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<br />-t<- . do~' <br /> <br />- .- <br /> <br />:I <br /> <br />:>> <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br />.~ <br /> <br />Pa~ 10 - Tin: Delt..\~\i(lO IlERAW _ fo'ridll.\', July 9, '9'18 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />iedra study plans detailed <br /> <br />1"OIecUon ot privatI' lands <br />privale rlR"h1s and assur. <br />eOfpubllclnvo!\'emenl"'l're <br />primary Issut's diScussed <br />ng Thur!lday nlghl'lI pUblic <br />ing 011 thl' Piedra Rh'e,. <br />y. <br />,e mt'eUng, held at MlIIer <br />lr HIgh In DUrango. ...as 11'11' <br />1d of thre", scht'dull'd PUblic <br />tn~ 10 kIck ort Ihe Piedra <br />and Sct'nlc Itlver Study and <br />'11. lAnd Management Plan <br />Tht' first "..as held Wed, <br />y 10 Pagosa, Sprtngs and <br />tin:! mpel10g wtll bt' held <br />IJnDenver. <br /> <br />'Owd ot aPPl"O~lmatt'ly 3:1 <br />heard tht' four members <br />f>ledraSludytl'amexplaln <br />.mUng proct'lIS, KUid..Unes <br />'"srelaled to th... .!ltudy, It <br />lIIdatl'd by Congr...!!S In an <br />m...nl 10 the WlJd and <br />Itlv..r!! Act passt'd 10 <br />ylP7:1, <br />wing the lhN'e public <br /> <br />t.>anngs. the t...am WII! study the <br />Plt'dra and all It.~ trlbularh.'s 10 <br /><1f'lermlne It Iht'y aN' ellglble for <br />1ocluslon under 11'11' Pl"OI.'lslons ot <br />Iht' acl. If l'llglhJlHy is dptl'r. <br />mined, the nt'xl stf'p Is 10 classl, <br />fy thE' river' and trlbutarll'!l as <br />"'1Id. scenic or rN:reallon. The <br />greatest relltrlClJons WOUld be <br />l1aced on a ....lld riVer and the <br />Ieaslon a rt'crf'atJon river. <br />AudlE'ncE' members e:l;prE's!led <br />ronCE'rn Thursday night over <br />p:>llslble 10ss"Sof...ater. timber <br />harv..st and grazing rlgh~ as a <br />l'l'SultOfthesludy. <br />Tony MarUI1t'z. a study tf'am <br />fl'lt'mber trom tho;> Colorado Do;>, <br />JIIlrtmE'l1! of Nalural RO;>!IOurcE'~, <br />saJd In al1sw,,"r to 11'11' wal..r <br />nghts qUE'~Uon. "We d011'1 be" <br />Uf'vt" the 101E'111 of the act Is 10 <br />!,'lkt" aWa.v anybody's ....alt-r <br />nghts" <br />Thp qUl'stion at KrazJng f'{'T' <br />tnlts ....as aI15...."'r..d by nl~lrlcl <br />P.angl'r T.,d La.\fay. ....ho told <br />l/k. cro....d. '" hon",sUy don't an. <br /> <br />UClpat", the act attectlng graz10g <br />J:>>-'rmll.'l." He pxplall1"'d thai <br />I'\'en It It ....as determined that <br />the rlvt"r wa1'l e/Jglble under tht' <br />111.'1. th.. atff'clf'd art"a ....ouldonly <br />bt. a one'hall mill' "'ld.. corridor <br />aroUnd 11'11' river. Hl' said the on- <br />ly rell!rlctlons hf' Could lorese", <br />Ql grllZlnK ....ould bp P09l!llbll' <br />UmltaUon~ Of (',,"C'lnK. <br />Wall Wl'rner. study tp8m <br />leader, taC'kl"d the limb"'r <br />Mrvpat qUl'stJon. explaining <br />thai One ot the planning PI"OC'l'SS <br />S[t'ps ....1lI be 10 teal all aller. <br />natives altt'r classlllcat!on of <br />1h..r1vt'rlsd"term1o"'d <br />,"WI' wUl have to weigh the l1a. <br />Uonal l'('ol1omlC' dl'Vt'lopm..nl <br />~aJnst en"il"Onm"nlal quallty <br />OOJ..cth'"s." he said. "We ha,'", <br />10 take lntoC'onaldf'ratlon....hatIt <br />...ill cost the nation as far as <br />L'COrlOmlcb..nefHS"llclasslt!ca. <br />tlon is madf> In such a way as to <br />ltmll lImb..r harvest In th.. Pl. <br />edra dra1oage' art'a, <br />In al1s"'er10 anotht'rqUl'sllon, <br />.....erner said lht' plannIng pHorl <br />Ql the Plt'dra Is sOIL'I)' ron. <br />l'l'rn('d wllh Forest Sen1C'l' <br />lands. He explained thaI private <br /> <br />Ian~ 10 th.. area will b.. lOOked <br />aJ only to S('e how harmol1lous <br />they aro;> to the uses planned tor <br />lobresIServicl'lands_ <br />"Th.. Planning ..(torI dOt's nol <br />affect prlvale lands." he saJd. <br />"Tho;> federal gt)vernmt'nl has no <br />r1gh~ OVl'r prh'ate landawn..rs, <br />The lando'omt'r can do whatel.'er <br />hi' wants. f'Vl'n during th.. !ltud)', <br />We have 110 authority or (:ol1trol <br />o\"E'rprlval..land," <br />He SaJd Ihf're are approJd. <br />rl1dlely 4[1 priVate landowneu <br />"'ilh.ln the boundarIes of Oil' <br />study. <br />Olht'r memb"'r~ ot the audl. <br />e!lCf' qU~slJon.'d the 1ovolv,-,ment <br />0( the publiC' In the deC'lslon_ <br />mi!.klf'l~ proc"slI o( lht" study al1d <br />In fl"'ld ....'ork .....hert' de:l'rmll1a, <br />tJon of cIIl.SSlf!{'iltlOf'l and e/JgJbU_ <br />1~'lsmll.de <br />ThestUdY:..am"XPlainellthal <br />therl'ilrealle.Ullhr"pst'llaratE' <br />5tag,.sdurlng th'.l....o.)'t"arpian. <br />ninRPrO(,l'SSWhl"republlcmel"t. <br />Ing.!l or ....orkshops are schedull"d <br />Ioga1o public input on lh.. Sludy. <br />TIlPy also l/n1lt'c! the puhlic to <br />,\Skqut'sllonSilf'l.1oftf-rSUR,I;eS, <br />lumsat an)' sl""g,' Qf.l.'l.l:.JUI. i)'. <br /> <br />. <br />., <br />