Northern San Juan • Entered by Robyn Cascade on September 29, 2020
NSJ ~ USFS Baldy Landscape Resiliency & Habitat Improvement Proposal
August 21, 2020 – September 10, 2020
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 0 |
| Post Admin hours | 0 |
| Activity Hours | 10 |
| Participants | 2 |
| Total Hours | 20 |
Key Issue: Public Lands Health & Protection
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: Craig Grother/BHA; Rocky Smith; Center for Biological Diversity/Ted Zukowski
Landscape/area: Uncompahgre National Forest (951767 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Advocacy actions (4 comments)
Short Description of Activity
USFS Ouray District is proposing a vegetation treatment for a sizable landscape in the Baldy Mountain region, part of which is Baldy Roadless Area (RA.) Broads and our coalition partners are proposing this RA for addition to the Uncompahgre Wilderness via the Community Conservation Proposal. The proposed treatment would negatively impact the roadless and wilderness characteristics of the RA if implemented as proposed by the USFS. NSJBB wrote comments and also solicited comments from other local partners and government providing them with talking points for their comments. Our chapter also signed onto a more technical letter drafted by Rocky Smith.
Reflection/Evaluation
Lots of learning and collaboration for this advocacy project. The scoping letter only allowed a 30 day comment period and Robyn was in the wilderness for the first 10 days following the release of the scoping letter (unbeknownst to her.) Thrilled that Town of Ridgway incorporated our concerns into their letter. Note the majority of hours ~19 can be attributed to one member with an additional member submitting her own comments. The Board of County Commissioner letter was disappointing basically not questioning the lack of information in the Scoping letter or limited opportunity for public comment.
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Photo Captions
1. NSJBB comments
2. Town of Ridgway comments
3. Rocky’s comments to which we signed on and solicited other signers
4. Craig Grother’s/BHA comments