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  • Gardner Votes to Send Coloradan to the Supreme Court

    WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) released the below statement following his vote to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court.

     

    Gardner attended the White House ceremony where President Trump first announced fellow Coloradan Neil Gorsuch as his choice to fill the Supreme Court vacancy and released a statement praising the Judge. The following day, Gardner was the second Senator to meet with the native Coloradan and offer him his full support.

     

    Throughout the confirmation process, Gardner urged his colleagues to support Gorsuch and met with interested stakeholders. At the White House, Gardner met with tribal leaders and explained Gorsuch’s deep understanding of Western issues, including tribal law. At the outset of his confirmation hearing, Gardner introduced Gorsuch to the Judiciary Committee.

     

     

    (Video of Gardner’s statement is available to download here.)

     

    “Colorado’s Neil Gorsuch is an exceptional choice to serve on the Supreme Court, and I was honored to cast my vote for him today,” said Gardner. “Throughout the confirmation process, I urged my colleagues to support this supremely qualified, mainstream jurist who will serve our country well. Neil Gorsuch has a deep understanding of Western issues and future generations of Coloradans will benefit from his service to our country. Both Democrats and Republicans in Colorado who know Gorsuch best supported his confirmation to the Court. They have praised Gorsuch as one of the brightest legal minds in the country and have seen the thoughtful approach he took while serving on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. It is a proud day for Colorado and the United States has much to look forward to with Neil Gorsuch serving on the Supreme Court.”

    Audio of Gardner’s statement is available to download here.

  • Tom and Christie Vilsack to join CSU, bring expertise in agriculture, food, water and educational outreach

    Tom and Christie Vilsack to join CSU, bring expertise in agriculture, food, water and educational outreach

    Tom Vilsack, CEO and President of the US Dairy Export Council, former Iowa Governor and US Secretary of Agriculture, will be joining Denver Water and the Colorado State University System as a Strategic Adviser of Food & Water Initiatives at the National Western Center and as Global Chair for the International Board of Counselors on Food & Water Initiatives.

    Christie Vilsack, longtime education and literacy champion and former senior advisor for international education at the US Agency for International Development (USAID), will also join the Colorado State University System as Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for Educational Access and Presidential Visiting Scholar of Educational Access.

    “The challenges that are facing our globe will need all of our best efforts and all of our best thoughts to identify sustainable solutions,” Colorado State President Tony Frank said. “We are excited to add these two incredibly qualified national leaders to our team and to continue to elevate the conversation, and collaborate to create great impact for our state, our country, and our world.”

    Christie Vilsack is a national leader in education and literacy, with a breadth of experience working on behalf of diverse populations. She has taught at every level of K-12, at the college level, and also led a statewide literacy effort as Iowa’s First Lady. Before working for USAID, Christie Vilsack ran a women’s health research initiative – funded by the Buffett Foundation – to reduce unintended pregnancies for women living in rural communities, allowing many to pursue higher education as a result.

    Tom Vilsack will support the growing educational partnerships at the new National Western Center in Denver. In addition, Tom Vilsack will participate in lectures, policy discussions, and faculty and student collaborations; as well as establish an annual meeting at the National Western Center focused on the interface of agriculture and water with integration to climate smart agriculture initiatives.

    “With strengths in agriculture, water and innovation, Denver and Colorado are poised to play a critical role in the global challenges we face today, such as how to make the best use of our water and how to feed a growing population,” Mayor Michael B. Hancock said. “The National Western Center will be a launching point for tackling these critical issues facing communities worldwide, and Tom and Christie Vilsack, as national leaders, will bring notable leadership and expertise to the pressing matters we’re seeking to make progress on.”

    Tom Vilsack agreed.

    “Agriculture holds the key to finding solutions to the world’s largest problems,” Tom Vilsack said. “I’m excited to represent the expertise and research capabilities of Colorado State University, and pull together partners from around the world to participate in the vision of the new National Western Center, and to create global impact.”

    Tom Vilsack will be responsible for forming and chairing the Board of Counselors to advise CSU, Denver Water, and the National Western Stock Show on priorities around the interface of food, water, energy, the environment, and human health. He will also help formulate the vision of the new joint CSU-Denver Water facility at the National Western.

    “Denver Water is excited to have Tom Vilsack as part of our working team. His insight, experience, and capacity will be integral to our innovations around local and global water issues,” said Denver Water CEO Jim Lochhead.

