STATE OF THE ROCKIES

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Previous Report Cards:

• 2010 Report Card
• 2009 Report Card
• 2008 Report Card
• 2007 Report Card
• 2006 Report Card
• 2005 Report Card
• 2004 Report Card

This year's Report Card is focused on the Eastern Plains, Infrastructure and Recreation. These seperate but interrelated topics are all important aspects to the Rockies region. By better understanding these areas we can aim to improve apon them and the Rockies as a whole.

The Rockies Project aims to inspire Report Card readers and Rockies events attendees to creatively contemplate, discuss, and engage in shaping the future of our beloved, beautiful, and fragile region-the Rocky Mountain West. Enjoy!

Printed copies of the 2004 through 2011 Report Cards are available for purchase through the Colorado College bookstore. Please click here to send a request to purchase a Report Card to the Rockies Project, or please e-mail Rockies@coloradocollege.edu.

 

2011 State of the Rockies Posters are available at:

Stephen Weaver's website or through the Rockies Project.

 

View an Electronic Version of the 2011 State of the Rockies Report Card (PDFs):

• Entire 2011 Report Card (may take a few minutes to load)

Table of Contents

• An Introduction from the President - The Colorado College State of the Rockies Project: Research, Report, Engage!
  Richard F. Celeste, President, Colorado College
• Colorado College, The Rocky Mountain West, and The State of the Rockies Project
  Walter E. Hecox, Project Director, State of the Rockies
• Editors’ Preface
  Walter E. Hecox, Project Director, State of the Rockies Project
  Russell H. Clarke, Program Coordinator, State of the Rockies Project
  Matthew C. Gottfried, Technical Liason, State of the Rockies Project
  
• Overview Section: The Rockies: A Region Continually Defined and Redefined by Resources and Environmant
  Walter E. Hecox, Project Director, State of the Rockies Project
  
• Overview Section: The Eastern Plains: Decline and Potential Rejuvenation
• Case Study: Fowler, Colorado
• Case Study: Phillips County, Montana
• Case Study: Powder River Basin, Wyoming
• Case Study: Judith Gap, Montana
  Brendan Boepple, State of the Rockies Project
Rebecca Spira, State of the Rockies Project
• Overview Section: Infrastructure: Essential Services in Need of Attention
• Case Study: Silverton's Last Mile
• Case Study: The Hi-Line: Vital Artery or Bleeding Vein
• Case Study: I-70: The Interstate through the Rockies
  Jeremiah Cox, State of the Rockies Project
Anna Johnson, State of the Rockies Project
• Overview Section: Recreation: Nature Based Recreation in the Rockies: The New Value of the Region's Resources
• Case Study:Where to Draw the Boundaries? A Look at Skiing and Public Lands
• Case Study: The History of Railroads and National Parks
• Case Study: Recreation and Legal Standing
• Case Study: Pay to Play
• Case Study: The Health of Recreation
• Case Study: The Rafting and Property Conflict
• Case Study: Denver Parks and Recreation
  Emil Dimantchev, State of the Rockies Project
Zoe Osterman, State of the Rockies Project
• Methods, Additional Acknowledgements, and Contributors