BLM Recreation Program: BLM Recreation Program:

Awesome Public LandAwesome Public Land

Linda Anania, Linda Anania, Deputy State Deputy State Director for Director for Resources, Resources,

Planning & FirePlanning & FireBLM Colorado BLM Colorado February 27, February 27,

20082008

Imagine Imagine Yourself…Yourself…

On On horseback…horseback…

Hiking…Hiking…

BikingBiking……

4-4-wheeling, wheeling, at 81!at 81!

Riding Riding into the into the trees…trees…

Recreation Strategy Recreation Strategy ObjectivesObjectives

Objective 1: Manage Public Lands for Objective 1: Manage Public Lands for Recreation Experiences and Quality of Recreation Experiences and Quality of LifeLife

Objective 2: Encourage Sustainable Objective 2: Encourage Sustainable Travel/Tourism Collaboration with Travel/Tourism Collaboration with Gateway CommunitiesGateway Communities

Objective 3: Provide Fair Value and Objective 3: Provide Fair Value and Fair Return through Fees and Fair Return through Fees and Commercial ServicesCommercial Services

Recreation Strategy Recreation Strategy ObjectivesObjectives

Objective 4: Establish a Comprehensive Objective 4: Establish a Comprehensive Approach to Travel Planning and ManagementApproach to Travel Planning and Management

Objective 5: Ensure Public Health and Safety Objective 5: Ensure Public Health and Safety and Improve Facility Condition and and Improve Facility Condition and AccessibilityAccessibility

Objective 6: Enhance and Expand Visitor Objective 6: Enhance and Expand Visitor Services, Including Interpretation, Information Services, Including Interpretation, Information and Educationand Education

Objective 7: Encourage and Sustain Objective 7: Encourage and Sustain Collaborative Partnerships, Volunteers and Collaborative Partnerships, Volunteers and Public ServicePublic Service

Recreation Fees in ColoradoRecreation Fees in Colorado

BLM has over 5.8 million visitors BLM has over 5.8 million visitors annuallyannually

BLM collected nearly $190,000 in BLM collected nearly $190,000 in 2007 under Recreation Enhancement 2007 under Recreation Enhancement Act authority, in order to:Act authority, in order to: Operate, maintain, and reconstruct Operate, maintain, and reconstruct Provide interpretive programsProvide interpretive programs Provide additional trail patrolsProvide additional trail patrols

Imagine yourself…Imagine yourself…