public lands day
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WATCH: Gov. John Hickenlooper’s speech for the Outdoor Retailer show
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZZzPVyQLWE&feature=youtu.be As somewhat a victory dance in words, Gov. John Hickenlooper kicked off the Outdoor Retailer trade show with members of Conservation Colorado Wednesday night. Colorado won the trade show away from Salt Lake City over political philosophy over public lands. The governor and the state’s largest environmental organization want to spread the word that…
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Colorado Cattlemen’s trust gets national recognition in its hometown
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The national Land Trust Alliance presented is award of excellence to the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust Thursday night during the trust’s national convention in Denver. “I am thrilled to accept this honor on behalf of CCALT, our landowners and supporters,” executive director Erik Glenn said in a statement for Colorado Politics. “Ranching heritage and…
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Kerry Donovan cheers establishment of Public Lands Day as permanent state holiday
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday signed a proclamation recognizing Public Lands Day and establishing a permanent state holiday every third Saturday in May. State Sen. Kerry Donovan, a Vail Democrat, sponsored the legislation last year to create the holiday and was on hand for the governor’s official action. “To celebrate our public lands is to…
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Hickenlooper: ‘Colorado’s stuck with me for another couple of years’
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The challenge of balancing energy extraction with other uses on Colorado’s federal lands is one factor that will likely keep Gov. John Hickenlooper in Colorado instead of taking a cabinet job if Hillary Clinton wins the White House, the Democrat told The Colorado Statesman on Tuesday. In an interview at a bill-signing ceremony for the…
