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<br />proximately 2,22S,OOO acres that are cropped, 23,987,000 acres arc in rorests and wood-
<br />lands, and lhe remaining acres arc in grass and browse range-lands. harren areas, and
<br />urban and built-up areas. or the cropped land 1,622,000 acres are irrigated and 603.000
<br />acres arc dry cropland. The areas of alpine mountain peaks and barren and inaccessible
<br />land arc extensive while Ihe urhan and huilt-up area constitute less than I per cenl or the
<br />area.
<br />Nearly lwo-thirds of the land area is in public ownership under Federal and Stale
<br />administration. The remainder is privately owned, with slightly more Ihan half of this in
<br />ownership by corporal inns and individunls, and lhe remainder in Indian trihal or indi-
<br />vidual ownerships held in trusl hy the Bureau or Indian AITairs.
<br />MOSI of Ihe lands of the region are managed under multiple-use concept in order that
<br />the largest possible amounts or goods and services may be produced from lhe resource
<br />base. ConservRtion, including preservation of unique resources. is pracliced to proleclthe .
<br />resource hase rrom deierioralion in the course of development and production. Resource
<br />uses of Ihe rcgion includc crop proouc,ion, domestic livestock grn7.in!!. ouldoor recrea-
<br />tion, mineral production, timber production, and the preservalion of wilderness and
<br />other public values. In addilion. land is used as Ihe site for induslrial development and
<br />olher occupancy. Forests cover approximalely one-third of the land area and contribute
<br />signillcantly to Ihe regional economy through water production, recreational use, ranch.
<br />Ing oflCrlllions, and nn expundinll foresl products indu~try (Upper Colorado Region
<br />Stule - Federul Inter.Agency Group, 1971).
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<br />Large numhers or vaclltioners arc ullracled by the Flaming Gorge National Recreation
<br />Area and the Dinosaur Nalional Monllment, as well as by several nalional forests and
<br />other Jluhlic Iilm's wilh OUISI'lIldinll recreational opportunilies localed in Ihe Grecn
<br />di\'ision. Also popular as rl'~rcalinn spols arc numerous slale parks. privale dcvelop-
<br />ments and \\'inll~r srclrtl\ ~Ircas,
<br />'r h\." (irmul dl\-i~il'n f..'oll1ains nllnwrnu'l rl"c.:rl'0I110Ilill ilreas or national si~niliclnl'C.
<br />These indll,k se"cral national forcsls, thc Rndy fl,lounlain Nalional Park and a pari of
<br />lhe ('lIn~'onlllnds Nationul Purk, Ihe Shadow MI'"nlain and ('lI/ccanli Nalionnl Recrea-
<br />tion Arells, Hnd Ihe HInck Canyon of the Gunnison IInd Colorndn and Arches National
<br />Monumcnls (Fig. 3). Also Ihe area contains such noted resort areas as Aspen and Vail as
<br />well os many popular smol/er resorls on bolh public and Jlri\'Rlc land.
<br />The SlIn JUlin MOllnlllins. known I" thc "A",cri,'llI' AIJls". IIrc rcnowncd for Ihcir
<br />scenic helllllYlll1l1 rccrcutionlll oppnrlllnilics IInd allfll"l vlI"lItion,'rs fflllll Ihrolll!tlllUI the
<br />country. The San Juon division is IIlso noled for ils nlltionlll foresl and f,'r ils nutionlll
<br />pllrks IInd nlllllllmcllls. rrl1111Y of which prescrve JlrchiSloric Indinn ruins. It COlllllills
<br />Bryce ClInyon IInd Mesa Verde NUlional Purks and the major Jlllrt of Canyonlnnds
<br />Nalional Park. Also, il includes nine national monuments--- Yucca House, Navajo,
<br />CaJlitol Reef, Rainbow Bridge, Canyon de Chcl/y, Natural Bridges, Hovenwecp. A7.tec
<br />Ruins and Chuco Cunyon. Also notable in the subrcgion arc Ihe Glen Conyon National
<br />Recreation Area and the "Four Corners", the only poinl in the U.S.A, where four Slales
<br />join. Many recreational facilities are provided on the public domain and by state, local
<br />and private developments,
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