    Both roles with CSU are part-time appointments.

    About Christie Vilsack

    Christie Vilsack served the U.S. Agency for International Development as the Senior Advisor for International Education from 2013-2016. In that position, Christie supported USAID’s Education Strategy goals to improve children’s reading skills, strengthen youth workforce skills, and provide equitable access to education in crisis and conflict settings especially for girls. Christie has committed her life to education and public service.  

    About Tom Vilsack

    Vilsack is currently serving as president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. His career has included a tenure as mayor of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; state legislator; two-term Iowa governor; and eight years as the 30th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. During his tenure as Secretary of Agriculture, Vilsack built a reputation for effective, bipartisan leadership, with a strong focus on alleviating poverty, building rural investment and infrastructure, and creating opportunity in rural and tribal communities as well as for women in agriculture.
  • COLORADO ROCKIES REINSTATE LEFT-HANDED PITCHER CHRIS RUSIN FROM THE 10-DAY DISABLED LIST

    COLORADO ROCKIES REINSTATE LEFT-HANDED PITCHER CHRIS RUSIN FROM THE 10-DAY DISABLED LIST

    Right-handed pitcher German Márquez optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque

     

    DENVER — The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have reinstated left-handed pitcher Chris Rusin from the 10-day disabled list and have optioned right-hander German Márquez to Triple-A Albuquerque.

     

    ·         Rusin, 30, was placed on the 10-day disabled list on April 2, retroactive to March 30, with a right oblique strain … the Lexington, Ken., native made one rehab appearance with Triple-A Albuquerque on April 6 and pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks with three strikeouts … made seven starts and 22 relief appearances for Colorado in 2016 … went 2-1 with a 2.58 ERA (45.1 IP, 13 ER), eight walks and 41 strikeouts as a reliever … in two seasons with the Rockies since being acquired off of waivers from the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 27, 2014, has gone 9-15 with a 4.71 ERA (216.0 IP, 113 ER), 64 walks and 155 strikeouts in 52 appearances, 29 starts … in his career with Chicago-NL (2012-14) and Colorado (2015-16), is 13-24 with a 4.80 ERA (324.2 IP, 173 ER), 104 walks and 220 strikeouts in 77 appearances, 49 starts.

     

    ·         Márquez, 22, did not make an appearance in his time on the Rockies Opening Day roster … it was his first career Opening Day roster … made his Major League debut for the Rockies in 2016 and went 1-1 with a 5.23 ERA (20.2 IP, 12 ER), six walks and 15 strikeouts in six appearances, three starts … earned his first career win on Sept. 21 vs. St. Louis, becoming the second-youngest Rockies pitcher to earn his first career win … was acquired by Colorado from Tampa Bay, along with left-hander Jake McGee, in exchange for outfielder Corey Dickerson and infielder Kevin Padlo on Jan. 28, 2016 … was originally signed by Tampa Bay as a non-drafted international free agent on July 2, 2011.

     

    The Rockies currently have a full 40-man roster.

     

  • House OKs the Long Bill

    House OKs the Long Bill

    Dems Swat Down GOP Efforts to Upset Careful Balance of ‘Worthy and Competing Priorities’  

    After a debate that began at lunchtime Thursday, the House gave preliminary approval this morning to a balanced state budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year, which begins July 1.

    “This budget achieves a delicate balance between a variety of worthy and competing priorities,” said Rep. Millie Hamner, D-Dillon, vice chairwoman of the legislative Joint Budget Committee, which worked nearly five months to prepare SB17-254. “With our budget restrictions we simply cannot adequately address every need.”    

    House Democrats spent much of Thursday’s 10-hour debate and again in this morning’s approval of the report of the committee of the whole swatting down GOP attempts to amend the “long bill,” SB17-254, by gutting funding for critical state programs. Republicans proposed amendments totaling $887 million in transfers to transportation, but all they accomplished was to expose their oft-repeated myth that Colorado is able to fully fund its transportation system without crippling other parts of the budget. Their amendments would have eviscerated education, healthcare and critical services for those with disabilities.

    One of the ugliest GOP efforts was an amendment that called for a doubling of Medicaid copays to fund transportation.

