Colorado Sens. Bennet and Hickenlooper make bipartisan pitch in Congress to boost funding for watershed protection programs

New grant implements trees and forestry in watershed protection plans

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Luján pushes bipartisan bill to restore forests

Trees burned by the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire stand on the burn scar in September 2022. (Photo by Megan Gleason / Source NM)U.S. senators from New Mexico, Colorado and Idaho introduced legislation Wednesday to increase funds for local partnerships to prevent water pollution and restore watersheds. The Headwater Protection act, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Colorado Democratic Sens. Micheal Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Id…

Luján, Bennet, Crapo, Hickenlooper, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Invest In America’s Forests And Watersheds

U.S. SENATE News: WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and James Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Headwaters Protection Act to invest in America’s forests and watersheds by expanding two key U.S. Forest Service (USFS) programs. The two programs together prevent water pollution at the source, improve the health of our watersheds, and ensure investments ben…

Colorado Sens. Bennet and Hickenlooper make bipartisan pitch in Congress to boost funding for watershed protection programs

Colorado’s Democratic U.S. senators are joining with Republicans in Congress to reintroduce legislation aimed at bolstering watershed protection programs.  Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper on Wednesday announced the Headwaters Protection Act. The legislation is...