Thompson Divide

KDNK's news team brings listeners local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond.

Earlier this month, Carbondale hosted Senator Michael Bennet, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Holl-and) and other guests to bring attention to the recent conservation victory in the Thompson Divide.

In the second installment of a two-part series, examining the work to keep development out of a beloved landscape, KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh looks at how a coalition of opposites came together for a common goal.

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Halland signed an administrative withdrawal on April 3rd that will close most of the Thompson Divide to new oil and gas leasing for the next twenty years.

KDNK’s reporter Hattison Rensberry brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West

KDNK’s news reporter Hattison Rensberry brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West

KDNK’s news reporter Hattison Rensberry brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources recently heard testimony from western Senators and federal agency officials about proposed bills…

The Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act would protect 400,000 acres of public lands across the state, including the Thompson Divide near Carbondale.…

Colorado conservation groups were disappointed this week after a Federal defense spending bill left out key public lands protections. KDNK’s Amy Hadden…