    “We have had a bipartisan transportation effort that has come through this chamber,” Speaker Crisanta Duran told the House on Thursday, alluding to HB17-1242, the sweeping transportation plan that’s now in the Senate. “But instead we now have an amendment coming forward that says, ‘You know what? We’re going to fill those potholes and we’re going to deal with traffic congestion and we’re going to do it on the backs of those who are sick and we’re going to do it on the backs of those who are vulnerable.’ ”

    The House did adopt a variety of significant amendments, seven sponsored by Democrats, two by Republicans and two with bipartisan sponsorship. They include:

    ·        Majority Leader KC Becker, D-Boulder: $16.3 million from marijuana revenues for affordable housing grants and loans.

    ·        Rep. Jon Becker, R-Fort Morgan: $9.45 million from a telecoms fund to boost rural broadband service.

    ·        Reps. Jonathan Singer, D-Longmont; Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood; Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada; and Clarice Navarro, R-Pueblo: $8 million from marijuana taxes for substance abuse prevention and treatment services.

    ·        Rep. Phil Covarrubias, R-Brighton: $7.7 million for career and technical education by transferring money within the Department of Education and the Department of Higher Education.

    ·        Reps. Diane Mitsch Bush, D-Steamboat Springs, and Jim Wilson, R-Salida: $5.4 million for ambulance services for rural Colorado by moving existing funding within the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

    ·        Rep. Dan Pabon, D-Denver: $4 million from marijuana taxes for marijuana research grants.

    ·        Reps. James Coleman, D-Denver; Leslie Herod, D-Denver; Jovan Melton, D-Aurora; Dominique Jackson, D-Aurora; Janet Buckner, D-Aurora; and Tony Exum, D-Colorado Springs: $1.5 million from marijuana tax revenue to increase funding for the Tony Grampsas Youth Services Program, which funds youth development programs statewide.

    ·        Rep. Melton: $1.5 million for the state film incentives program.

    ·        Reps. Exum and Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango: $1.1 million for firefighter safety. Republicans fought against the amendment, which provides fire safety equipment.

    ·        Reps. Exum, Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo, and Joann Ginal, D-Fort Collins: $1.1 million from the governor’s office for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program weatherization operation.

    “As a member of the Joint Budget Committee, tradition prevented me from supporting individual amendments to the long bill,” said Rep. Dave Young, D-Greeley. “But I must say this package of amendments has improved a tight and very difficult budget.”

    After a recorded vote likely to take place on Monday, the long bill will head back to the Senate.

  • Bipartisan Group of Senators Look to Gain Permanent Reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund

    Bipartisan Group of Senators Look to Gain Permanent Reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund

    WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO), Richard Burr (R-NC), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and others today introduced legislation to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which would fully realize LWCF’s promise to conserve parks, open spaces, and wildlife habitat for the benefit of hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) also cosponsored the legislation.

     

    “LWCF is essential to protect Colorado’s natural treasures and I have long supported a permanent reauthorization of this program,” said Senator Gardner. “This bipartisan, commonsense legislation is supported by countless Coloradans and Americans who want to protect our country’s public lands for future generations to enjoy. I’ll continue to work with my colleagues to see permanent reauthorization of LWCF signed into law.”

     

    “The LWCF has a proven track record of making good on the promise of conserving our parks, open spaces, and wildlife habitats for the benefit of future generations of Americans,” said Senator Burr. “My colleagues and I offer this bill to permanently extend the LWCF, a program that preserves our natural heritage but does so without asking American taxpayers to shoulder the burden. I look forward to my colleagues coming together to pass this bipartisan legislation.”

     

    “Access to Colorado’s open spaces is critical to our thriving outdoor recreation economy,” Senator Bennet said. “The LWCF has supported hundreds of projects across Colorado, from protecting the Ophir Valley to expanding and improving the Animas River Trail to providing Denver kids with outdoor educational opportunities in their own neighborhoods. We should pass this bill to reauthorize the program permanently, and at the same time, Congress should move to ensure the LWCF receives full and dedicated funding going forward.”

     

    “The LWCF is our most important and successful conservation and recreation program.  I have long supported this landmark program that has created opportunities for Americans to enjoy the outdoors in every state,” said Senator Collins. “By permanently extending the LWCF, our legislation will help create a more stable, long-term plan that allows landowners, states, local communities, and conservation partners to reasonably plan for the future.”

     

    “LWCF is a critical tool that helps expand access to our public lands and preserves our Montana way of life,” said Senator Daines. “By permanently reauthorizing LWCF we can remove uncertainty and protect access to public lands for future generations.”

