Greater Dinosaur

Rafting Dinosaur’s Yampa River - wild, scenic and a whole lotta fun.

Jun 6, 2011

Rafting through Greater Dinosaur on the Yampa River is one of the best ways to experience this wild and remote area of western Colorado.  The Yampa River—the largest free-flowing tributary of the Colorado River Basin –flows for over 250 miles through northwestern Colorado from t

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Weekend in Colorado's Greater Dinosaur- a place worth saving

May 19, 2011

The Greater Dinosaur region of northwest Colorado is finally thawing out, after one of the snowiest winters in recorded history.  And when the thaw begins, folks in this part of the world follow the melting snow line towards a myriad of outstanding recreational opportunities available on th

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A long hard-fought struggle pays off: No drilling for Vermillion Basin

Jul 1, 2010

We’re approaching the 4th of July holiday which allows us a moment to stop and celebrate our country’s independence. The Wilderness Society has another reason to celebrate this week as well. Yesterday the Bureau of Land Management’s Little Snake Field Office in Northwest Colorado announced a major victory—Vermillion Basin in Northwest Colorado will be off-limits to oil and gas drilling. This was a long and hard fought process by our Colorado staff and our coalition partners.

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Colorado’s Vermillion Basin: Finally safe from oil and gas development!

Jun 30, 2010

After years of struggle to protect Colorado’s spectacular Vermillion Basin from damaging oil and gas leasing, a verdict for the rugged western landscape is finally in — and it’s a great one.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Little Snake Field Office announced Tuesday, June 29, that it will close Vermillion Basin to all future oil and gas leasing.

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