WSPC02286

• File Number: 8210.761.09
• Description: Colorado River-Federal Agencies-US NPS-Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 10/1/1997
• Title: General Management Plan 2-Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument and Curecanti National Recreation Area
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Geographic-Specific Objectives

· RIPARIAN RIVERINE - Preserve
natural riverine processes and aquatic
habitat, its functions, and its natural and
beneficial values while maintaining the
area as an active outdoor classroom for
park visitors,

Conditions to be attained:

1) Natural succession processes that provide for
shifts in organism abundance and distribution
when there are changes in the rates and
locations of beach-building and erosion from
the river are evident.

2) Habitat and species diversity are monitored
and maintained.

3) A strategy has been developed to determine
the level of day use facilities that would
complement a quality visitor experience and
resource conservation.

4) Hunting policy considering safety conflicts
with the day use area is determined in
cooperation with the Colorado Division of
Wildlife,

5) Wayside exhibits relating trails, information,
and natural processes of the area and an
outreach education area are provided.

6) Coordination with BOR and other agencies
continues, defining strategies to meet target
reservoir elevation levels while considering
interagency objectives, The pool target
elevation level is met-flooding and ice
jamming are minimized.

· GUNNISON RIVER CANYON -
Determine level of day use facilities at
Wilson's Landing, Determine level of
development of roadside pulloffs.

Conditions to be attained:

I) A plan has been developed that determines
the level of day use facilities that would
complement a quality visitor experience and
resource conservation.

2) A plan has been developed that determines
the amount of roadside pull offs necessary to

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complement a scenic driving experience,
provide a quality visitor experience, and
provide for interpretation of the park's
resources.

· BLUE MESA - Determine the
appropriate levels of visitor use,
experience, the reservoir's carrying
capacity, reservoir levels, and alternative
strategies for maintaining the diversity of
quality visitor experiences consistent
with Curecanti NRA's purposes and
significance.

Conditions to be attained:

I) The carrying capacity and the public's
perception of what constitutes a quality
visitor experience on Blue Mesa (numbers of
boats, any use conflicts such as fishermen/jet
skiers/water-skiers/windsurfers) has been
determined and evaluated in light of resource
management and visitor use criteria.

2) Tbe appropriate levels of additional launch
and/or marina facilities, if any, and their
location(s) have been determined,

3) Reservoir elevations are cooperatively
maintained at appropriate levels throughout
the year consistent with quality recreational
experiences and protection of natural and
cultural resources.

· BLUE MESA - Develop a
cooperative approach with adjacent land
management agencies, private
landowners, and other federal, state, and
local agencies to protect viewsheds seen
from Blue Mesa that are critical to
providing quality recreational
expenences.

Conditions to be attained:

1) Viewsheds remain generally natural and
undeveloped as seen from the reservoir.

2) Viewsheds that are critical to providing
quality recreational experiences for park
visitors are protected from inappropriate
development