News Release
Royal Gorge Field Office, Colorado
For Immediate Release: January 30, 2018
Contact: Amber Iannella, Public Affairs Specialist,
719-269-8553
BLM seeks comments on proposed trails in Buena Vista
CANON CITY, Colo. – The
Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office is seeking public comments on its draft environmental assessment (EA) on a proposal to add new motorized and non-motorized trails to the Fourmile Trail System outside Buena Vista.
“The public lands in the area have fantastic recreation opportunities for locals and visitors alike,” said BLM Royal Gorge
Field Manager Keith Berger. “BLM strives to be a good neighbor and we would like to hear from the community about why the proposed trails are important to them, as well as any potential concerns with building them.”
Since 2002, the Fourmile Trail System has had several routes built, along with a series of trail improvement projects.
Recreation on BLM Colorado-managed public lands generated $591 million and supported 4,827 jobs in Fiscal Year 2016.
The draft environmental assessment and maps are available at https://go.usa.gov/xnvT6.
Comments are most helpful if received by March
2, 2018 and may be summited online at https://go.usa.gov/xnvT6 or
by mail to BLM, Royal Gorge Field Office, Attn: Linda Skinner, 3028 E. Main Street, Canon City, CO 81212.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment,
you should be aware 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 your personal identifying information from review, we cannot guarantee
that we will be able to do so.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The agency’s
mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. Diverse activities authorized on these lands generated $75 billion in sales of goods and services throughout
the American economy in fiscal year 2016—more than any other agency in the Department of the Interior. These activities supported more than 372,000 jobs.
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