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Jefferson County, Colorado Logging Old-Growth Trees for Phony “Wildfire Risk Reduction”

Right now Jefferson County Open Space is cutting hundreds of fire-resistant mature and old growth trees up to 129 years of age at Elk Meadow Park in Evergreen off Route 74, under the phony guise of “wildfire risk reduction.”

“ACTION” HIKE: Flying J Ranch Park on Sept. 25 @ 9 a.m. in Conifer, Colorado

Join Eco-Integrity Alliance on a short and easy guided hike (3 miles, no hills) at Flying J Ranch Park (40 minutes from downtown Denver, 9661 County Hwy 73, Conifer, CO 80433-4008) to enjoy the splendor of ponderosa pine forest, tallgrass meadow, and 150 acres of clearcut devastation courtesy of Jefferson County Open Space, Denver MountainContinue reading ““ACTION” HIKE: Flying J Ranch Park on Sept. 25 @ 9 a.m. in Conifer, Colorado”

Instead of Saving Homes from Wildfire, Colorado’s Congressional Delegation Spends Billions to Log National Forests

U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Senator John Hickenlooper, and Representative Joe Neguse helped spend over $3.3 billion in taxpayer dollars to log national forests, funds that could’ve protected homes from wildfire, according to Eco-Integrity Alliance, a national coalition uniting the environmental movement, with a base in Colorado. Eco-Integrity Alliance has erected a billboard on E. ColfaxContinue reading “Instead of Saving Homes from Wildfire, Colorado’s Congressional Delegation Spends Billions to Log National Forests”

Help Us Keep “Firewise NOT Logging” Billboard Up All Summer

On July 4, Eco-Integrity Alliance is kicking off its “Firewise NOT Logging” campaign with a billboard in Denver, Colorado to pressure Congress to stop wasting taxpayer dollars cutting down our National Forests under the phony guise of “wildfire risk reduction” ($3.3 billion under the 2021 infrastructure bill ) and instead fund Firewise programs to actuallyContinue reading “Help Us Keep “Firewise NOT Logging” Billboard Up All Summer”