In a town as dependent on the environment for its livelihood as Telluride is, it is difficult to believe we generate nearly twice the amount of carbon per person as the national average. That’s you and me – all of us – producing way more than our...
Though written in 2007, his words ring true, perhaps truer, today as we deal with a planet with a life-threatening disease. “There are incredible numbers of people around the world filled with love thy neighbor and for the earth who are resisting, remaking, restoring, renewing, revitalizing,” said...
Last month, the Telluride Foundation chose three finalists out of the eight heavyweights who applied to compete for its brand new $50,000 Innovation Prize. An initiative of Telluride’s very own Pinhead Institute, the brand new Pinhead Climate Institute, is the only regional contender. At this special and very important event, the community...
Our little mountain haven, heaven to many, is getting a whole lot of love from the main stream media these days. First Forbes, then Vogue, now Architectural Digest. Michael Goldberg, one-half of the new partnership that now owns the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, sent...
Telluride Real Estate News twins with Robert Stenhammer, an associate broker with Telluride Real Estate Corp./Christie’s International Real Estate. With a BA in business, an MBA in hospitality and tourism, and over 20 years of experience in the fields, Robert’s expertise encompasses real estate, hotels, vacation...
Ed. note: Our friend Jerry Roberts has been watching the weather in the San Juan Mountains for decades. The services he checks out, in addition to his on-the-scene observations give us a unique view of the weather that affects us. With Jerry's permission we are once...
A new public service announcement (PSA) screening at Telluride’s Nugget Theater is meant to get locals and visitors to enroll in avalanche awareness classes. With the increase in back-country and side-country users, skiers and boarders need to educate themselves about backcountry protocol, equipment, and conditions. The San Juan’s...
Mountain Village launches its sixth and final environmental incentive program for 2016. Smart Irrigation entices residents to conserve water. The premise behind the Town of Mountain Village's newest incentive – Smart Irrigation Controls – is to help water customers use only the water they need to achieve...
David Suzuki, Ronald Wright and Telluride Mountainfilm regular Wade Davis talk about the fact “We Must Change the Way We Look at the Natural World.” Insights in this EcoWatch blog by James Hoggan that follows. In my last blog I reported some dire warnings from several of the world's...
Telluride’s Jagged Edge and The Nature Conservancy celebrate 50 years of conservation in Colorado with talks and a film screening. The focus of the evening is the Colorado River, one of the most endangered rivers in the U.S. The free event takes place Thursday, July 28,...
