No protection for Good Samaritans just yet By Tori Sheets, tori@ouraynews.com Abandoned mines will not clean themselves, but neither will third party groups when they can be held responsible for the environmental damage given off by the mines as soon as they start cleaning them. No laws protect these groups known as Good Samaritans, who are non-profit organizations, state agencies or … Read more
The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership Board and staff would like to thank everyone who contributed to making our year-end fundraising campaign a big success – $6,450 was raised for our nonprofit. Through our membership drive, we received a total of $4,250 in donations including membership dues as well as matching donations from board members. Through the Telluride … Read more
Winter tour offers chance to glide back into history by Tori Sheets, tori@ouraynews.com Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership and Ouray County Historical Society are partnering up to offer adventurous snowshoers and cross country skiers an opportunity to explore a few historical mines in the Red Mountain mining district on Jan. 30. Don Paulson, curator of the Ouray County Historical Museum, is leading a limited group of 20 … Read more
