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General News
- Colorado College Announcement- "Hewlett Foundation Awards $175,000 Grant to CC's State of the Rockies Project" - 10/17/2011
Speakers Series- The Colorado River Basin: Agenda for Use, Restoration and Sustainability for the Next Generation
- Rockies Project Article (CO)- "National Geographic adventure chroniclers talked Monday at the Colorado College about the environmental challenges the Colorado river faces" - 9/13/2011
- Rockies Project Article (CO)- "State of the Rockies Project: Two environmental law experts discussed Monday at The Colorado College the laws controlling Colorado River water allocation" - 10/18/2011
- The Pueblo Chieftain (CO) - "Colorado River Law: Time for Change?" - 10/24/2011
- Rockies Project Article (CO)- "State of the Rockies Project: Three experts spoke Monday night of the challenges the Colorado River faces in coming years" - 11/8/2011
- Rockies Project Article (CO)- "State of the Rockies Project: Experts weigh in on impact of “climate disruption” on the Colorado River"- 12/5/2011
- Rockies Project Article (CO) - "Rockies Project Speakers Series Event on 1/30/2012 - Unheard Voices of the Colorado River Basin" - 1/31/2012
- Navajo-Hopi Observer (AZ)- "Unheard voices of the Colorado River Basin: Bringing Mexico and Native American tribes to the table" - 2/1/2012
Source to Sea Journey
- Huffington Post (CO)- "Will Stauffer-Norris, Zak Podmore, State Of The Rockies Project Researchers, Traverse Entire Colo. River From Source To Sea" - 11/8/2011
- Colorado Springs Gazette (CO)- "CC grads paddling the length of the Colorado River- Report will focus on the watershed" - 11/27/2011
- Huffington Post (CO)- "Will Stauffer-Norris, Zak Podmore, Colo. College Researchers, Complete Journey Down Colo. River From 'Source To Sea'"- 1/31/2012
- Colorado Springs Gazette (CO)- "2 CC grads finish "source to sea" river trip" - 2/1/2012
- Christian Science Monitor- "Paddling down the Colorado River to surface its secrets" - 2/9/2012
- Huffington Post (CO)- "The End of a River? A Source-to-Sea Journey Down the Colorado River "- 2/28/2012 by Rockies Project Field researcher Zak Podmore
Conservation in the West Survey
- Deseret News (UT) - "Utah residents to be tapped for new conservation poll" - 10/18/2011
- Phoenix Business Journal (AZ)- "Public lands protection gets 90% support in Arizona" - 1/30/2012
- Trib.com (WY)- "Poll: Wyoming voters support Mead, Barrasso, environmental rules" - 1/30/2012
- Denver Post (CO)- The Spot Blog: "Colorado College poll: Coloradans give Hickenlooper, conservation high marks"- 1/30/2012
- The Colorado Independent (CO)- "In Colorado, conservation and jobs go hand in hand, voters say" - 1/30/2012
- ThinkProgress.com- "Astonishing New Poll: 91 Percent of western Voters Say Protecting Public Lands Is 'Essential' To The Economy" - 1/30/2012
- Headwaters News (MT)- "How westerners view the region's role in nation's energy future"- 1/31/2012
- Denver Post (CO)- "Coloradans' support for conservation remains strong"- 2/19/2012
- Albuquerque Journal (NM)- "Conservation Is Not a Partisan Divider"- 2/19/2012
Letter to President Obama on the Importance of Public Lands
- National Parks Traveller- "Economists, Academics Urge President Obama To Protect Public Lands, Create New National Parks" - 11/30/2011
- Deseret News (UT)- "Public lands pump up Western economy, create jobs economists say" - 11/30/2011
- Public News Service (CO)- "Economists: Public Land Means Jobs, Vitality for CO, West" - 12/1/2011
- Salt Lake Tribune (UT)- "Economists: More parks, wilderness equal more jobs" - 12/1/2011
- New Mexico Business Weekly (NM)- "Economists urge president, Congress to protect public lands"- 11/30/2011
- Wyoming Public Radio (WY)- "Advocates say more national parks would boost economy" - 11/30/2011
- The Daily Beast (DC)- "Economists: Obama Could Create Jobs by Designating More National Parks" - 12/1/2011
- The Jackson Hole Daily (WY)- "Economists say parks boost business climate" - 12/2/2011
- Idaho Statesman (ID)- "A rural renaissance in Idaho will require more than nature" - 12/4/2011
- Grand Junction Sentinel (CO)- "Economic impact of outdoors huge in Colorado" - 12/3/2011