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Gore Range, Eagles Nest Wilderness Area.
Public comments wanted
By Summit Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY — Sen. Mark Udall’s staff this month will start taking public input to help shape a possible wilderness bill that could encompass many parcels of land previously included in the grassroots, citizen-driven Hidden Gems wilderness campaign, as well as a House bill introduced by Rep. Jared Polis.
The first meeting is set for March 14 at the Avon library (3 p.m. to 5 p.m.). Another meeting is planned for later in the month in Summit County, where there has already been an extensive collaborative stakeholder process to discuss potential wilderness additions and other specially designated recreation and conservation areas.
Udall has said his wilderness effort will be a community-driven process that could also result in designation of the Arkansas River Canyon as a national monument and Browns Canyon as a new wilderness area.
Udall met with business community leaders in Eagle County this week to get some additional input. He has touted the wilderness and monument designations as a benefit to the state’s recreation economy.
Draft maps and other information on the proposals are online at Udall’s website.
Filed under: Colorado, Environment, Hidden Gems wilderness, public lands, Summit County Colorado, US Forest Service Tagged: | Arkansas River, Browns Canyon, Colorado, Hidden Gems, Mark Udall, wilderness areas
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Any idea if Udall will be at these meetings? I’d like to see him in person.