Environment

The environment desk at Aspen Public Radio covers issues in the Roaring Fork Valley and throughout the state of Colorado including water use and quality, impact of recreation, population growth and oil and gas development. APR’s Environment Reporter is Elizabeth Stewart-Severy.

Candidates to speak about public lands

Aspen Public Radio | By Elizabeth Stewart-Severy

Published September 21, 2016 at 9:28 PM MDT

Candidates running for local, state, and national offices speak tonight in Carbondale about management and funding of public lands.

Annie Rickenbaugh with the forum organizer, Colorado Wild Public Lands, said the discussion is meant to raise awareness of challenges, including decreasing funding of management agencies and growing population.

“We’re going to be seeing a lot more demand on our public land and this is going to be a much more pressing issue going forward,” Rickenbaugh said.

The forum includes 12 candidates from seven different races. It begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center in Carbondale.

Confirmed candidates include:

US Congress: District 3

· Gail Schwartz (D)

State Senate District 8:

· Emily Tracy (D)

State House District 26:

· Diane Mitsch Bush (D)

· Written comments from Michael Cacioppo (R)

State House District 61:

· Millie Hamner (D)

Pitkin County Commissioner

· Greg Poschman (D)

· Scott Writer (I)

Garfield County Commissioner

· John Martin (R)

· John Acha (D)

Eagle County Commissioner

· Kathy Chandler Henry (D)

· Rick Beveridge (R)

· Jill Ryan (D)

· Michael Dunahay (R)