BLM Uncompahgre Field Office seeks comments for Spring 2020 Special Recreation Permit applications
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MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office is seeking public comments on six Special Recreation Permit (SRP) applications for Spring 2020.
“The BLM uses a permit system for managing economic aspects of recreation, and to ensure sustainable and diverse recreational opportunities for all visitors,” said Uncompahgre Field Manager Gregory Larson. “Supporting local economies and providing quality recreation experiences by making public lands available for these activities is integral to BLM’s management objectives.”
The SRP applications for review through the Uncompahgre Field Office are:
- City of Delta – Mountain bike enduro race in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.
- Colorado Canyons Association – Guided interpretive rafting and hiking in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.
- Enduro Ranch Ltd. – Guided motorcycle tours in Flat Top-Peach Valley Recreation Area within the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.
- Highland Cycles – Guided motorcycle tours within lands managed by the Uncompahgre Field Office, including Peach Valley and Dry Creek.
- Mountain Waters – Guided rafting trips in the San Miguel Special Recreation Management Area and Area of Critical Environmental Concern from Deep Creek to the confluence with the Dolores River, and the Dolores River from its confluence with the San Miguel River to Roc Creek.
- Telluride Fly Fishers LLC – Guided walk/wade fishing and rafting within the San Miguel Special Recreation Management Area and Area of Critical Environmental Concern from Deep Creek to Pinon, the Lower San Miguel from Pinon to the Dolores River confluence, and the Lower Dolores River from Bedrock to Roc Creek.
Permit applications are available for public review at the Montrose Public Lands Center located at 2465 South Townsend Avenue in Montrose, CO. Written comments may be submitted by mail or e-mail no later than November 30, 2019 to Tatyana Sukharnikova, Special Recreation Permit Administrator, Uncompahgre Field Office, 2465 South Townsend Avenue, Montrose, CO 81401, or tsukharnikova@blm.gov. Please be specific with comments, including how the proposal may affect you.
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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