Southern Rockies Conservation Alliance

The Southern Rockies Conservation Alliance (SRCA) is a coalition of conservation and recreation organizations focusing on protection and preservation of public lands in Colorado and southern Wyoming. SRCA's mission is to develop and implement coordinated, comprehensive and effective campaigns for Colorado and southern Wyoming to:

• Protect wilderness quality lands
• Conserve and restore biodiversity
• Ensure responsible management of motorized recreation
• Promote healthy forest ecosystems
• Restore natural fire regimes

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2008 Colorado Wilderness Gathering: April 4, 5, and 6 “Wilderness for the New Century”

Join us for a celebration of Colorado's wild places and wildlife!

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Protect Colorado's Canyon Country Wilderness

Colorado wilderness supporters celebrated Congresswoman Diana DeGette’s re-introduction of the Colorado Wilderness Act on September 12th, 2007. Wilderness designation will forever protect some of Colorado's distinctively scenic and treasured lands for people today and for generations to come. With development of Colorado's public lands moving forward at a break-neck pace, protecting these special places will ensure that some of Colorado remains wild for future generations.

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Save Roan Plateau

Roan Plateau (© 2003, Jeff Widen)

Citizens responded in large numbers in early 2005, telling the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that the top and cliffs of Roan Plateau are too special to drill. In the face of immense and growing pressures for increased natural gas development in northwestern Colorado, some 70,000 people commented on a draft management plan for Roan Plateau, saying that the stunning cliffs, deep canyons, quiet trout streams, and expansive meadows have enduring value that should not be sacrificed for a short term supply of gas. They expressed their support for the Community Alternative for Roan Plateau – a plan supported by conservation groups, businesses, and most of the towns in the surrounding area – which calls for carefully producing over 90% of the gas likely to come from the plateau area over the next 20 years, without drilling a single well on the ecologically rich and recreationally popular top of the plateau. The public comment period closed April 11, but supporters continue to highlight the importance of Roan Plateau protection while the BLM works on its final plan. For more information about Roan Plateau and on ways that you can help protect it, visit:

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Rocky Mountain National Park bill introduced!

On Monday, May 14, 2007 at Moraine Park Campground Amphitheater in Rocky Mountain National Park, members of Colorado delegation announced the introduction of legislation that will permanently protect the backcountry of the Park as wilderness. Rocky Mountain National Park Superintendent Vaughn Baker, elected leaders from Larimer, Grand, and Boulder counties, and leaders from Estes Park and Grand Lake were in attendance as were many excited citizens.

Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO), Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO, Representative Mark Udall (D-CO) and Representative Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) worked together to create language for legislation. H.R 2334 was introduced into the House on May 15th.

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BLM's New Draft Plan for Northwest Colorado Favors Oil and Gas Development, Threatens Wildlife, Wild Lands and Cultural Artifacts

Plan draws broad opposition from local sportsmen, ranchers and conservation groups

A plan released in 2006 by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) would bring more than 3,000 oil and gas wells and associated development to Northwest Colorado's Moffat and Routt counties, home to one the state's largest wildland complexes, including the 86,000 acre Vermillion Basin proposed wilderness area. The draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Little Snake Resource Area will determine the fate of 1.3 million acres of public land, including 275,000 acres of citizen-proposed wilderness lands as well as critical big game habitat and migration corridors, the best greater sage-grouse habitat in Colorado, and prized Native American petroglyphs. The top planning issue is how much additional oil and gas drilling will be allowed and where, as rampant energy development encroaches on the Little Snake region from Wyoming to the north and from the Piceance Basin to the south

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