     

    “The Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped protect some of our most treasured public lands and wildlife refuges in New Mexico like the Valles Caldera and Ute Mountain,” Senator Heinrich said. “LWCF also expands opportunities for outdoor traditions like hunting, camping, and fishing that are among the pillars of Western culture, and a thriving outdoor recreation economy. Permanently and fully funding LWCF will help ensure that our outdoor heritage and public lands will be protected for future generations to enjoy.”

     

    Read the legislation here.

  • President’s Community Lecture by Dr. Wayne McIlwraith, renowned equine orthopaedic surgeon, April 18

    President’s Community Lecture by Dr. Wayne McIlwraith, renowned equine orthopaedic surgeon, April 18

    FORT COLLINS — Renowned equine orthopaedic surgeon and researcher Dr. Wayne McIlwraith will be the featured speaker in the President’s Community Lecture Series April 18, 6:30-8 p.m., at the Lory Student Center Theatre.

    The President’s Community Lecture Series, hosted by CSU President Tony Frank, features free, public talks from university faculty. The talks help introduce CSU research, entrepreneurship and innovation to the Fort Collins community.

    Registration is encouraged, as space is limited.

    McIlwraith is a University Distinguished Professor who holds the Barbara Cox Anthony University Chair in Orthopaedics. He is the founding director of Colorado State University’s Orthopaedic Research Center and is a pioneer of arthroscopic surgery and joint disease research in horses. He has conducted orthopaedic surgery on some of the world’s top racehorses to maintain health among these elite equine athletes.

    Because of similarities in the musculoskeletal systems of horses and people, many of McIlwraith’s procedures have been translated into human medicine. McIlwraith’s longstanding collaborations with the Steadman Clinic, the famed orthopaedic clinic based in Vail, illustrate this focus on translational medicine.

    In his upcoming talk, “Joint Injury and Arthritis: Helping Horses and Humans,” McIlwraith will discuss the evolution of advanced surgical techniques and regenerative therapies in the successful treatment of equine athletes. He will also talk about what has been learned in equine athletes that can be extrapolated to human athletes, touching on advances in human joint injury and disease, including osteoarthritis.

    About Wayne McIlwraith

    McIlwraith hails from New Zealand and was trained in New Zealand, Canada and the United States. He holds honorary degrees from universities in Austria, New Zealand, Italy, England and the United States. He consults worldwide as an expert equine surgeon and has received numerous awards for his innovations.

    The Orthopaedic Research Center is part of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Under McIlwraith’s leadership, the center’s work in stem-cell and other regenerative therapies led to creation of the Translational Medicine Institute, which will develop treatments for people and animals. Groundbreaking for the institute is set this spring, with a lead gift of $42.5 million gift from philanthropists John and Leslie Malone.

    About the President’s Community Lecture Series

    Past President’s Community Lecture Series speakers have included Professor of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Robin Reid, Professor of Animal Sciences Temple Grandin, University Distinguished Professors Dr. Stephen Withrow and Diana Wall, Professors Amy Prieto, Lori Peek, and Bryan Willson, and Ajay Menon, speaking as dean of the College of Business.
  • *** POLLFISH 2017 EASTER CONSUMER SURVEY ***

    *** POLLFISH 2017 EASTER CONSUMER SURVEY ***

    A. REESE’S PEANUT BUTTER EGGS ARE THE MOST DESIRED EASTER CANDY

    Q: Which Easter candy brands would you most like to buy?

    1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs: 14%

    2. Easter M&M’s: 11%

    3. Jelly Belly Jelly Beans: 10%

    4. Hershey’s Chocolate Bunny: 9%

    5. Cadbury Creme Eggs: 8%

    B. PEEPS IS THE LEAST PREFERRED EASTER CANDY BRAND OVERALL

    Q:  How likely are you to recommend this candy brand to a friend or colleague? Net promoter score, aka NPS, measures customer satisfaction and brand perception on a scale of -100 to +100. (A positive, high score means consumers actively recommend the brand; a negative score could mean consumers actively dissuade friends.)

     

    1. REESE’S: NPS of +32

    2. HERSHEY’S: NPS of +31

    3. CADBURY: NPS of +1 

    4. LINDT: NPS of -18

    5. BRACH’S: NPS of -27

    3. PEEPS: NPS of -36

    C. AMERICANS OVERWHELMINGLY PREFER TO BUY IN-STORE

    Q: What is your favorite way to shop for Easter?

