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(lO c c1a rotO <br /> I( <br /> 1-11q Uii S (4)(:)Y1 <br /> Gunnison Basin Wild and Scenic Stakeholder Group 5-`i`� B C"� <br /> Bill Heddles Recreation Center * L-e <br /> 530 Gunnison River Drive, Delta w`f'd <br /> Wednesday, April 13, 20111 <br /> 6:30 p.m. — 9:00 p.m. <br /> Meeting Expectations: <br /> • Obtain additional information requested at 4-5-11 meeting. <br /> • Develop management recommendations to BLM for eligible segments within the NCA <br /> AGENDA <br /> I. Introduction (6:30) <br /> a. Participant introductions <br /> b. Review meeting expectations and agenda <br /> II. Address questions from April 5th meeting (6:40) <br /> 1. Grand Junction (GJFO) and Uncompahgre Field Office (UFO) of BLM seem to use <br /> different criteria on ownership to determine Wild & Scenic eligibility: the GJFO <br /> perspective is that only segments touched by BLM are eligible; UFO doesn't seem <br /> N1/4> to follow the same criteria. Clarifications are needed on what the overall policy is. <br /> 2. Does Audubon help with monitoring peregrines and is there more recent data on <br /> the peregrines (past '09)? ' <br /> w4' X7 3. Need map of ACEC in Escalante Creek corridor. (delay to segment discussion) <br /> k ii,e.y, 4. Is the State Wildlife Area exempt from Wild & Scenic eligibility?yJ o 11't &3UNt tag s <br /> 5. Are there really river otter on Escalante Creek segment 2? No one present has <br /> seen them in 20 years. ,POW axtuf , but-0016 t <br /> 6. What evidence is there of historic bighorn presence along `Escalant9Creek? <br /> 7. Who owns water rights above Cottonwood Creek? N <br /> III. Work Session By segment groups (7:00) <br /> Rose and Dominguez 1&2 <br /> Gunnison River 1&2 ' <br /> Escalante 1 & 2 and Cottonwood <br /> 1. What is important to protect? (ORV's, existing uses, etc.) <br /> 2. Are those values already protected, and if so, how? <br /> 3. What other protections would you recommend? <br /> a. Would Wild & Scenic suitability make sense? Why or why not? <br /> b. What other management tools would you recommend? <br /> 4. What level of community support or opposition do you foresee to the management <br /> approach you recommend? Parties to think about include: <br /> a. adjacent landowners <br /> b. other agencies <br /> c. interest groups <br /> IV. Next Steps to Finalize Letter— email, meeting, etc. (8:45) <br /> V. Adjourn (9:00) <br />