Statement: Counties Propose National Conservation Area for Dolores River
July 25, 2024
July 25, 2024
DENVER, Colorado, July 25 -- The Environment Colorado Research and Policy Center issued the following news release:
Mesa and Montrose counties have unveiled a new proposal to create a National Conservation Area (NCA) as an alternative to a community-led proposal for a Dolores River Canyons national monument. The counties' proposed area includes only about 10% of the land recommended in the national monument proposal, suggesting protections for only a single narrow strip of nature al . . .
Mesa and Montrose counties have unveiled a new proposal to create a National Conservation Area (NCA) as an alternative to a community-led proposal for a Dolores River Canyons national monument. The counties' proposed area includes only about 10% of the land recommended in the national monument proposal, suggesting protections for only a single narrow strip of nature al . . .