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Learn about the Front Range Resource Advisory Council objectives, resolutions, and ongoing projects such as Millsap Gulch cleanup and the Rio Grande River corridor livestock trespass issue. Stay informed on public lands management efforts in Colorado.
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Front RangeResource Advisory Council Serving BLM Royal Gorge Field Office BLM San Luis Valley Public Lands Center and attending Service First Partners: Rio Grande, San Isabel and Pike National Forests Statewide RAC Meeting Grand Junction, CO January 24-26, 2009 Roy Masinton, Designated Federal Officer Loren Whittemore, Council Chair
Area of Responsibility Royal Gorge Field Office 671,600 surface acres 2,564,440 sub-surface acres 35 counties San Luis Valley Public Lands Center 664,000 acres public lands 300,000 acres federal mineral estate 800,000 acres trust responsibility for mineral management of Tribal lands 7 counties
Fulfilling Council Objectives • RAC meetings – held six meetings in 2007 and in 2008 • Public comment and presentations • Agency presentations • Sub-committees participate in public meetings • Provide feedback at RAC meetings • Field Trips • Provide better understanding of issues and concerns • Usually two in the Front Range and one or two in the San Luis Valley
Resolutions • The Front Range RAC has made 12 resolutions over the past two years • Millsap Gulch • This Statewide RAC meeting was initiated by a 2008 resolution by the Front Range RAC
Millsap Gulch FRRAC 06-02 • Mining clean-up • 65-acres area • Three million yards of tailings • Tailings located on public and private lands • Impacts to lands and water – severe during summer months • Project funding challenging
Arkansas River TMP • RAC kept informed on progress and issues along the way • Sub-committee members attended public meetings • RAC passed resolution in support of the final decision
Rio Grande River Corridor Livestock Trespass • Long-term trespass problem preventing reestablishment of riparian vegetation • Existing preventative measures not effective enough • Recognized the BLM needs to take a stronger preventative stance • Resolved that BLM take more aggressive preventative measures
Christo & Jeanne-Claude's "Over The River" • Ongoing issue • Brought to RAC’s attention in 2006 • Frustrations of the RAC • OTR reluctant to make presentation to the RAC • Waiting to hear both sides of the story prior to making a decision on stance • Sub-committees members attend public meetings hosted by BLM and OTR
Over The River Proposed Project Map Salida Canon City