front range resource advisory council
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Serving
BLM Royal Gorge Field Office
BLM San Luis Valley Public Lands Center
and attending Service First Partners:
Rio Grande, San Isabel and Pike National Forests
Roy Masinton, Designated Federal OfficerLoren Whittemore, Council Chair
Statewide RAC MeetingGrand Junction, COJanuary 24-26, 2009
671,600 surface acres2,564,440 sub-surface acres35 counties
664,000 acres public lands300,000 acres federal mineral estate800,000 acres trust responsibility for mineral management of Tribal lands7 counties
RAC meetings – held six meetings in 2007 and in 2008Public comment and presentationsAgency presentations
Sub-committees participate in public meetingsProvide feedback at RAC meetings
Field TripsProvide better understanding of issues and
concernsUsually two in the Front Range and one or two in
the San Luis Valley
The Front Range RAC has made 12 resolutions over the past two yearsMillsap GulchThis Statewide RAC meeting was initiated by a
2008 resolution by the Front Range RAC
Mining clean-up65-acres area
Three million yards of tailings
Tailings located on public and private lands
Impacts to lands and water – severe during summer months
Project funding challenging
RAC kept informed on progress and issues along the way
Sub-committee members attended public meetings
RAC passed resolution in support of the final decision
Long-term trespass problem preventing reestablishment of riparian vegetation
Existing preventative measures not effective enough
Recognized the BLM needs to take a stronger preventative stance
Resolved that BLM take more aggressive preventative measures
Ongoing issueBrought to RAC’s attention in 2006
Frustrations of the RACOTR reluctant to make presentation to the RACWaiting to hear both sides of the story prior to
making a decision on stanceSub-committees members attend public
meetings hosted by BLM and OTR
Salida
Canon City
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