Trout Unlimited launches campaign to protect Alpine Triangle.
During a Town Hall meeting March 31 attended by about 30 people,
Steve Fearn of Silverton tells Ty Churchwell of Trout Unlimited that he
has some concerns about the campaign to have all the BLM land in
San Juan County designated a National Conservation Area. Also
pictured are, from left, Mike Andreatta, Kim Buck, and county commissioners
Pete McKay and Terry Rhoades (behind Fearn).
A campaign by Trout Unlimited to establish an Alpine Triangle National Conservation Area ran into some opposition last week during a public meeting on the issue at Silverton Town Hall, with some suggesting it amounts to a BLM land grab.
Ty Churchwell, backcountry coordinator for Trout Unlimited, said the plan is to set aside some 126,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management property in the Ouray, Silverton and Lake City area. About half of that is within San Juan County.
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