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Pilot’s Blog – April 2024 New Blood

April 11, 2024 Captain's Blog No Comments
Pilot’s Blog Starship 1XE, Day 11 in the month April, Earth Calendar year 2024. Bruce here, it’s that time of year again when we make like F-15 pilots on a scramble alert. We drop our ski equipment, drop our ice-climbing gear, shed our super heavy down parkas, and hop into our trusty aircraft to begin ...
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A classic comeback for Old Man Winter

April 10, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ A high mountain valley beneath Chair Mountain drains snowmelt into Rapid Creek, a tributary to the Crystal River, in this image from April 3. The Crystal River joins the Roaring Fork River in Carbondale. This view was from a flight provided by EcoFlight. Austin Corona/Aspen Daily News Old Man Winter pulled off an ...
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Flyover photos show current state of Great Salt Lake

April 9, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ (MEGAN BANTA | THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE) STANSBURY ISLAND DURING A FLYOVER OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE WITH ECOFLIGHT ON TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2024. THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE JOINED A FLIGHT OVER THE GREAT SALT LAKE ON A SIX-SEATER PLANE TUESDAY MORNING. HERE’S WHAT WE SAW. The propeller whirs loudly as local wildlife ...
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Nonprofit aims to spur advocacy for Great Salt Lake by providing unique aerial views

April 9, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ OGDEN, Utah (ABC4) — As the spring runoff is about to get underway, a small nonprofit is giving Utah officials, scientists and reporters a valuable perspective on the Great Salt Lake: a bird’s-eye view.EcoFlight, a Colorado-based company, uses small aircraft to boost conservation efforts across the Western United States. This week, their ...
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Steering committee IDs three ways forward for Crystal River protection

April 8, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ The Crystal River flows through the Gunnison County town of Marble, seen here with Beaver Lake. A representative from the Town of Marble is expected to participate in a subcommittee focused on an intergovernmental agreement to protect the river. CREDIT: ECOFLIGHT After a year’s worth of work and meetings with a facilitator, a group ...
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Water and power collide in proposed $100 million Colorado River deal

April 5, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ The Colorado River can be seen flowing through the Shoshone diversion structure in this aerial photo from January. The diversion structure routes river water into the hydropower plant. (Photo by Alex Hager/KUNC, EcoFlight) Colorado’s Glenwood Canyon is as busy as it is majestic. At the base of its snowy, near-vertical walls, the ...
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A Palisade resident asked federal, state boards to name the jagged ridge above the town. Here’s what they’re thinking.

April 4, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ Federal and state naming boards weigh a proposal for “Plunge Point” and “Plunge Mesa” for unnamed features above Palisade as a nod to the Palisade Plunge Trail A resident in Palisade is asking federal and state naming boards to name the mesa and ridgeline above Palisade flanking Rapid Creek as Plunge Point ...
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Thompson Divide gets long-sought protection

April 4, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ Coal Creek is part of the Thompson Divide area which received protection Wednesday from oil and gas leasing for the next 20 years. Coal Creek flows into the Crystal River. This view was from a flight provided by EcoFlight. Austin Corona/Aspen Daily News Nearly 20 years of work by conservationists, ranchers and outdoor ...
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Community Celebrates 20 Years of Protections for the Thompson Divide

April 3, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ Thompson Divide with snow. EcoFlight The withdrawal is the result of a decade and a half of strong community collaboration Carbondale, CO – Earlier today, the Department of the Interior announced the finalization of the Thompson Divide Administrative Mineral Withdrawal, which will protect 225,000 acres of public lands in western Colorado from future ...
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Colorado’s Thompson Divide protected from new drilling for next 20 years!

April 3, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ A guide from Wilderness Workshop points out peaks in the Elk Mountains visible from the Thompson Divide. Jon Mullen The area supports local jobs and recreation. Great news! The Biden administration has approved a plan to ban new oil and gas development on the Thompson Divide along Colorado’s Western Slope. The mineral withdrawal ...
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