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MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office is seeking public comments on 41 commercial Special Recreation Permit (SRP) applications.

The BLM evaluates permit applications using specific criteria, including type and quality of customer service, experience, business plan and overall quality of the application. Four new applications and 37 applications for renewal are being evaluated.

“Public input will help us identify potential conflicts with other users, health and safety concerns and any resource conflicts,” said Uncompahgre Field Manager Greg Larson. “We want to provide excellent customer service and ensure top-notch recreation experiences while protecting natural resources.”

New SRP applicants include:

• Cross S Outfitters
• Mountain Waters Rafting and Adventure Company, LLC.
• Scree Slide Outfitters
• Western Anglers

SRP renewal applicants include:

• Adaptive Sports Center
• Bighorn Outfitters
• Bill Dvorak Kayak and Rafting Expeditions
• Black Canyon Anglers
• Black Timber Outfitters
• Bookcliff Outfitters
• Buglin’ Bill Outfitters
• Camp David Outfitting, LLC.
• Colorado Cutthroat Adventures doing business as Dragonfly Anglers
• Colorado Trophies
• Dark Canyon Outfitters
• Deer Hill Expeditions
• Elite Motorcycle Tours
• Garvey Brothers Outfitters
• Gateway Canyon Resorts
• Gunnison River Expeditions
• Gunnison River Pleasure Park
• Hermosa Tours, LLC.
• J and Ray Outfitters
• Jackson Outfitters
• Mark Davies Guide Service
• Mountaineer Outfitters
• Navarrete Guide and Outfitting
• Ridgway Independent Guide Service
• Rugged Rack
• Snowmass Whitewater, Inc. doing business as River Rats
• Telluride Academy
• Telluride Hunting Guides
• Telluride Outside
• Timber to Table Guide Service doing business as Dark Timber Outfitters
• Travis Kruckenburg Outfitting
• West Elk Outfitters
• Western Slope SUP
• Wilamar Outfitters doing business as Arkansas River Tours
• Wilderness Aware

The BLM issues SRPs to provide recreation businesses the opportunity to operate on BLM public lands, to provide the public the opportunity to use a guided service for recreation activities, to implement recreation management decisions and to ensure a fair return to the public for commercial use of public lands. Supporting local economies and providing quality recreation experiences for the public by making public lands available for these activities is integral to BLM’s management objectives. In 2016, recreation activities on BLM-managed lands generated $591 million and supported 4,827 jobs in Colorado.

The most effective comments should address resource concerns, compliance history, public health and safety, conflicts and diversity of services.

Permit applications are available for review in the Montrose Public Lands Center located at 2505 S. Townsend Avenue in Montrose. Public comments are most helpful if received by Nov. 12. Comments may be mailed to Robin Lewis, Acting Park Ranger/Permit Administrator, Uncompahgre Field Office, 2465 S. Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO 81401 or via email 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.