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<br />What has been accomplished to date?
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<br />Over the pol'" lillIX' )t..:tr~, th..."tuJv team ha\ hn'fl workmg"n the rlllJ.lwlngdcml"nrs "I tht'
<br />pnIJc(I.lcatlini; Lp 10. the rrcli!r.in4r~ ...llcrnatl\t....rhat .lr~' prt.....l"nll.J In Ihl' ncwslctt...r:
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<br />G;tthlrin!:.lnll;,rTI\ui,m ('n Inkre,ls and (onn'rn, !Il adJr",., mlhe ~Tudy lrom the geTlt.:raJ
<br />puhlie anJ r;t.i~bonng J.g.l'ndc~ Junn),: "<""plng - spnnJ: 2f11'(J
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<br />2 (;Hhuingand analYl.lI1g r"''-l,IUrccJ:ua and mformation - s",,,,ma lO(!l} t/J r1uprt'5t'1It
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<br />J Cnllectinb inl.mnltioTl and opinIon", from I(>cal OII/CT\" rcgardin.L; SCl'nJC values, cmlcal
<br />ft.'soure", III protL'Cl,311d afC<l' Imp"rUnl [0' prc..ervc f,'t rcnealHmaJ u'e via a ph"ro J".....,.
<br />men[ t'f"')jl.'Cl -1,;,1/ ;;woo
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<br />4 Conducllng!J:ud)l t..-am anJ illtra-ag<:m:y work ,c."ltlnS - faY looothrol'1:h spn'w lOOl
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<br />5 ~uIKitin!! mrurm,uitJn from the puhllcregarding Idea.... aboul Ihl' t)re"..fVI.'iltur u...e, r",crt--
<br />at]on,aJld ICllmlnl!;cxpcrll'nceo; [hey woulJ like In 'ce in lhl'Curl'(:anli area, .1' wdl a, ,dl'.j'
<br />r<.--garding fl.....)UrnS lhal mlJ.:hl ~ pr"ll"Cled and/"r mlerprcled 10 enhance \/I'iltor under-
<br />'IJnJII1~ and cnjnVrT1l'n1 f,r IhcCurccaml area - "/1"m,l: 2(1/)/
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<br />7 lnlnatlng the J<llnt AI:(f1(~ \'an;l~emenl EITort U-\.\11':), wherem nel~t>\lnng land man.
<br />J!:":cnlt:nl a!;l'nd<'~ gd to!;l'rhcr I" rt's"h'<' rc,ource mana).:l'ml'nll,<,ue, of mulual conet'rn
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<br />S 1'u!:>II,hi1;(\',(l J...:umt'nh frut ~hall' mflnmJll.m and Idea,ahoul how agenCle' and lanu.
<br />{'Wiler, c.an \",rk 1('J!..~thef u. mamtain the ('UI'lanumg.4ualllit.<; thai aft: Clmun..nly valut,J
<br />rn theCun,.'cmtl ;lll'a. J,d a \'Jfl<'ty' "1 h>{,I, and n..,,'urc<.', Ihal may" I:>e J\"ailal:1lc to rruvlue
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<br />th,;: "lud~',and TO en~\t~ra~t' lhelr 1n\"II',;:ment - >P~I'1'>: -'(HJi (,'(lit prt!oll.
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<br />and .Imtiak md~J q: t'k-~';.d rcprc,<'l1!all\<-,.lu ;"<'IT them inf,'rmed III tht. -.Iud\"\ rr..,.:re",
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<br />4 Newsletter 3. (ure<anti ResoIJrce ProtectIon Study
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<br />What have we learned from the
<br />analysis of our resource data?
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<br />lheootavailabledalal)(ll1dtural and cullural
<br />resources was 9i1UlE'red primarily viii a Goo-
<br />graphkallnformationSys.lffll(GIS). Fromtl1E'
<br />doOtd, d set ot maps W.JS producl!'d, prOVIding
<br />Vlswl fl~pre5E'nt.iltion of the resOlJrCe5 that werE'
<br />(oosidefed most important to study f.o.dmpJes
<br />of resources l"YdlUilled incltHk:
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<br />ArE'as of lmown illcheoloqicftlj51oric sites
<br />OI"diwicU
<br />W~dlifehabitdt,suchas:
<br />. Elk w,n!er concenttation areas
<br />-Muledeel"severewinterare<ls
<br />-Bighorn s!1eep overall ral1ge
<br />- Pronghorn ovefall range
<br />Areas of PdfeontOlogical potential
<br />Raptorhabitat. induding.
<br />-Baldeagtf'
<br />-Golden eagle
<br />. PefE'gl'ine fakon
<br />Rare or impenledspecies,such ilS:
<br />- TIvE'att'llE'o aM endangered spedes
<br />. Gunnison sag€ 9rouse
<br />. Vie\IvVled from highways and tl)(' Centl.'r'
<br />line 01 Blue Mesa RE'serv04r
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<br />The reo;our(~ maps wefE' combined, al1d oil com-
<br />posite map wa$ gt'llefated that identified area$
<br />where Important rewurces are cOl1centr<lll.'d
<br />within and SlJlfounolng the NRA By combIn-
<br />ing thIS information WIth olhe-r lIlfOlmatloo
<br />IJilthered through public involvement. t~ study
<br />tearn was able to idenufy aTeas.....-here rewurcf'S
<br />were abE'itdy adequately protectl!'d, dreas wherE'
<br />enhanced resoulce protectIon was warranted,
<br />.md areas where expanded recre.-.tl(lfl opportu.
<br />nitiE's were desirablE'_
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