The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
October 26, 2009, Dennis Webb

The Bureau of Land Management is offering hundreds of acres next to McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area for oil and gas development, and is considering whether to lease thousands of acres in the same vicinity. The agency’s November oil and gas lease sale includes a 480-acre parcel adjacent to McInnis Canyons on its north side, and a nearby, 320-acre parcel. The parcels are northwest of Mack and are generally private land with underlying federal minerals....

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