Glenwood Springs Field Office Recreation Appendix Working Draft

• Description: Related to Upper Colorado River Wild and Scenic Stakeholder Group
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 3/6/2009
• Author: BLM, GSFO
• Title: BLM Glenwood Springs Field Office Recreation Appendix Working Draft
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

Working Draft—GSFO Recreation Appendix- 3-6-2009
Glenwood Springs Field Office -Wide Recreation Objectives
FO-wide Resource-Protection Objective:
Increase awareness, understanding,and a sense of stewardship in recreational activity participants so their
conduct safeguards cultural and natural resources as defined by Colorado Standards for Public Land Health or
area-specific(e.g.,ACEC,wild and scenic river)objectives.
FO-wide Visitor Health and Safety Objective:
Ensure that visitors are not exposed to unhealthy or unsafe human-created conditions(defined by a repeat
incident in the same year of the same type, in the same location, due to the same cause).
FO-wide Use/User Conflict Objective:
Achieve a minimum level of conflict between recreation participants to 1)allow other resources/programs to
achieve their RMP objectives;2)curb illegal trespass and property damage; and 3)maintain a diversity of
recreation activity participation.
FO-wide Community Growth Area Objective:
Increase collaboration with community partners to maintain appropriate activity-based recreation opportunities in
community growth areas(BLM lands adjacent to between, and surrounding communities;also referred to as
wildland-urban interface areas).
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