– John Anderson, community member
As a rough 2020 comes to a close, we should not look behind us at the struggles that this year brought. Instead, we should look ahead to 2021 as a year or opportunity: opportunity to get involved in the community through boards on the county and city side to make a real impact.
There’s opportunity to shape this community’s future through involvement on the boards. In a year in which Just Transition has had such an impact on Moffat County and other coal communities, we could really turn a negative into a positive and use 2021 as a full year of transition on a lot of things.
Courtesy Photo / Moffat County Tourism Association
Following a lot of work within the county to upgrade access to the Yampa River and really push the river as part of the tourism industry locally, the Moffat County Tourism Association – in partnership with the Colorado Rural Academy – now has a new tool for river users.
MCTA rolled out a new river access map, showing access points for the Yampa River throughout Moffat County. The map follows represents the Yampa River from Steamboat Springs to Deerlodge Park in Dinosaur National Monument.
The Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Friends of the Yampa, the Craig Chamber of Commerce, the City of Craig and Colorado State Parks helped MCTA and CRA create more than 15,000 river access maps that are now available at the Chamber of Commerce.