And 10 years later, the right answer is still the same:
Just say NO.
Public lands, public use, public access.
Andrew Travers:
"U.S. Sen. Mark Udall is working on new wilderness legislation that could include 13 areas covering more than 60,000 acres in Pitkin County within the Hidden Gems wilderness proposal.
In all, Udall announced on Sunday in Frisco, he is seeking public input on new wilderness designations for 236,000 acres of land in western Colorado. It also includes Gems areas in Eagle and Summit counties.
In coming months, the senator plans to do widespread outreach to locals in the areas at issue. A comment page is open on his website, which includes detailed maps and a list of the sites he is considering.
“Before we do anything,” Udall said in a statement Sunday, unveiling what he’s dubbed the Central Mountains Outdoor Heritage Act, “it’s important to me to hear from as many Coloradans as possible about how the land is used today and their vision for the future of these special places.”
The Gems proposal went through a years-long public debate in the Eagle and Roaring Fork valleys, spearheaded by the Carbondale-based Wilderness Workshop, before going to Washington. The wilderness advocacy organization negotiated with groups like snowmobilers and mountain bikers, who opposed protections that would curb recreation in certain areas or limit future trail construction.
The proposal sparked controversy in some recreational factions of western Colorado, as all mechanized and motorized uses are banned in federally-designated wilderness areas.
After dropping hundreds of thousands of acres from the proposal and attempting to build community consensus, Wilderness Workshop sent a draft bill to Colorado’s congressional delegation in 2010...."
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"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
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