BLM releases plan to address sedimentation at North Sand Hills
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KREMMLING, Colo. – Today the Bureau of Land Management released a preliminary plan for public review that addresses sedimentation issues at North Sand Creek in Jackson County, Colo. The Colorado Water Quality Commission recently listed the creek as “impaired” under the Clean Water Act, citing erosion from off-highway vehicles operating in the tributary as the primary cause.
The BLM’s Resource Protection and Area Improvement Environmental Assessment for the North Sand Hills analyzes an erosion control measure to create a single crossing of North Sand Creek and other improvements on Government Ditch Trail. The field office is also proposing to improve fencing within and along the boundary of the North Sand Hills Special Recreation Management Area, additional maintenance and signing, and creating an administrative site for management and emergency uses.
“The North Sand Hills offers a unique opportunity as the only dune complex in Colorado open to off-highway vehicles,” said BLM Kremmling Field Manager Bill Mills. “These proposed changes specific to the North Sand Creek area will allow us to continue to provide this opportunity across the majority of the recreation area.”
More information about the proposal and how to comment is available at https://go.usa.gov/xmypC.
Comments need to be received by June 17, 2019 and may be emailed to BLM_CO_KR_WEBMAIL@BLM.GOV or mailed to Bureau of Land Management, Attn: John Monkouski, P.O. Box 68, Kremmling, CO 80459.
Last year, recreation on land managed by the BLM in Colorado generated $618 million and supported more than 5,000 jobs.
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The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.