    1. In-store: 90%

    2. Online: 10%

    D. THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS PLAN TO SPEND LESS THAN $25 PER GIFT

    Q: How much are you likely to spend on an Easter gift?

    1. Between $10 and $25 (37%)

    2. Less than $10 (27%)

    3. Between $25 and $50 (21%)

    4. Between $50 and $100 (10%)

    E. CANDY IS THE MOST POPULAR EASTER PURCHASE

    Q: Which products do you plan to buy on/around Easter?

    1. Candy: 23%

    2. Plastic eggs or baskets: 15%

    3. Stuffed animals: 12%

    4. Toys: 12%

    5. Clothes: 9%

    F. WAL-MART IS THE MOST POPULAR BRICK & MORTAR RETAILER FOR EASTER GIFT SHOPPING

    Q: If shopping in-store, what are your favorite stores to shop for Easter gifts?

    1. Wal-Mart (38%)

    2. Walgreen’s or a similar drugstore chain (19%)

    3. Target (18%)

    4. TJ Maxx or a similar discount chain (7%)

    5. Safeway or a similar grocery chain (5%)

     

    (conducted via mobile phone on March 28, 2017 by Pollfish)

     

  • Tips for Final Week of Colorado Income Tax Filing Season

    Tips for Final Week of Colorado Income Tax Filing Season

     

    DENVER — With only one week left until the Tuesday, April 18 filing deadline, Colorado taxpayers should be aware of a few things if they have not yet filed their state income tax returns.

    Emancipation Day postpones Federal & State tax deadlines

    One thing taxpayers may notice is that this year’s filing deadline does not fall on April 15, which is on a Saturday this year. Typically, when a due date falls on the weekend, it is moved to the next Monday. However, the District of Columbia’s observance of Emancipation Day (April 16) will also affect the filing deadline. Because Emancipation Day falls on a Sunday, it will be observed on Monday, April 17. This will push the tax filing deadline for federal and Colorado income taxes to the next business day, making the due date Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

    Returns filed on Tuesday, April 18 will be considered as timely filed. Revenue Online will accept returns as timely filed until midnight. Returns that are mailed must be postmarked by April 18. An automatic extension to file is granted until October 16, but there is no extension to pay. See page 17 of the 104 Booklet for more information on extensions.

    Mailing address change: Zip+4

    Starting on January 1, 2017, the Zip+4 Code in the mailing addresses for income tax returns have changed based on whether or not the forms are mailed to the Department with a payment. The change in zip code is intended to ensure smoother processing of payments and returns. A complete list of mailing addresses by form number can be found on the Department’s Mail a Form webpage atColorado.gov/Tax/mail-form. These addresses and zip codes are exclusive to the Colorado Department of Revenue, so a street address is not required.

    Prevent delays

    Missing Social Security numbers (SSN) and Colorado Account numbers (CAN) on forms and/or payments made by check cause processing problems and could delay proper credit for a tax account. This also could result in billing notices sent to taxpayers because the accounting system doesn’t know to which tax account the tax payment applies.

    Make sure the SSN or CAN is listed on the memo line of the check and is on any documentation mailed to the Department. This is especially important when a check is sent without a form. The Department receives thousands of checks each month that do not have an SSN or CAN, resulting in research time to properly credit the taxpayer. This causes delays in return processing and any refund.

    Extension of time to file

    Colorado taxpayers who can’t make the April 18 filing deadline may take advantage of the state’s paperless, six-month extension of time to file. Although there is no form or notification necessary to file the information late, taxpayers must still submit 90% of the tax due by April 18 to avoid penalties. Any remaining balance due would be subject to interest only, as long as the return and balance owed are sent to CDOR by the October 16 extension deadline. Those who pay less than the required 90% of the amount due by the April deadline will be charged interest and penalty on the unpaid balance. Taxpayers can make a payment via Revenue Online or mail it with the form DR 0158-I: Extension Payment Voucher for Colorado Individual Income Tax included in the 2016 104 booklet to ensure their payments are credited to their accounts.
  • Buyer Beware: Watch Out for Free Tree and Landscaping Deals

    Buyer Beware: Watch Out for Free Tree and Landscaping Deals

     
    BROOMFIELD — The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), Colorado Nursery and Greenhouse Association (CNGA) and the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC) are warning consumers to be wary of trees, shrubs, perennial plants and turf grass sod that is included for “free” with the cost of exorbitant planting and landscaping costs.  CNGA, ALCC and CDA all work together to protect consumers. 
     
