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Partnering on public lands
Collaboration is on the agenda at a March 23 stewardship forum in Grand Junction.
By Bob Berwyn
SUMMIT COUNTY — Struggling with funding shortfalls and increasing and competing demands on natural resources, public land managers are increasingly relying on collaboration with citizens and user groups to get the needed work done.
The drive toward collaboration, rather than confrontation, will manifest in western Colorado this week, as stewardship groups, volunteer coordinators and citizens gather Friday in Grand Junction for the Western Slope Outdoor Stewardship Forum.
One of the panelists is Dave Neely, top man for the U.S. Forest Service Eagle/Holy Cross Ranger District, who firmly believes that engaging the public in stewardship of public lands is a big part of maintaining a sustainable economy in Eagle County.
“We need to connect people to the landscape, and we need healthy landscapes to support a sustainable economy … If you think about how people make a living here, so much is tied to the quality of our natural resources,” said Neely, who will be part of an early morning panel on community engagement at the Grand Junction forum. The full agenda is online here. (more…)
Filed under: BLM, Colorado, Colorado State Parks, Environment, public lands, US Forest Service | Tagged: BLM, collaboration, Eagle County Colorado, National Forest Foundation, public lands stewardship, United States Forest Service, Western Slope Outdoor Stewardship Forum | 1 Comment »
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