for the winter ahead. “We have already experienced winter weather in many areas across the state and we know it can strike again at any time,” said […]
Commissioners Hear Rural Fire Department Report
Efforts to facilitate more effective communications between Kansas and Colorado border fire and emergency departments is making headway, according to Staffon Warn, Prowers County Emergency Operations Manager and Rural Fire Chief. Warn was issuing his quarterly operations report to the Prowers County Commissioners Thursday, October 24, stating the communications radio systems being used by bordering […]
CPW Presents Deer 101 Seminar
ROCKY FORD, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is a one-day introduction to deer hunting on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. at the Rocky Ford Bird Farm. The annual Deer 101 program is designed for participants of all ages interested in learning more about hunting mule deer. Youth and women hunters are encouraged to attend. Wildlife […]
Water–Electric Use Tied to City of Lamar Revenue
The monthly Utility Revenue Report from the City of Lamar shows decreases in all four categories for this past September and year-to-date summaries. Monthly sales of electricity are off 5.69% and 11.67% year to date. Sewer revenues are off 1.39% for September and down 0.48% YTD; Trash is down 2.63% for the month and […]
John Martin Reservoir State Park Boat Inspection Hours Change
HASTY, Colo. – Due to the current government shutdown, some of the Army Corps of Engineers’ seasonal employees will be unavailable for the last three weeks of the season. While this does not have any impact on the management of the state park or the reservoir, it will mean some changes for boaters. The Aquatic […]
City-wide Clean Up on Saturday
The City of Lamar is hosting a fall Clean Up Day, Saturday, October 19, from 7am to 4pm. Free curbside trash collections will be done by City Crews, working through the day with volunteers. Area residents are asked to have their trash piled in from of their homes no later than 7am. […]
Storm Conditions Expected Today Across S.E. Colorado
High Wind Warning URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 325 AM MDT THU OCT 10 2013 EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING…BRANSON…KIM…EADS…SHERIDAN LAKE…LAS ANIMAS… LAMAR…SPRINGFIELD…WALSH 325 AM MDT THU OCT 10 2013 …HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM […]
Gov Adds Prowers, Otero and Crowley Counties for Disaster Emergency
Gov. Hickenlooper Declares Disaster Emergency for Additional Eight Colorado Counties DENVER — Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 — Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an Executive Order to declare a disaster emergency due to the flooding for an additional eight counties: Chaffee, Crowley, Gilpin, Lake, Lincoln, Otero, Park and Prowers. There are now a total of 24 […]
September Rains Help Curtail Drought
Rains moving through the Great Basin system of Colorado in early to mid September brought extreme rainfall and flooding to the state, especially along the Front Range areas. Two to five inches of rain was recorded across the southwest, central and southeast mountains as well as southeast Baca County. The Pike’s Peak region […]
Destructive Tree Pest Detected in Colorado
LAKEWOOD, Colo. –An invasive insect responsible for the death or decline of tens of millions of ash trees in 21 states has been detected in Colorado for the first time. A suspect tree was spotted in Boulder County on September 23rd by City of Boulder Forestry staff. Insect specimens from the ash tree were […]
City Council Approves Amended Weed Ordinance
The City of Lamar’s agreement with Honeywell Building Solutions for energy and utility upgrades in municipal buildings is ending as work on the contract is being finalized. $288,973 in contingency funds was included in the contract and $67,015 was spent on some contingencies leaving a balance of $228,043. Other work termed ‘change orders’ was performed […]
Reliever Route Environment Assessment Held in Lamar
Colorado Department of Transportation officials hosted an Environmental Assessment public hearing Thursday, September 19, regarding the proposed Reliever Route. Plans call for the bypass to skirt downtown Lamar at two points, north and south of the city on Highways 287/385 and eastward on Highway 50. The public hearing was facilitated by Karen Rowe, CDOT Program […]
August Drought Update from Pueblo National Weather Service
The summer monsoon helped alleviate some drought conditions across southeast Colorado, but more precipitation will be needed to offset the deficits of the past two years of drought. The current U.S. Drought Monitor shows improvement, especially in the Pike’s Peak region, eastern mountains and adjacent plains. Some areas saw summer precipitation totals at 150 […]
Utility Board Accepts Wind Turbine Bond Refinance Offer
A resolution to refund the City of Lamar’s Wind Turbine revenue bonds was approved by the Lamar Utilities Board during their September 10 meeting. The unanimous vote must still be approved by the Lamar City Council. When finalized, $3.8 million in outstanding debt on the bonds will be refinanced at a lower interest rate […]
City Council Deals with Green Weeds and Red Tape
Above average summer rains have meant above average weed growth around Lamar, prompting city council discussion this past Monday night about a speedier resolution to getting absentee or lazy homeowners to cut the weeds on their property. Weed growth has been moving faster than the paperwork needed to control them. The Lamar City Council is […]
A Judge for the Autumn Art Show has been Selected
Lamar, CO, September 5, 2013 – Members of the Southeast Colorado Arts Guild (SECAG) Judge Committee have selected Maya Avina, a Professor of Art at CSU-Pueblo as the Judge for this year’s Autumn Art Show at the Shore Art Center. Maya Avina is a Professor of Art at CSU-Pueblo, teaching Painting and Graphic Design. Her […]
New Water for Baca County at Two Buttes Dam
Volunteers in Baca County are providing traffic control while some road work and grading is being done at the Two Buttes Dam. The Dam has had an unprecedented amount of water this past summer, due to several monsoonal rains which swept through sections of southeast Colorado. A town hall meeting was called in August due […]