NORTHWEST COLORADO TO HOST COLORADO SPACE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE (CSBR) ROAD TRIP TO ATTRACT NEW INDUSTRY TO COAL COMMUNITIES
August 15, 2023 - The Colorado Space Business Roundtable (CSBR) in partnership with the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) to host an official road trip for invited aerospace business leaders, legislators, local energy business stakeholders, and local government trailblazers to encourage industry growth in Moffat and Routt counties. On August 22 and 23, 2023, CSBR and...

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AGNC (ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO) TO HOST 8th ANNUAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT IN RIFLE, CO ON AUGUST 16, 2023
August 10, 2023 - AGNC (Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado) is pleased to host their 8th annual Economic Development Summit, titled Seeds of Innovation. The full-day event will be held at the Grand River Hospital District Conference Center in Rifle, CO from 9am to 4:45 pm on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. “AGNC is thrilled to host...

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AGNC Counties Advocate for Local Government Participation in Wolf Planning Process
April 4, 2021 - AGNC Counties Advocate for Local Government Participation in Wolf Planning Process Grand Junction – Members of the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) submitted a letter to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission advocating for the creation of a Local Government Advisory Group to provide for meaningful county participation...

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Counties push for more input in wolf reintro
March 9, 2021 - Gray wolves are being reintroduced to Colorado, but the counties affected have a slim chance of winning a seat at the table of the stakeholder advisory group being established to help guide restoration efforts, members of the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado said in a letter requesting a specialized local...

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Interior nominee focus of Colorado bid to keep BLM agency in Grand Junction
February 10, 2021 - Colorado U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper says he is urging President Joe Biden’s Interior secretary nominee to keep the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management in the Western Slope city of Grand Junction. Hickenlooper met Tuesday with Deb Haaland, a Democratic U.S. representative from New Mexico,...

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OPINION | Wolf initiative will come back to bite us
January 4, 2021 - Once again, out-of-state special interests have managed to fund a ballot initiative to manage wildlife in a fashion that is neither scientific nor in the best interest of wildlife or the citizens of Colorado. The ballot measure regarding spring bear hunting has been disastrous for the bears, as well as...

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Commissioners join in on AGNC push against Governor, CPW regarding wolf reintroduction
December 30, 2020 - Moffat County commissioners, in partnership with the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) announced that they’ve submitted a Colorado Open Records Act request to determine if Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Governor Jared Polis’ ofce are working to accelerate the development of a plan and limit public...

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Garfield County Commissioners worried about wolf reintroduction timeline
December 24, 2020 - Garfield County Commissioners voiced concern Monday over the potential to speed up wolf reintroduction in the state, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say they have not yet proposed a timeline. Commissioner Mike Samson introduced the topic, which was to approve a guest column for publication in a local newspaper...

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Letter: Cattlemen object to fast-tracking wolf reintroduction process
December 20, 2020 - Once again, out-of-state special interests have funded a ballot initiative — Proposition 114 wolf introduction — to manage wildlife that is neither scientic nor in the best interest of wildlife or the citizens of Colorado. The spring bear hunt ballot measure, passed in the 1980s, resulted in disastrous consequences for the...

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OPINION: Commissioners have concerns with wolf reintroduction
December 19, 2020 - Once again, out-of-state special interests have funded a ballot initiative (Proposition 114-wolf introduction) to manage wildlife in a manner that is neither scientic nor in the best interest of wildlife or the citizens of Colorado. As you may recall the spring bear hunt ballot measure has resulted in disastrous consequences...

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