Northern San Juan • Entered by Robyn Cascade on October 2, 2021
Gunnison Public Lands Initiative (GPLI) Advocacy
July 6, 2021 – July 23, 2021
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | |
| Post Admin hours | 0.5 |
| Activity Hours | 3 |
| Participants | 2 |
| Total Hours | 6.5 |
Key Issue: Wilderness & Monument Designation/Protection
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: GPLI, HCCA, Town of Ridgway, Ouray County
Landscape/area: Uncompahgre National Forest (951767 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Advocacy actions (2 letters/postcards)
Short Description of Activity
NSJBB was asked by GPLI organizers to solicit letters of support from Ridgway and Ouray County to Senator Bennet for three landscapes in Gunnison County included in GPLI that border Ouray County and are frequently accessed via Ouray County roads. Turret Ridge, Little Cimarron & Failes Creek/Soldier Creek are being proposed by GPLI as additions to the Uncompahgre Wilderness. Broads supports this action and in fact these landscapes are proposed as recommended wilderness in the Community Conservation Proposal to the GMUG Forest Plan revision.
Reflection/Evaluation
Obtained letters from both Ridgway and Ouray County readily. Learned how BOCCs in general and certainly Ouray BOCC do not like to comment on lands outside their jurisdiction without the explicit consent of the collaborating county – reflected in the Ouray BOCC letter.
Photos/Uploads
Upload 1 |
Upload 2 |
Photo Captions
1. Town of Ridgway letter of support to Senator Bennet re: GPLI landscapes
2. Ouray Board of County Commission letter of support to Senator Bennet re: GPLI landscapes