This spring, the Conservation Center and our allies are teaming up to offer a series of guided hikes to showcase public lands throughout Western Colorado!
The hikes are all located within Uncompahgre Field Office BLM management areas open for public comment under an upcoming Resource Management Plan (RMP). This RMP will guide BLM management actions on everything from energy extraction and development to river management and recreation for the next 20 years, so your comments are crucial in determining the future of our public lands. Come learn about how to engage in this process, understand the resource issues at stake, and see the beauty of these areas! Click here to download a comment form designed for the hike series.
Join us to learn about our local public lands and ongoing resource planning processes, as well as the many uses and conflicts that arise within each unique area. Hikes will be 3-5 miles in length and have moderate difficulty. All hikes are free to the public!
Come explore this maze of arroyos and ravines, with ancient marine fossils scattered among pinon-junipers and threatened hookless cactus. Details below!
April 19th: Adobe Badlands hike led by Sarah Sauter and the Conservation Center: Meet at Delta City Market @ 9am. To RSVP: 970-527-5307. Adobe Badlands ACEC factsheet.
April 26th: Dry Creek hike by Sky Baldwin & the Uncompahgre Valley Association: Meet @ 9am in the parking lot at the turn-FF for Rim Road from Shavano Valley Road (map). To RSVP: 970-256-760
May 3rd: Roc Creek Hike led by Sherry Schenk and the Great Old Broads for Wilderness. To RSVP: 970-596-8510
May 10th: Camel Back Addition hike led by Robin Nicholoff and Western Colorado Congress. To RSVP: 970-256-7650
May 17th/18th: Paradox Valley overnight led by Kate Graham & Conservation Colorado with hikes into Roc Creek, Shavano Creek, and the Dolores Canyon throughout the weekend. To RSVP: 970-243-0002
June 7th: Roubideau Canyon hike led by Emily Hornback and Western Colorado Congress. To RSVP: 970-256-7650
June 14th: Jumbo Mountain Hike led by Sarah Sauter and the Conservation Center. To RSVP: 970-527-5307Category:
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