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<br />A conservatIOn approach is a practicable alternative!
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<br />Tn!: CI,ngrc~' re4u~"ll'd Ih,11 ,",1'5 iJl"nrlf)
<br />pral"f1cabl<.' altcrnari\'<,~ that pro!ecl speutic
<br />r<'SOUTn" \'alues and ch'lradl'r of the land (in-
<br />c1udingopcn \'hla,. \\lldlilc nanll;)[. and other
<br />puhlic Ix'ndll'j. One such aJ!ernatlvt'wouJd
<br />use a concert now b..'Jng promoted hy ~l'(:rc-
<br />tary.lllnkn.,r Gale ;-':nrton Ihl: l,'ur C\, or
<br />Communicati,m.Ctm,ullallon and COllpera_
<br />non, all in the serne<, o( Con,....'rvatlon
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<br />:\ con-.crntJOn pnnupal wa.. dcn.Jnp.:d by
<br />AId" I......opold CWt"r hali.a-ccnrur)' ago, ('--011-
<br />se"UI10II IS (J Male of harmony b<'lw.,t'1J land
<br />/JIld m<HI.. .-I/and ,"/Jm:, Ih<,n, rt'Jf<'Ct5 th.. ex-
<br />i~u"a of an ('La/oK/cal Clmkie'l<"c, alld 11Ii$ //I
<br />tunl rejfea$ll cl>1wfai,m of mJrt'ldlwl rt'$P(lII'
<br />'Iblllly/or Ihi' health fif (hi land. 11,-<11(11 IS the
<br />CllPllCIlJ' oj Ih,'l.md jur idj-ro/elJ."I/. Oll/un.'a-
<br />rimllI (>ltr <j!or{ 10 ImJt'nrl1T1d ..md pres.'nll'
<br />rhl.' (aplJnry A ~;mJ COUnI}' Alm"nac, I'I,W
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<br />rw" typ,'\> 01 rartn<:f'<hlpS thatl'romlltc the:
<br />use of clllh<:n'ation to achie\'e the guah sug-
<br />ht'qcd hyCnnJ,:rc~' arc tx'ingexplr,red and an:
<br />present.'d in ,hl~ n,"W,kna
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<br />f~lduud<f'\tohe'pd..h""bouroda'yall..,"aT'V'"
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<br />Conser\':ltion Opportunity ..\rea
<br />(COI\)
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<br />A Cons,'n'allnn Orporrunlty Art'a. tlr CO:\, IS
<br />an area that would be ,.k~ignat,'d b~ Congros
<br />wuhm whi(h the NP.~WllUld be aurhurt/<:d to
<br />use \"ariuus landowner m":cnlJ\"l'S (compnslng
<br />a taulbo.'!:) to partner with park nl'ighoup, tll
<br />con'>t'rw r('S(JUrCI~. P:UIIl'lpaIUlO by land-
<br />owners w'ould t'I<: volunlary, and l'lmdemna.
<br />lion or OIher non'partnIT"hip3CIIUnS would
<br />bcexcludcd from Ihe roulbc.x_ ACljUlsit.on
<br />(lee simple, ac("{'Ss ngtus-uf-way, (on'krvation
<br />cascmems, etc.) from willing sdkrs would hc
<br />one cflInpIIll.'nt of the to"lbox. Other meen-
<br />tlwil.ka.,arediscussl'dlatl'rmtheTi.."lb";l
<br />seCII.m of (hi, newslcller. Although a few
<br />compunl:nf' of Ih,' InolotlJo; could he impk-
<br />memed tod;j~', most WIll requIre iluthori/a-
<br />lion and fundlllgand.'nr pannl'red fundlllg
<br />with nther a~enell's, l )thcr e"mponl'nls ul
<br />the tllolhux will r"4uin' addlflOn'llmpul3nd
<br />d('\'elopm~lll prinr 10 implcment,Uion.
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<br />Joint Agency ,\1anagemcnl Effort
<br />UA.\1E)
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<br />....nother conn'pt th3! ar'h(' OUI Ilf Resourc"
<br />I'rntl'cn.m ~!ud)' Jlscu"H.ns that m<:nted a
<br />more detailed anaIY~J~ ""3' inmaJly rderred
<br />10 as a JOInt A,l;l'n<.:~ .\1ana~em..nt""ft~a <lr
<br />r,\-'IA. The idea wa~ (n evaluat(' (l'''IUrCe, on
<br />thl: 03'1" ol."ul'S m:ll \'xlend b\'~'und 3dmin.
<br />"tram'e huunJane" whill' r('(o!;llI/ing rhe
<br />(l"pon,ibihtn::, of each agency The agencies
<br />the Narumal Park xn'k" entered into di'iCu.,-
<br />Slon<; \\Ilfh mduded Bureau of Land ,\-lanage-
<br />m,'nt (lll.\1), Bureau of R\'damalitJn (BOR),
<br />Colorado DIVhulIl of W'i1Jht"e (CDO\'('), u.~.
<br />f'hh and \\-'Ildhk Sl'rvl<.:e (U5F\VS), U.s.
<br />fore't St:'r\"i(:e lUSt'S). \'i'cstern ,\rea Pnwcr
<br />AdmlOi'lralillfl,andlhelucal<:l.luntll',.111C
<br />agl'ncll's J,'cideu thaI tackling IOpk, on a
<br />th('malic hasi, would make gn':llcr ,en,c and
<br />would tle caSler 10 accomrli,h Ihan to jOllluy
<br />admlOhlcr gellhraphlC areas Thus, the Joint
<br />:\~'t'IKY ,\Ianagl'm('nt EIT.lrl UA.\IE) was
<br />ctl',Hcd, Ini" i<. 'Imllar 10 rre\'lou, coopera-
<br />Iwe elf,>rts am(ln~JgcnCle, (hat h,wt:' Ix'en
<br />cst3hli<;h,'d to auJr('~s r"",,ourCt' management
<br />IS~UI'S 1'1' mUlual nmenn, 'Illc ahencic~agreed
<br />tn .kal wnh lIl\'a"I\'t' 'pccic~ (i_e,. weed,) a" thl:
<br />firsrJA,\IEchallengc.
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<br />NE'WSk>ttE'f 3, (urecan1i RE'\our((' Prott><tion Study 5
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