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<br />opportunities; however, there are thouslInds of acres of country with-
<br />oul trails for the more adventuresome Iraveler. The nllmerous lnkes
<br />find strellInS provide mnuy opportunitips for fishing. ..\loderate elk,
<br />deer, and bear population:; are disper~ed through the areH. for excellent
<br />hunting.
<br />Rpcrention use in the area hn.s been increasing rnpidly. It is e~ti-
<br />mated that 15% of thf' recreatlOlllll use come,:; durmg the huntmg
<br />5etL.'>on (Oetober !lnt! November). The remaining 85% of the \\ilder-
<br />IlI?S~ use is during the snow-fn~e months. .Approximi\t.ely 62% of the
<br />\\-ildenles~ l1~e is by horsebllck find 38% b\' foot travel.
<br />The majority (;C recrelllioni~ts who use tlw nreu are from the
<br />Colorlldo-~ew ~lexir.o area; however, tl ltlfge percent of the people
<br />wlw llse the more thuu twenty (:ommercinl outfitters nnd puckers
<br />in the vieillity nre from otlwr Stutes. A population of over 2,000,000
<br />people h1\v(> t\ccess to the ureil ",-ithin 250 mile~ d,"ive by uutornobile.
<br />In the smaller aren propm;{'d by the Forest Service, a totul of 86
<br />pOt('ntial cl\U1psiws, varymg in size from two ucres to forty-seven
<br />fines, huvc been found suitable for undeveloped camps and inventoried
<br />in tbe National Forest Rerrention SUl'yey.
<br />The flren is ecologically stnhle tlnll will be able to stnnd considerable
<br />human unci othf'f llS~ Y,;thOllt deteriorlltion of vegetntioll or soils.
<br />~Inny species of wildlife inhabit the propos(>d \\-ilderness. Elk, deer,
<br />blnck henr, bighonl sheep, coyote, hobcnt, find mountnin lion are
<br />residents of the aretl. SmlllIer mnmmnl.::; indudc sllO\n,hoc rabbit,
<br />cott.ontnil rahhit, pint' sqnirr{'l, Abert squirrel, beuYer, badger, martell,
<br />wl'n~el, mink, fox, ~kllnk, chipmunk, pika, ma.rmot, and field mice.
<br />Tlll're nre Illtlny spede:-> of hirds including the pllLrmi~an high above
<br />timla'rline. the Llue grouse in Ill(' timber, I1wl the goldl'll eng-le. Finally,
<br />the many lukes llnd streullls provide Cutthroat., rllinbow, and brook
<br />trout from }llln-size to o\"(~r IS indH'~ in length.
<br />Cluu~e 4(d)(S) of the \\~ildernc~5 .Act of 196-1 provides u&'5urance
<br />lhht. :-)t:lt.e jllri~dietion over \dldlif(' :mll fish in the natiOntll forests
<br />\\;Il Ilot be nfTected by the desi~lI1lion of nil)" wilJerness.
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<br />D. OTHER XATun.U. RESOURCES
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<br />Below is n dis\'u~~ion of the renewllhlc llnd nonrenewuble resources
<br />of ('\'onomic ndue within tlH' propo~ed wilderness:
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<br />1. Timber
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<br />.::;, 1,sG3, us anwncl('d, is the only one of the tllre(' Colorndo wi.lder-
<br />ne.__:; propo:;:ll~ eOIlsider('d by t.11(' Committ.('(' on Interior llull Insular
<br />.AlfllirS this COIlgrl'~S 2 which cOIltuins u timber fl'150urCe which could
<br />1)(' I"('gurdNI af' ~I.gnificnnt.
<br />The total hoard foota~e in the l'ropo~{'tl ,\ildl'rn('~s is 2,G05,111,000.
<br />Althoullh the total :l.l'feage in S. 1853 is on'r n quarter !rfl~ftter thnn
<br />that in tlH' FOI"t~~1 Sen"icp propo~al, tlH' bonrd footuge is only n tHth
<br />gre.Her, ~Iost of the lulditiolllll t.imber involn'd i~ IOCHll'll :llou~ the
<br />Ell~{t.'rn 15ide in the 53,000 :l.(~re lll"{'U of 0-1, 0-2, D-l, unll D-2, The
<br />timbe-r types \\ithin the propo:o:ed wilderness ure aspen, Douglas-white
<br />fir, POlltferOsfl pine, and Ellgelml\IlI1 sprucf'-subalpille lir.
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<br />1 '[!JE' otht'f twO Colorad.. wil,ll'ml'5& l'rolJOSSL~ art' ~" 7\Y.! (DomlnJe.k and Haskell) df'5i~T13t111j;l. tht' Flat
<br />TOi'~ WlI.lHII~, \l"hich P'L.;sffi the S<,nn.lt' orl O,.tober 3(1, I~"J. all.! 5. lSOI Oh...kell and !Jominkk) d~jg-
<br />rut.U:ll! ,be l':agles Xe..~ Wilderfit\.'iS whicb ~",<e<1 Ule Se!ute on t.)ctObo:'f ll, 1!l7J.
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