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<br />.'OD2392 <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />ISSUES AND CONCERNS <br /> <br />PUBLlC SCOPING: <br /> <br />A Notice of Intent of the Plan Amendment was mailed to 150 individuals on August 23, 1999. <br />As a result of the Notice, very limited public comment was received. The comments were <br />considered during preparation of this document. <br /> <br />MANAGEtvlENT CONCERNS: <br /> <br />The Upper Colorado River has experienced increasing public use since the Kremmling R1V1P was <br />completed in 1984. The area of recreational use has expanded to include other public lands in <br />the area. In addition, private lands have been acquired in the river corridor and they are not now <br />under the umbrella of the R1V1P. The.proposed amendment needs to address expanding the <br />SRMA to include all the lands experiencing the increasing public use and provide management <br />direction for all the Federal lands in the area. <br /> <br />The Upper Colorado River is utilized extensively for river related recreational endeavors, and the <br />BLM has invested significant dollars, time, and labor in the construction and maintenance of <br />numerous recreational facilities in the river corridor. Protection of these expenditures is <br />. necessary not only from an economic point of vie.w, but also to ensure the recreational and scenic <br />integrity of the ri ver users experience. <br /> <br />PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES <br /> <br />PROPOSED ACTION: <br /> <br />The proposed action would amend the Kremmling Resource Management Plan (RMP) to change <br />the management prescriptions and the boundary of the Upper Colorado River Special Recreation <br />Management Area (SRMA). The amendment would also establish management prescriptions for <br />lands recently acquired within the proposed new SRMA boundary. Land use priorities would <br />also be established for all lands within the proposed SRMA. The priorities for some lands may <br />differ from the land use priority established in the original 1984 RMP. The lands would be <br />withdrawn from mineral entry for a period of 50 years. The proposed management prescriptions <br />for the SRMA include the following: <br /> <br />#1. Modify the boundary of the SRMA. The current SRMA boundary would be expanded to <br />approximately '/2 mile each side of the Colorado river, and would be extended upstream to <br />include additional area upstream of the existing SRMA, as depicted on the attached maps. The <br />existing SRMA boundary originates at Gore Canyon approximately 6 river miles downstream of <br />KremmJing, whereas the new boundary would start approximately 7-112 river miles upstream of <br />Kremmling. near Reeder Creek. The current KremmJing ponion of the SRMA boundary extends <br />downstream to the Field Office boundary near State Bridge, and the expansion proposed for the <br /> <br />7 <br />