Thank you to all who attended the November 12 LCOSI meeting. If you were unable to attend and would like a link to the meeting materials, including the grant proposals and presentations described herein and a full recording of the meeting, please email us at lcosi.info@gmail.com.
Bryce Ehrlich presented updates from the LCOSI finance committee:
Cloud City Wheelers has taken over administration of the 1% For The Outdoors program.
Website hosting and archive cloud storage costs will be around $360 per year.
A grant scoring template with criteria based on LCOSI’s mission and vision was created and is now available to LCOSI partners.
Andrew Ryder presented an update on the LCOSI archive and the new website at LCOSI.org.
We heard from two applicants for the LCOSI Grant Program:
Blue Elements is requesting a small grant for a Fire-Water Connection Youth Education Program to support watershed and forest education through hands-on, experiential science-based field days for students grades K-5 in Lake County.
Western Alliance for Reclamation Management (WARM) is requesting a small grant to support their 2027 Mine Reclamation Field Course, a six-day course offered in partnership with Western Colorado University and based in Leadville, to give aspiring reclamation professionals an applied learning experience in mine-related restoration projects.
In addition, Nick Michael from CJK Milling delivered a presentation on their proposed tailings reclamation project, focused on how it aligns with EPA’s restoration efforts in the historic mining district and its expected water quality impacts. An extensive discussion with LCOSI participants followed. CJK is expected to provide their baseline water quality testing results, which will be made available publicly on their website and distributed to LCOSI members as well.
LCOSI meetings are held bimonthly on the second Thursday. The next meeting will be held January 14.
