San Juans Wilderness Proposal
On October 22nd, Congressman Salazar introduced legislation to the House of Representatives to permanently protect over 60,000 acres of pristine lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties. And on November 10th Senator Udall introduced the same legislation in the Senate.
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Colorado's Canyon Country Wilderness Proposal
Colorado's BLM wilderness includes critical winter range for big game, as well as slickrock canyons that are never snowbound, providing year-round accessibility for recreationists. In the past several decades, many spectacular roadless areas have felt the bite of the drill bit and the roar of the bulldozer.
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Hidden Gems Wilderness Campaign
The White River National Forest is a landscape of national importance -- it is the country's most visited national forest, and encompasses the headwaters of the Colorado River. It occupies a critical stretch of a key continent-scale wildlife migration corridor, and provides core habitat for Colorado's recently reestablished lynx population.
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BLM Planning in Grand Junction
The opportunity for citizens to formally participate in the Bureau of Land Management's major planning decisions comes around only once every 20 or so years. The BLM is currently revising the Grand Junction Field Office's Resource Management Plan (GJRMP).
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Vermillion Basin
The wild and rugged Vermillion Basin proposed wilderness, in far Northwestern Colorado's Little Snake Resource Area (LSRA), is one such area that is currently at great risk. The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) recently released its draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Vermillion Basin and the Little Snake. The RMP, when finalized, will determine the fate of Northwest Colorado's BLM lands for the next 15 to 20 years.
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Colorados Roadless Areas
Roadless areas provide critical habitat for deer, elk, lynx and other wildlife, hold vital watersheds that ensure clean drinking water, and provide tremendous recreation opportunities that bolster Colorado's multi-billion dollar outdoor recreation industry.
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