Archive for Thursday, July 23, 2009
Steamboat briefs: Steamboat man awarded $20K tree-planting grant
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Steamboat Springs — A Steamboat Springs man was chosen Wednesday to receive a $20,000 grant to make a positive impact on the environment.
Tristan Frolich submitted a proposal to create a community-wide tree-planting event to the Green Effect contest, a collaboration between SunChips and National Geographic. The contest awarded grants to five recipients, who created environmentally friendly projects that would affect their local communities.
More than 20,000 trees will be planted in Routt County to combat the mountain pine beetle epidemic as part of Frolich's proposal, Re-tree Colorado.
Of the 1.16 million acres affected by the mountain pine beetle across the state, 245,000 of those are in Routt County, according to the aerial research conducted in 2008 by the U.S. and Colorado State forest services.
Steamboat Wine Festival in need of volunteers
The Steamboat Wine Festival still is in need of a few volunteers for the Friday Stroll on July 31 and the Grand Tasting on Aug. 1. The wine festival benefits the local adaptive ski program, STARS. Volunteers who work a four-hour shift earn a free festival ticket for Friday or Saturday. For more information, e-mail laurievp@springsips.com.
Hahn's Peak Museum open through Labor Day
The Hahn's Peak Museum is open from noon to 4 p.m. daily through Labor Day. The schoolhouse is closed temporarily for painting and will be open after the project is completed.
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