| 8/1/2009 6:00:00 AM | Email this article • Print this article | Lower Dolores group offers info
The Lower Dolores Plan Working Group has released a series of fact sheets that give detailed information about the topics being discussed in the Lower Dolores Plan Working Group process.
The fact sheets cover the topics of grazing, oil/gas/minerals, ecology, fisheries, cultural resources, geology, water protection tools, Dolores River Dialogue science, recreation and rafting, wildlife and McPhee dam spill management.
The Lower Dolores Plan Working Group includes diverse stakeholders with many perspectives and interests in the lower Dolores River Valley, according to a statement from the group. Members have been meeting since December 2008 to learn about key issues in the Lower Dolores River corridor.
The goal is to gather information, identify values worthy of protection in the planning area, formulate ideas for protection of the values, and make recommendations to the Dolores Public Lands Office - the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Once the Lower Dolores Management Plan Working Group makes its recommendations, the public lands office will initiate a formal environmental assessment process, conduct public involvement, and issue a decision notice.
Fact sheets are available at the following locations:
• Montezuma and Dolores County courthouses
• Cortez Livestock Auction (sale barn), 12129 U.S. Highway 491
• Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St., Cortez
• Dolores Public Lands Office, 29211 Highway 184
• Dolores Public Library, 1002 Railroad Ave., Dolores
• Dolores Water Conservancy District office, 60 S. Cactus, Cortez
• San Juan Citizens Alliance office, 10 W. Main, Cortez
• Spruce Tree Coffeehouse, 318 E. Main, Cortez
They are also available on-line at http://ocs.fortlewis.edu/drd. Go to "Lower Dolores Plan Working Group" and then "Issue Fact Sheets."
Anyone interested in learning more about the planning process can access meeting notices, minutes, PowerPoint presentations and other information at the Web site. The meetings are open to the public and there is time on the agenda for interested people to comment.
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