For Immediate Release: May 31, 2007
Contact: David Boyd, Public Affairs Specialist, (970) 947-2832
Joe Stout, Environmental Planner, (970) 724-3003
BLM seeks local expertise to review road and trail inventory
Six workshops to be held in June
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management is asking the public to help as it begins a comprehensive look at travel management within the Glenwood Springs and Kremmling field offices in northwestern Colorado.
BLM will be hosting a series of “trails and routes data collection workshops” in June to give the public the opportunity to review its road and trail inventory for completeness and accuracy, as well as offer suggestions for possible re-routes or new routes that would complement the existing system.
“We really want to hear from the people who are out using our roads and trails,” said Jamie Connell, Field Management for the Glenwood Springs Field Office. “Ensuring our inventory is accurate is the first step in developing a comprehensive travel management plan.”
The travel management plans are being developed as the two field offices revise their Resource Management Plans, or RMPs. The RMPs will provide overall management direction for the next two decades for the 567,000-acre Glenwood Springs Field Office and the 378,000-acre Kremmling Field Office.
The workshops will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the dates and locations below:
| Date | Town | Address |
| June 12 | El Jebel | Community Center 0020 Eagle County Dr. |
| June 13 | Gypsum | Town Hall - Council Chambers 50 Lundgren Blvd. |
| June 14 | Rifle | Rifle Fire Protection District - Station 1 1850 Railroad Ave. |
| June 26 | Grandby | Granby Community Center 129 3rd St. |
| June 27 | Walden | Wattenburg Center 686 County Road 42 |
| June 28 | Kremmling | Chamber Bldg 203 Park Ave |
Public comments and information will be accepted at the workshops, as well as in writing through the mail or at each Field Office. BLM is asking for the information to be submitted by July 20, 2007.
The public will be able to comment on the proposed travel management alternatives when the Draft RMPs are released for a 90-day public comment period next year.
“While there will be additional opportunities for public involvement with our trail and route management decisions, we are strongly encouraging people who are interested to get involved as early in this process as possible,” said Peter McFadden, Acting Kremmling Field Manager.
For more information about how to comment, and to view maps of the inventoried trails and routes, log on to http://www.blm.gov/rmp/co/kfo-gsfo, or stop by either Field Office: Glenwood Springs Field Office, 50629 Hwys 6 and 24; Kremmling Field Office, 2103 E. Park Ave.
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