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MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on six Special Recreation Permit applications.

Special Recreation Permits are issued to recreation businesses to allow the use of specific BLM public lands. These permits provide the public use of a guided service for recreation activities, implement recreation management decisions, and ensure a fair return to the public for commercial use of public lands. Last year recreation on land managed by the BLM in Colorado generated $618 million and supported more than 5,000 jobs.

The new Special Recreation Permits applicants are:

• Cimarron Mountain Club, Inc. (Jim Aronstein)—Guided hiking, snowshoeing, skiing, and snowboarding within the Uncompahgre Field Office (UFO).
• Colorado Detours (David Noe)—Guided interpretive hikes, including paleontological resources, within the UFO and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (GGNCA).  
• Gnarly Routes (Russell Babbit)—Guided motorcycle rides in Peach Valley and Flat Top OHV Areas.
• Rocky Mountain Sport Fishing LLC (Jack Bradley)—Guided big game hunting in Game Management Units (GMUs) 64 and 65.
• Telluride Mountain Guides (Ryan Howe)—Guided rock climbing in the Paradox Valley, Dolores River Canyon, and Carpenter Ridge within the UFO.
• Western Colorado Outfitters (Eric Layman)—Guided big game, small game, and upland bird hunting in GMUs 61, 62, 64, and 65 including GGNCA and Dominguez Escalante National Conservation Area (DENCA).

Details about the six Special Recreation Permit applications are available for review in the Montrose Public Lands Center located at 2505 S. Townsend Avenue in Montrose. The BLM requires Special Recreation Permits for commercial activities as well as for competitive and organized group activities or events on BLM public lands

The BLM is soliciting comments on resource concerns, compliance history, health and safety, conflicts, and diversity of services. These comments will help the BLM determine whether the proposed Special Recreation Permits support the BLM’s objectives in recreation management and resource protection. 

Written comments may be submitted by mail or email.  Please describe your concerns or how you may be affected by the proposal. Comments need to be received by April 30, 2019 and may be mailed to Bureau of Land Management, Attn: Robin Lewis, 2465 South Townsend Avenue, Montrose, CO 81401, or emailed to rlewis@blm.gov.

Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment -- including your personal identifying information -- may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

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