Environment

In anticipation of a dry irrigation season, the Town of Mountain Village will be restricting outside watering beginning Monday, June 1, 2020.  “Based on recent reports from the USDA/NRCS National Water and Climate Center and Bikis Water Consultants Division of SGM, the town is being proactive...

For further information, go to tellmed.org/coronavirus. For more San Miguel County updates, go here. [caption id="attachment_87160" align="aligncenter" width="441"] Grace Franklin, County Public Health Director[/caption]   I am writing to the citizens of San Miguel County from a very different place than two months ago when we started our fight against COVID-19,...

Join EcoAction Partners for an "Intro to Permaculture," Monday, April 20, 3:30 - 5 p.m. Zoom Meeting url here. Meeting ID= 814-358-1435. Wilkinson Public Library sign up here. Facebook event page here. Join EcoAction Partners on Monday, April 20 for "Intro to Permaculture," the next session...

And now for some good news. We curated this story titled "Scientists Find Bacteria That Eats Plastic." It was written by Jordan Davidson for EcoWatch. German researchers have identified a strain of bacterium that not only breaks down toxic plastic, but also uses it as food...

Save the date. EcoAction Partners will be participating in the Community Climate Education & Action Initiative launch event on Thursday, February 27, 5:15 p.m., at Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library. The event will offer the broader community an opportunity to learn where we are as a...

To learn more about new in-home composting initiative in Mountain Village  visit townofmountainvillage.com/compost or call (970) 369-8236. The Mountain Village Green Team is proud to announce its new composting initiative. The program offers in-home composting units for Mountain Village residents to help the town achieve its...

To learn more please visit townofmountainvillage.com/plastics or call (970) 369-8236. In July 2019 Mountain Village Town Council approved a voluntary single-use plastic reduction initiative and, with the start of the new year, work has begun to implement this ground-breaking initiative in the Town of Mountain Village. The...

Dr. Alan Safdi, a world-renowned internist and gastroenterologist with encyclopedic knowledge of mind-body wellness and preventative medicine, posts on Telluride Inside… and Out under the banner of “To Your Health.” His blogs feature the most current information in his field: health, wellness, and longevity. This fall,...