BLM seeking comments on 15 commercial recreation permit applications in Eagle, Grand and Summit counties
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The Bureau of Land Management Kremmling Field Office is seeking public comment regarding ten new commercial special recreation permit applications and five SRP modifications for the Upper Colorado River Corridor and surrounding areas within Grand, Eagle and Summit counties.
The BLM accepted permit applications for specific niches from June 1 to December 31, 2014. The BLM ranks permit applications using specific criteria, including type and quality of customer service, experience, business plan and overall quality of the application. New permit applications under consideration are:
• Trout Trickers (float fishing)
• Fly Fishing Outfitters (float fishing)
• Fish on Colorado (float fishing)
• Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides (float fishing and rafting)
• Mo Henry’s (float fishing)
• Soft Side Up (stand-up paddle)
• East Grand School District (rafting)
• SportAid, dba Lifelines (rafting)
• Renaissance (rafting)
• Above and Beyond (rafting)
Permit modifications under consideration are:
• Arkansas Valley Adventures (shuttle of rental equipment)
• Gore Range Expeditions, dba Stand Up Paddle (shuttle of rental equipment)
• Adventures in Whitewater (shuttle service and stand-up paddle/kayak)
• Blue Quill (float fishing)
• Devil’s Thumb (float fishing and rafting)
The BLM issues commercial SRPs to provide recreation businesses the opportunity to operate on BLM lands, to implement recreation management decisions and to ensure a fair return to the public for commercial use of public lands. To help with its evaluation of these permit applications, the BLM is seeking public comments regarding the applicants’ safety history, conflicts with applicants or their employees while operating on public lands, natural resource protection or any other information that would be useful to the agency as it considers the applications.
For more information on each applicant’s specific niche, please check the Kremmling Field Office’s website athttp://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/kfo/recreation_opportunities/Special_Recreation_Permits.html. To provide comment on the applications, contact Hannah Schechter at 970-724-3008. Please provide comments by March 14, 2015.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.