Fort Carson Expansion Discussion Gets Heated
KKTV 11 News, CO - Nov. 2, 2006
Many people traveled from the southeast part of the state Wednesday night to make their case...

Public blasts Army plans to expand training site
Rocky Mountain News, CO - Nov. 2, 2006
Ranchers, high school students and biologists Wednesday condemned the Army's plans to expand operations at the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site in southeastern Colorado ...

Ft. Carson's expansion impacts environment
KOAA News First 5/30, CO - Nov. 2, 2006
... "No, you don't need any expansion. I mean, what's the logic in saying this ecosystem is fragile so let's just get more of it to minimize the effect of the destruction," said R.C. Patterson, rancher ...

Ranchers recruiting help to block Pinon Canyon plan
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - Oct. 12, 2006
... "We think we have a pretty good chance to stop this if we can get enough people involved," rancher Lon Robertson, who heads the opposition group, told ...

Pinon Canyon report
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - Oct 5, 2006
PINON CANYON questions need to be asked and answered before the US Army proceeds with plans to expand Fort Carson's existing 240,000-acre training area by an ...

Defense bill asks Pentagon to answer questions on Pinon Canyon
Summit Daily News, CO - Oct 1, 2006
... defense spending bill awaiting the president's signature also asks the Pentagon to answer questions on expansion plans for the Army's Pinon Canyon training site ...

Springs Hears Pinon Canyon Debate
KKTV 11 News, CO - Sep 19, 2006
The army is interested in spreading out, specifically a Ft. Carson training sight in Pinon Canyon near Trinidad. The land in dispute ...

Wind power may increase worth of Pinon Canyon
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - Sep 16, 2006
... Local ranchers and concerned citizens filled the Massari Performing Arts Center Thursday night to voice frustrations over the proposed Pinon Canyon expansion. ...

Those opposed to Pinon Canyon Expansion meet in Colorado Springs
KOAA, CO - Sep 19, 2006
Opponents of Fort Carson's planned expansion of its Pinon Canyon maneuver site were in Colorado Springs Tuesday night. Members of ...

Southern Colorado county leaders discuss expansion of Pinon Canyon
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - Sep 7, 2006
TRINIDAD - Successful resistance to the proposed expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site isn't likely, county commissioners from the Southern Colorado ...

Defense bill orders Pinon Canyon report
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - Oct 2, 2006
... 2007 Defense Authorization Act, which includes a requirement that Army officials complete a study of the proposed expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site ...

Along came the spiders
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - Oct 1, 2006
PINON CANYON - The first thing you'll learn from Paula Cushing, spider researcher for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, is that spiders do not want to ...

Rancher’s daughter fights Army with camera
SmallTownPapers News Service, WA - Oct 2, 2006
BRANSON — Stunning photos are Kaylinn Gilstrap’s weapon of choice against the Army’s proposed expansion of the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site in ...

Fate of historic dig hangs in the balance
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - Sep 23, 2006
The fate of an 1880s homestead along the Purgatoire River is in limbo pending the Army’s decision on expanding its Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site. ...

Nature Conservancy against Carson's proposed expansion
Colorado Springs Gazette, CO - Sep 21, 2006
After getting an earful from donors, the Nature Conservancy is taking a stance against the Army’s proposed expansion of the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site. ...

Growing pains
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - Sep 23, 2006
Army’s proposed expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site may imperil historical and prehistoric treasures in Southeast Colorado. ...

The week in review
Colorado Springs Gazette, CO - Sep 22, 2006
... Colorado by giving it to an environmental group is fueling anger and conspiracy theories among ranchers opposed to expanding the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site ...

Carson soldiers ready to heed "nation's call"
Denver Post, CO - Oct. 3, 2006
... for 14 months, received new equipment and held two special training exercises - a two-week stint called Bayonet Strike at the Piñon Canyon training site in ...

Legends Rock on
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - Sept. 23, 2006
... deeply carved valley in Southeastern Colorado renowned for its wealth of historical treasures, lies near the proposed expansion of the Pinon Canyon manuver site ...

Ranchers, peace activists join
Colorado Springs Gazette, CO - Sep 20, 2006
Ranchers living near Fort Carson’s Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site have an unlikely ally in their battle to block a massive proposed expansion: peace activists. ...

Suspected robber nabbed after police chase
Colorado Springs Gazette, CO - Sep 19, 2006
... Opponents of Fort Carson’s plans for a massive expansion of its Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site will hold a town hall meeting in Colorado Springs tonight. ...

Prairie legacy
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - Sep 23, 2006
... 14 miles southeast of this small farm town, say the ancient treasures that adorn their land are in trouble if the Army expands its Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site. ...

MORE TERRORISM?
Ether Zone, IL - Sep 10, 2006
... of Trinidad to the Kansas border. Fort Carson is expanding its already huge Piñon Canyon reservation. The plain fact is that the ...