Senators Udall and Bennet Introduce San Juan Wilderness Bill | Colorado Wilderness Areas [hat tip to Chas Clifton] Posted on September 27, 2011 by colorado wilderness
Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet introduced the San Juan Wilderness Act of 2011 to the 112th Congress.
If passed, the law will add approximately 33,200 acres of wilderness land to the existing Mt. Sneffels and the Lizard Head Wilderness areas of southwestern Colorado. In addition to the wilderness lands, 21,620 acres of federal land will receive special protection in the San Juan Mountains near Silverton, Colorado. [Specifically, Sheep Mountain Special Management Area – 21,620 acres including the Ice Lakes Basin near Silverton, CO] The special protection bans the use of motorized vehicles and the construction of roads, but fails to protect the streams and rivers from future water resource projects.
Senators Udall and Bennet Introduce San Juan Wilderness Bill | Colorado Wilderness Areas
An easy-to-fill out contact form is available on the website along with maps of the proposed wilderness at http://markudall.senate.gov/sanjuan/.
I’m amazed that Ice Lakes Basin isn’t already as protected as any place can be: it’s a treasure beyond measure.