BLM seeks comment on 18 commercial recreation permits for services on the Colorado River in Grand and Eagle counties
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KREMMLING, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management's Kremmling Field Office is seeking public comment on 18 commercial special recreation permit applications for the Upper Colorado River corridor.
Each year, the BLM issues commercial SRPs for recreation businesses to provide specific services to the public on BLM lands and to ensure a fair return to the public for commercial use of public lands.
To help with its evaluation of these permit applications, the BLM is seeking public comment regarding each applicant's safety history, conflicts that have been associated with the applicants or their employees while operating on public lands, or any other information that would be useful to the agency as it considers the applications.
This year the BLM is evaluating applications for two new permits and 16 permit renewals. A list of applicants is available at www.blm.gov/co/KFO. To provide comment on the applications, contact Shane Dittlinger at the Kremmling Field Office, kdittlinger@blm.gov or (970) 724-3000. Comments need to be received by March 31, 2016.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware 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 your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
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2016 Special Recreation Permit applications for the Upper Colorado River (Grand and Eagle counties)
Permit Renewals
The Adventure Company – Mark Hammer (float boating, fly fishing, guide training, kayak instruction, swift water rescue instruction, photo sales)
Adventure Outdoors dba Lakota Guides – Ken Murphy (float boating)
Adventures in Whitewater - Justin Scheible (float boating, fly fishing, shuttle service, SUP instruction)
Arkansas Valley Adventures – Duke Bradford ( float boating, shuttle service, gear rental)
Blue Quill Anglers – Jim Cannon (fly fishing)
Blue River Anglers – Bruce Marrow (fly fishing, guide training)
Colorado Mountain College (raft, kayaking, SUP, canoe, and swift water rescue instruction)
Devil’s Thumb Ranch – Igor Guzier (fly fishing)
Fish on Colorado – Jeff Powels (fly fishing)
Gore Range Expeditions dba Stand Up Paddle – Javier Placer (SUP instruction, gear rental, shuttle service)
High Country River Tours dba Good Times Rafting – Chris Coats (float boating)
Liquid Descent – Alan Blado (float boating, gear rental , shuttle service)
Lazy Jade dba Breckenridge Outfitters – Tim West (fly fishing)
Rancho del Rio – Jeff Gibson (shuttle service)
Red Tail Rafting – Tony Wasson (float boating)
Soft Side Up – Kimberly Lowe (SUP instruction)
New Permits
Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides – Josh Baruch (float boating, fly fishing, hiking and mountain biking combo trips)
Renaissance Adventure Guides – Lyle Phetteplace (kayak and SUP instruction)
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.