A panel of environmentalists, national park service staff and elected officials will discuss on Monday the impact of climate change on public lands and recreation, as well as what can be done to fight pollution in the Animas valley.
Six panelists will talk at 6 p.m. at the Durango Public Library for “Durango Climate Talks.”
Panelists include Durango Mayor Dean Brookie; David Ellenberger of the National Wildlife Federation; Susan Kearns of the Great Old Broads for Wilderness; George Miguel of Mesa Verde National Park; Michal Rosenoer of Conservation Colorado; and Buck Skillet of Trout Unlimited.
According to Environment Colorado campaign organizer Anna McDevitt, good strides were made in 2015 to combat rising temperatures.
“From the historic climate negotiations in Paris, to the Clean Power Plan – the nation’s first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants – we’re in a good place to begin protecting the state of Colorado from the devastating impacts of climate change,” she wrote in an email.
Talks will focus on how Colorado is experiencing climate change and what the delay of the Clean Power Plan means for the state and Durango.
The event is free and open to the public.
