Second Draft Hermosa Creek Workgroup Final Report November 2 2009

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challenge for the HCDC and the HCW was to develop recommendations that reflect these goals and interests, which may in some cases conflict with each other. Those Goals and Interests are gFeUP' 5 diSEUS as follows: Goals • Protect the values as defined by the Working Group statement • Protect the watershed and Hermosa Creek itself • Preserve the intact nature of the area (e.g., road -less features) • Allow water development to continue • Protect existing outstanding water quality • Manage for accelerated sedimentation caused by human activity • Provide for local collaboration and problem solving among stakeholders • Protect existing uses Interests The following list of interests was developed by the HCDC that attempts to capture what people on the HCW care about or their interests: Land 1) To permanently preserve Hermosa Creek and its watershed because it is a special and unique place; permanently protect the land /watershed; protect the water, land, wildlife and fisheries for future generations 2) To protect Hermosa Creek and its watershed with flexibility and local control built into the solutions 3) Employing management tools that keep the number of users to a sustainable level and the carrying capacity of the area is not exceeded 4) Existing uses should continue including grazing, mining, outfitting, recreational uses, etc.; and they should continue in the places where they currently exist 5) To retain the road -less portions of the area as they currently exist Hermosa Creek Workgroup Final Report: Second Draft 11/2/09 Firzt 9Fa#: 10/28f09 15