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June 22, 2007 - Not One More Acre! / PCEOC -
EIS Reason Enough to End Pentagon's Piñon Canyon Plan
June 20, 2007 - Not One More Acre! / PCEOC -
You Can't Bomb Land and Ranch It at the Same Time
June 14, 2007 - National Trust for Historic Preservation -
National Trust NAMES COLORADO ’s PINON CANYON AREA ONE OF AMERICA’S 11 MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC PLACES
May 10, 2007 - PCEOC -
Udall Fails the People of Colorado Over Pinon Canyon Expansion: Bill Paves Way for Military to Condemn Ranching Communities
- Oct. 30, 2006 - PCEOC -
Army tries to short circuit opposition and Congress
July 20, 2006 – PCEOC -
Event gets strong support from Representatives
June 12, 2006- PCEOC -
Gaining more State and National support and involvement
May 22, 2006- PCEOC -
Thanks Senator Salazar! Membership Expands/Directors Named
May 9, 2006- PCEOC-
New Voice for Southern Colorado's Agricultural Stakeholders
Press Releases from the Colorado Cattleman's Association:
Colorado Cattlemens Association - ALERT!
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The Piñon PR offensive
By Michael de Yoanna - CSIndy, July 26, 2007
From the view of southeast Colorado ranchers, Army Secretary Pete Geren's aims are clear. They say that when Geren wrote to the
state's U.S. senators that the Army is heading "back to the drawing board" regarding Fort Carson's Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site,
that meant changing public-relations plans, not actual expansion plans.
Win-win in Piñon Canyon?
By Vincent Carroll - The Rocky Mountain News, July 26, 2007 [halfway down the page]
Would someone explain how the Army can “go back to the drawing board” on its plans for tripling the size of the Piñon Canyon Maneuver
Site in southeastern Colorado, “craft a land acquisition approach representing a ‘win-win’ solution” that only deals with “willing
sellers,” and still achieve its goals?
Salazar to visit Pinon Canyon area in August
By Peter Roper - The Pueblo Chieftain, July 26, 2007
Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., said he intends to meet with ranchers and community officials about the proposed 414,000-acre expansion
of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site during the August recess.
The moratorium
Pueblo Chieftain - Editorial, July 25, 2007
U.S. REPS. John Salazar and Marilyn Musgrave have successfully sponsored an amendment to the Pentagon’s construction bill that would
not allow the Army to spend any money on the possible expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Area between Trinidad and La Junta.
Pinon Canyon stand
Pueblo Chieftain - TELL IT TO THE CHIEFTAIN, July 25, 2007
To all of Southeastern Colorado, you are the ones who better wake up to the fact that this is not your land once the Army says they
want it. Come on people, we've got to stand together on this issue or see our land, our homes and everything that has meant so much for
all of our lives to be taken away from us.
Piñon compromise would be welcome
By The Denver Post Editorial Board - Denver Post, July 24, 2007
As the Army reconsiders its plans on its southern Colorado training site, it should pay attention to the area's heritage.
Army site expansion falls in laps
of senators
By Peter Roper, The Pueblo Chieftain, June 20, 2007
Sens. Wayne Allard and Ken Salazar always have cast a big shadow on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site expansion debate by virtue of being
in the U.S. Senate, where a single senator has the power to bring legislation to a halt on matters that affect only their state.
Pinon Canyon vote
Editorial, The Pueblo Chieftain, June 20, 2007
U.S. REPS. Marilyn Musgrave and John Salazar of Colorado won an overwhelming vote of 383-35 in the House last week to withhold money
for the Army's proposed expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site.
Piñon claim puzzles ranchers - Army's 'willing sellers' unknown to neighbors
By Steven Saint, Special To The Rocky (Rocky Mountain News), June 14, 2007
HOEHNE - If there are ranchers in southeast Colorado ready and willing to sell their land to the Army for its expanded Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, they aren't mentioning it to their neighbors.
Dropping bombs on livelihoods and lifestyles
The Vail Trail, June 4, 2007 - Photos by Kaylinn Gilstrap
The Army’splan to take millions of acres for a war games playground would devastate.
Governor Ritter's historic signing of HB1069
PCEOC Page, May 8, 2007
Governor Ritter's signing of HB1069 into law made history last Thursday, and it was also picked up via the Associated Press and
distributed fairly widely. Follow the link above to see video of the Governor's remarks and signing, and links to some of the stories
regarding this historic event.
Ranchers triumph over land battle with the feds... for now anyway
The Tribune (Greeley), CO - May 6, 2007
It's sort of like robbing Peter to pay Paul, as the old saying goes. But in this case, Peter is a rancher
and Paul is the U.S. Army.
Military-friendly Colorado may say no to Army base expansion
9 News, CO - April 28, 2007
Colorado, a state that has long been friendly toward the military, is poised to try to stop the Army from using eminent domain
to vastly expand a troop training ground on the southeastern Plains.
Rep. Salazar says no to expanding Pinon Canyon
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - April 25, 2007
The Army lost a battle Wednesday in its long campaign to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site when Rep. John Salazar,
D-Colo., sent a letter to the Defense Department stating his opposition to any expansion of the 238,000-acre
training site southwest of La Junta.
Salazar says Army must protect ranch economy
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - April 19, 2007
Unless the Army can devise a way for the ranching economy of Southern Colorado to survive the expansion of the
Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar said he will oppose adding more acreage to Fort Carson's
training site southwest of La Junta.
Senate delivers Army a message
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - April 18, 2007
Expand if you must, but don't take people's land to do it. That was the message that the Colorado Senate
sent Tuesday to the U.S. Army ...
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CBS 4 Denver, CO - April 17, 2007 The Pinon Canyon training site is in southeast Colorado. The Army wants to expand it by more than 400,000 acres, Terry Jessup reports. |
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CBS 4 Denver, CO - April 15, 2007 The Arkansas and Purgatory river valleys can be called the cradle of Colorado. But as the Army Expands its Pinon Canyon training site, that history is coming under fire. (Full version of Molly Hughes' previous April 14, report on the History of the region threatened by expansion). |
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Families Along Santa Fe Trail Are Skeptical About Army's Plan |
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CBS 4 Denver, CO - April 14, 2007 The Santa Fe Trail, which ran along the Arkansas River Valley, was a key trade route between America and Mexico, Molly Hughes reports. |
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CBS 4 Denver, CO - April 9, 2007 A battle over land took center stage at the state capitol Monday. The debate is over the Army's efforts to seize private land to expand a training site, Terry Jessup reports. |
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CBS 4 Denver, CO - April 8, 2007 Opposition to the planned expansion of a military training site in southeastern Colorado is growing. Terry Jessup has more on the debate under way in the state legislature. |
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Documents
This is where you can find various documents relating to the Pinon Canyon Expansion
This is the Pinon Canyon Draft Environmental Statement (DEIS) released by the Army. It's quite a large document at 21 MB, and might take a while to download on slower connections or dial-up.
PinonCanyonCO_DEIS.pdfIntroduction to our response to the DEIS:
The full document can be found here: 1-9-07 Final Comment Letter.doc
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