Living-wage coalition offers potluck
Thrive! Living Wage Coalition will meet on Tuesday at Fassbinder Park, located at W. 17 St. and Main Avenue.
Meetings are open to the public. Updates will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a potluck dinner at 6 p.m., and brainstorming from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
For more information, call 335-8114.
Prescribed burns planned near Egnar
The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office will begin several prescribed burns as early as May 5 or as conditions allow.
Both prescribed burns, located five miles east of Egnar on BLM-managed lands, are part of the West Dolores Rim Project. The burns will treat 290 acres of ponderosa pine and Gambel oak.
The objectives of both burns are to reduce hazardous fuels; protect wildland urban interface communities; and improve big game habitat, sage grouse habitat and range conditions; as well as reintroduce fire to a fire-adapted ecosystem and help restore healthy forests and species diversity.
Each burn is anticipated to last no more than three days. While smoke may be visible in the area, most smoke will lift and dissipate during the warmest parts of the day. Smoke may be visible in the area for several days after each burn is completed. Fire crews will continue to monitor each area after completion of the burn.
For more information, call 240-1070, visit http://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/dispatch_centers/r2drc, follow on Twitter https://twitter.com/SWD_Fire and Facebook www.facebook.com/BLMMontroseFireUnit.
Fort Lewis trustees evaluate president
The Presidential Evaluation Committee of the Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College will hold a teleconference meeting at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 230 in the Education/Business Hall at FLC.
The committee will discuss the new contract for the president of FLC. Executive Session may be convened for the purpose of considering the employment of the president.
For more information, call Peggy Sharp at 247-7347 or email sharp_p@fortlewis.edu.
Southern Utes, feds negotiate water rights
The Bureau of Reclamation’s Western Colorado Area Office will continue negotiations with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe on a proposed contract for the Southern Utes’ statutory water allocation of the Animas-La Plata Project.
The third negotiation meeting will take place at 8 a.m. Thursday at the Western Colorado Area Office, 185 Suttle St., Suite 2.
The contract will provide for storage and delivery of project water as well as outline terms and conditions of operation and maintenance payments for the project. All negotiations are open to the public as observers, and the public will have the opportunity to ask questions and offer comments during a 30-minute comment period after the negotiation session.
The proposed contract and other documents will be available at the meeting, or at www.usbr.gov/uc/wcao/index.html, under “Current Focus,” by calling Ryan Christianson at (970) 248-0652 or email at rchristianson@usbr.gov.
FLC investment panel looks at managers
The Investment Advisory Committee of the Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College will have a teleconference meeting at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Room 230 in the Education/Business Hall at FLC.
The committee will review the draft Investment Manager RFP and plan future interviews and meeting dates.
For more information, call Peggy Sharp at 247-7347 or email sharp_p@fortlewis.edu.
Documentary airings to benefit Nepal
Inhabit, located in the Riverside Professional Building at 1970 East Third Ave., will host two showings of the film, “Talking Story,” a documentary about ancient spiritual and healing traditions from around the world, including Nepal, by filmmaker/author, Marie-Rose Phan-Lê.
The showings will take place at 7 p.m. Friday and at 4 p.m. Saturday. All proceeds from the screenings will go the Karma and Jyamu Bhotia Foundation. Tickets are $11 at the door.
For more information, call 749-3019.
Herald Staff
