Post on 13-Dec-2015
National Landscape Conservation System Units
• Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
• Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area and Wilderness Area
• Powderhorn Wilderness Area• Uncompahgre Wilderness Area
• 2,166,273 acres of surface BLM land or 3.25% of Colorado.• 7,717,602 acres of BLM subsurface land (minerals) or 11.6% of
Colorado.
Southwest RAC Managers• Barb Sharrow, Uncompahgre Field Office– Dave Kauffman, Associate– Karen Tucker, Gunnison Gorge NCA
• Mark Stiles, San Juan Public Lands Center– Bill Dunkelberger, Associate– Steve Beverlin, Dolores Public Lands Office– Vacant, Columbine Field Office– Kevin Khung, Pagosa Field Office– LouAnn Jacobson, Anasazi Heritage Center/Canyons
of the Ancients National Monument• Gunnison Field Office, Vacant– Keith Burger, Acting
Southwest RAC Members
CATEGORY 1 CATEGORY 2 CATEGORY 3
Jevin CroteauEnergy/Mineral
Andrew Gulliford, PhDEnvironmental
Jim CochranPublic-at-Large
Ken EmoryOff-Highway Vehicle
Nik KendziorskiArchaeology
William ElaPublic-at-Large
Al HeatonFederal Grazing Permittee
Wally WhiteDispersed Recreation
Gerald Koppenhafer, DVMElected Official
Kathy WeltEnergy/Minerals
Andrea RobinsongEnvironmental
Alan StaehlePublic-at-Large
Jim YoungFederal Grazing Permittee
Dan MorseEnvironmental
Tony GurzickState Employee
Southwest RAC Issues
PlanningHealthy Lands InitiativeRecreation ActivitiesAntlershed Hunting in the
Gunnison Basin
Oil and Gas LeasingUranium ActivityRenewable Energy
The SW RAC is interested in learning more about renewable energy opportunities
Planning
Sub-RAC for Canyons of the Ancients Land Use Plan
Planning
San Juan Land Use PlanThe SJPLC is doing a
supplement to the draft San Juan Land Use Plan EIS.
Planning
• HD Mountains Oil and Gas EIS– SW RAC has sub-
committee that participated in public process.
Planning
• Gunnison Basin Travel Management Plan
• Hartman Rocks Special Recreation Management Area
• Update Alpine Loop Plan
Planning
Dry Creek Travel Management Plan115,000 acres on east side
of Uncompahgre Plateau
Planning
Proposed designation for Dominguez-Escalante areaSW RAC is supportive of
wilderness and NCA designation for the area.
Healthy Land Initiative
Recreation
SW RAC member Ken Emory is a member of the statewide Recreation RAC
Antlershed Hunting
Oil and Gas Lease Process
SW RAC proposed that additional time be built into BLM’s process for public review of proposed lease parcels. Colorado BLM responded by adding additional time to the process.
Uranium Activity
SW RAC has concerns that with increased uranium exploration and mining applications, there may be a lack of consistency in the way different BLM field offices handle and process applications