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<br />The F.b '\',]Jilfc S~m'lu~ry" ~ populal ~rea for l>ilJ w~l,hlng ~nd nalUle "alh, In.." pmpcn) I~
<br />loc~leJ ~dJ~"enll<> C"I(}f~do Slale P",ks-C"nnccled L,kt-,. UnJcr h..lh the ;.<" ,.\<:llon '1n,1
<br />P"'pn<.c<l:\Clwn.lheprnpenywouldc"llllnucloprovidercnrali,l!),tlopP"l1uoill~'
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<br />,\dJ"",mg land u,.., mdu,k C"j"lad" Ri"el SI.lle p;uk\.ConnCt:le<l Lake" ",~nc'ullu"ll ;nllJ
<br />""Idemial pf<)pcni..~. and Ihe (;{and Vall..y ,\Udlll>"l1 S"<:lely",.. Natule Cenler 'lie (!"Igurc 41,
<br />C,'nnec'I,"dL,kesl''''Vld~,fi,hll1!l.p'':l1lckll1g,andh\k'''grecr..."liol1opponUnl1lt'IOlhe
<br />,urfl)u"dlll~ communily, A SI;lle P:ork hO~1 ramp I' IO"'I'e<l on 'he en]"r".!" RII'cr JU'l "''''I 01
<br />Ihe E1., Wildlife Alc.,. During 'lllll1g run"ff, (Ilc Ilo~\ ,amp he,'ll"'C' ,uhmclged..., C"I",",I"
<br />Ri"cr"""luhal.'ksllplllc'''l''(lng<'llal1nel UOderlhcpl<'I",,,,,,laojoO.lIlCt>t,;,II"IllP"',,uld
<br />wnlinllc 10 tIC lnUTld~led willl Colol;,do Rlvel h;Kk"',l1el during high 'prm~ nmuff, The
<br />PloI"N.,I.,,'rion I' prediclcd to lIa,"c no dfe" on lhe """I r~mp !Telra Te,:h ~OIlJl>l. ,\ 11."11,',
<br />Jaled SeplCl1lher 1,,100-' fmm Roht.-n )'lUlh, 01"",1'" for Ihe l;ppel Colol."I" !l.lvel F.mbngel..d
<br />b,h R..,o""'y I''''grallllo Dav"J Fo~, Cololado [).vi'lon of Parh. pr"vi<k,l il"urancc, lh"lll
<br />3Tly"me~J'C'tcolprohlcmsd"<",ulthal"redlr"cll},mnhul"hlclolhennlChinlllc."lel'...e.lhe
<br />R",cOl'ery Plll~rmn would 1"Io:.e al'pl'<>rn~te cnlTt'cli\e ,,"'wn (R<xo\'ery l'm~lam, 2l~U)_
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<br />Ela Wildlife S.ln"uary and the ",ljr"nmgpn'f"l'r1les arew,lhln Ihe I(lU'ye"ln<~odpLiJll"tlhc
<br />(""lor,uJu RlI'C', ..,~ lh... ,iver Ii..", waler ht.-glll' It. had up a dlainag... n...ar the Slale I';jrk'~ """I
<br />laun,'h, "'Ihe n\'Cfc"nlinu..'wri'.... "';'lCfJI.oinundale,al",nlnn"flllc Slale P"rk and w~ler
<br />I>ach Ill' ~l"ng Dike Ro..d_ The: propn<.ed ;)<'Un" ",ould ""Ilnere",'.. Dr ,leerea'\.' lhl_' ,.,,:cunem'..
<br />and woulJ pl<witlc n" add,l)unal n,">u proll:Cll"n f"l .1l1Jnining l.111dnwncrs The pmp,,~d ,";lion
<br />lll<'1l1dcslhe,on,tnKlIonof:lnoffscllc\'..eJu,tllpSlrCJm"flhen,>I(htuma'l1la'nlh<'Cl"lllIg.
<br />k\'e1,,,f nr.,.odprnICC1I<',n loUP,lft.",n ",ljnlnlOg I~n,lo"'nel'. :l.dluimnglall<l,''''ncr, ,,'ould
<br />cunllnu.. In npc:nencc nnndmg al the f1ve-)'car f1l:qll\.'I1C)': however Ihe pWI"'scd a'l",n would
<br />n<~ innc;l\c Ihe trequcn.;)' "f n.1Il11Ing on adJnlllll1g prnpc:r1'..."
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<br />T..mpor"r)' ,"l1"","infl ;o.:cc'~ a,crn,;, Grand Valle)' Au,lu"'m', proper1y w"ttlo he oe<,ooo 10
<br />aUnwhcJvycquipmefllll}nOIo;;hlhclel'...e. Dl\lurl>"l1""lnlhe\.'~I'llnl!-hiking1railo;;ouldhe
<br />mHnmlloo ,I addilional 'Onqru<,l\('n "ce.... were aIM> glilm..d trom Ihe ",ljOlml1f! land",,'n...r. It
<br />....,11 compaclinll oc,'ur~ trum h..,asy equipment u'e, Ji,klng ma}' he nC<"e'''If}' 10 rHegel"lc Ihe
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<br />COnll"UeU)t....-,u<.:~rl'l>lel"'ea"mal n,">dmgt>l1aht'lllaflv..)'c;Unol>df''''41Iel1<Y
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