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<br />AL TERNA TIVE 2
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<br />This alternative would include 52. 17S'acres inside a legislated boundary. and
<br />15.300 acres outside the boundary in a Conservation Opportunity Area. The
<br />legislated boundary would consist of the existing National Recreation Area
<br />(NRA) administrative boundary, Vvith the addition of certain mutually agreed upon
<br />federal and state agency lands, less lands to be transferred to other agencies~
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<br />autholized to use various irocentives and ottllJl' toolS (comprising a "tooloox") 10 partl"l6( with part.
<br />neig~ to COf1serve resources Acquisition (flM simple. access "ghls..of-way, COOSQrvabon
<br />6asemenls. etc,) from wilkng sailers would be only 009 compor.elll: of thlitlOOlbo_ The most imo:ortanl
<br />M83S identlfllld for proteclioo. comprisino;;l1,550 iJCf8S. are hied A land Prol€ld:ion Plan I'oOUId be
<br />devalopad to idefltify additional priOfllJa5 and matllods cJ prot8CtlOll. l)njer A1I:~matlVe 2. NPS would be
<br />authotiled to amend the boundary 10 includa propol:rti65 that lie wiltlin the Conservation Opportunity Area
<br />that iJ('fJ acquired.
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<br />3 Land adjustments with other agencies Appro.imately 1,000 30'65 of Bureau cJ Land Maf\ag901fJfll
<br />(BLM) land, 3,.400 acres cJ US F0f9St Se<vice (USFS) land. ~ 125 acrM cJ Colorado Division cJ Wik!life
<br />(COOW) land would be added to the NRA. Appro.imataly 230 acres r:J land wooId be excluded from the
<br />NRA to be admil'tslered by BLM. and 20 acres d land would be excluded to be admintslo!red Or USFS
<br />Additionally, apprllxim3lely 125 aetes 01 other f6(lalallarod 'M)IJl:j be identl'lild tOt us~ in excha~ for IN!
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<br />Altemative NatiOl1a1 Recreation Area Boundary (52.175 acres)
<br />Including.
<br />Current NRA (41,900 acres)
<br />BurNU fA Land Maoagemo:lOl (7,000 <IC.l"es added:
<br />230 acres removed)
<br />US FOI"8st Service (3,400 acres added;
<br />20 iJCT&S removed)
<br />CokJrado Otvision dWildlde (125 acres)
<br />Conservation Opportunity Area (~5,300 acres. all of whic/1 are outside
<br />the initial NRA lx>undary, and whiCh inCludes the Most Important
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<br />d;)',~ Most Important lands to Protect (7,550 aeTes) induding:
<br />A Sapinero Mesa {1,150 acres) - Vl8wsl'led and .,.,;ldlile pmtect>Orl,
<br />and pohtntial trail to SG6'lIC over1ooks.
<br />B VlOl'Ilty r:J Soap Creelo. Arm (5,4OO.JereS} - Vlewshed and
<br />wildlife pmtadion and potential trait 10 scenic overiooks
<br />C CU'ecanti Na6d1e Ovenool< (500 <JO'es) - Year-round hiking
<br />sking trai and spectacular over1ook 01 Blue CreaK and
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<br />o AGros.s!rom N6Ve~k (400 acres) - Protection d th~ heron
<br />l'OOiI.ery and historical ta~ro.ad roule
<br />E Sol.Itt'I&aSt Iota Basin (100 acres} - Completes incIuskln r:J
<br />entire BIva Masa Ras\:!!'Voir within NRA boundary at high pool.
<br />end riparian habitat pr,)laction
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