    “There is a consumer protection concern when plants are offered for ‘free’ with the purchase of the landscaping installation.  More often than not, the quality of the plants included with these too-good-to-be-true landscaping offers is very poor and does not meet minimum industry or mandated standards in the Colorado Nursery Act,” said CDA’s Program Manager for the Nursery, Phytosanitary, Plant-Pest Quarantine, and Seed programs, Laura Pottorff.  “Trees and other landscape plants are a significant investment made to add value to our property.  Be wise and informed.”
     
    While the Department of Agriculture cannot regulate how the plant is planted, it can regulate quality of woody plant material, turfgrass sod, and perennials at the time of sale.  CDA helps protect the consumer by ensuring that the product they see at the retail nursery or receive from the landscape contractor meetsminimum standard for plant health and quality. 
     
    The Colorado Nursery Act requires that all people who sell nursery stock (trees, shrubs, turfgrass sod and other perennial plants) be registered to do so.  If this plant material is offered for sale, it must meet strict standards for plant health and pest freedom that gives trees and other plants a “leg up” and increases likelihood of survival. 
     
    Consumers are encouraged to ask the nursery or landscape contractor if they are a member of their local industry association, such as CNGA or ALCC.  Member companies often go above and beyond to make sure they meet industry best practices.  Industry best practices make sure that trees have adequate root systems to survive and adjust to transplanting in Colorado’s challenging landscapes, adding long term value to a landscape.
     
    Member companies follow best management practices that include endorsement of certain tree trunk diameter to root diameter ratios.  For example, the best management practice for root balls is that for every caliper inch of trunk width measured at 6” above soil line for a deciduous tree (trees that loose leaves each autumn) there should be at least 10 inches of root ball to match. Similar standards exist for coniferous trees. CNGA and ALCC member companies will also strive to meet industry best planting standards as well.  Best planting standards are researched by universities and other scientists in Colorado to ensure best success of trees and shrubs planted in our area. 
     
    By law:
    • Woody plants and perennials cannot be sold with insect or disease infestations.
    • Woody plants and perennials cannot be sold with roots that are girdling, indicating that the tree or shrub has been in the container too long or in the balled and burlapped state too long.
    • Turfgrass sod cannot be sold if it contains more than 3 weeds in a 6 x 6 foot (or 36 square foot) area.
    • Check with the CDA to make sure that the company or person you are purchasing your woody plants, turfgrass sod and perennials from is registered to sell nursery stock.  By state law they have to be registered to sell nursery stock.  The Nursery Act is a consumer protection law and all woody plants, sodand perennials sold within the state of Colorado and the people who sell them fall under the jurisdiction of this law and the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
     
    “If nursery stock is offered for ‘free,’ it may not meet state or industry minimum standards; consumers run the risk of paying for installation services and winding up with poor quality or soon to be dead trees and shrubs,” continued Pottorff.  “If possible, go to the nursery and pick out the tree or plants you want.  When those plants are delivered to you and planted in your landscape watch them closely for the first few weeks and months to make sure they appear to be growing normally.” 
     
    The CDA routinely inspects plants at most of the nurseries in our state.  The results of these inspections and any conditions under advisory or Stop Sale that were found during an inspection are available to the public.  Contact us at 303-869-9070 or visit www.colorado.gov/nursery.
  • JON GRAY TO DONATE EIGHT INCHES OF HAIR TO LOCKS OF LOVE

    JON GRAY TO DONATE EIGHT INCHES OF HAIR TO LOCKS OF LOVE

     

    WHO:            Colorado Rockies right-handed pitcher Jon Gray

    Floyd’s 99 Barbershop

    Locks of Love

     

    WHAT:          Gray will have eight inches of his hair cut and donated to Locks of Love, a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children, age 21 and under, suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnoses.

     

    WHEN:          Tuesday, April 11, 2017 / 1:30 p.m.

     

    WHERE:        Coors Field interview room

     

    WHY:             Jon and Jacklyn Gray are excited for the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children with long-term medical hair loss.

     

     

    For more information, please contact the Rockies communications department.