Citizens for a Healthy Community

Help us safeguard our farms, ranches, orchards, public lands, treasured landscapes and recreation areas, and watersheds from oil and gas leasing and development. 

Testimonials

In June 2024, I had the opportunity to take an Ecoflight over the upper North Fork Valley and the Grand Mesa.  I have lived in the Valley for about 20 years and have hiked and biked and driven by some of these areas during that time.  The Ecoflight, however, gave a whole different perspective of the beauty of these lands and gave me a new awareness of the fragility and potential dangers from oil and gas development.  The flight reinforced the vastness of our mountains and how they contribute to the watersheds and ultimately impact all life in the Valley.  The fly-over allowed me to see beyond the highway or county roads. 

Some might say, “there is so much land, the relative footprint of the well pads and industrial operations are small by comparison.”  But, I say, why would we want to risk the future of our land, our air and our water so a few entities can benefit?  Why would we want to risk endangering future generations with contaminated resources so a few people can get rich?  Why not preserve the integrity of these landscapes?  Why not protect the watersheds and foodsheds that we love?

Thank you Ecoflight and CHC for the opportunity!  --Elaine B.

I felt privileged to go on an Ecoflight tour of the North Fork Valley.  What a treat to see one’s home environment from a plane’s vantage point and get to see the entire region in a glance.  The narration on the flight was excellent and helped me understand the proximity and threat that the oil and gas development poses to our beautiful valley.  The more people that get to enjoy this flight, the better informed our local population will be and the better prepared to make their own decisions about proposed drilling and its impact on our watershed, roads, and basic wellbeing.  Thank you Citizens for a Healthy Community for providing this opportunity.  --Carol S.

As a geologist, I have a keen awareness of the complexity and fragility of both groundwater and ecologic diversity. Since [taking an aerial tour of the North Fork Valley], I have felt a heightened need to protect our waters and wildlife corridors from any more development and urge you to do the same - because what is unseen can indeed hurt us! Thank you CHC and Ecoflight for helping citizens like myself gain a broader perspective and deeper understanding of the current state of affairs for oil and gas development around the Grand Mesa region.  --Karina A.