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<br />vv\ 4 <br /> <br />e <br />PClltJ s/< $uv.-- <br />/W/~ f2 7. /17.? <br /> <br />o <br />""" <br /> <br />Piedra River study <br />has been started <br /> <br />The San Juan National Fore..t <br />and lhe ("<llurado D<-'partmcnt of <br />~Jtural Resnurces anmlUnn,-'d lhe <br />beginning of a joint '>tud)' to <br />detl'rminc Ihe desirabilil~' of <br />including the Piedr:l Rkcr in the <br />Nalional Wild and Scenk Rh'cr <br />S....'>lenl. Th<-' slud.... "'a,> dirCl'Ied <br />b~ the United Slaies Congrc.... in <br />a'Januar)' 3, PHS. anlendment to <br />th<-' Wild and Scenic Ri\'t~r,> Act. <br />The Piedra River, one of ] 2 <br />Colorado rl\'e[.. designalcJ in the <br />Ao i.. located in ",,,ulhwest <br />Colorado near Pagusa Springs. <br />The ACI dir<-'ch '>lud)' of all the <br />Piedril Rin'r Drainage ahove <br />Coloradn Highway ]bO. induding <br />the East Fork. Midd]e Forie <br />Iributaries. and hl'all,,'alcrs. The <br />!>ludy area consbts I>f approxi. <br />match' 237.400 acres or 371 <br />squar~ miles, Of Ihis, aboul <br />210,270 acres or 93 llt;rcent are <br />National Forest lands, The <br />! remaining se...en percenl are <br />pri,>'alcl)'orStatcm'cned. <br />Thc study ..ill make de- <br />, I <br /> <br />lernllnatmns 01 whether the <br />...ari,'u...riH,'r .......gmenls qualify for <br />wild. sceni,,', or recreational <br />dcsignati<l" bawd on natural and <br />phpical characteristics. The <br />pn....enl and pull'nlial uses uf <br />land. water and other resources <br />will be c<'l11,>idcred ... hen llwking <br />rec<'mmendalinn.. for indu,>ion of <br />arw rin'r "l'gmcnh. The ..tud~' <br />wiil ..huw hl'''''' 'he Fort'.., Service <br />..ould.ldministn lherh'erarea, if <br />qualified for de,>i):nalion. and the <br />C11,>lsor..uchadnlini..tration. <br />In ('onjunuillll wilh the Piedra <br />Rh'er Study the San Juan <br />National Forest will furmulate <br />land u..c and IOllg range r('''lllltl'-C <br />plan.. For lhe Pirdra PI.lnning <br />Unit. The Unil includes 311 of the <br />Piedra Drainage 311d an ad. <br />dill"n31 71,hOO acre.. !KlUlh and <br />ea..1 uf the Piedra llr...inage. The <br />gual or the Piedra land manage. <br />menl plan iSlo fnrmulatc <-'our..es <br />of a~-llun fur the idenlificatioll and <br />altainm<-'rll uf land manaj:cn1l'nt <br />objel:thes within Ihe capatlilities <br />oflheland, <br />A putlli('- infurmalitln lIleCling <br />to hdp l"plain thl' '>lUdy h being <br />pl:Jllned for "ag'1..a Springs and <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Durango. Colorado, in early JUly. <br />The forc1>1 Service and the Stolle <br />"i]1 nlen~i\el)' invulve Ihe public <br />ill prnviding information. (-urn. <br />ment, and poinls of \'iew th:!! will <br />aid the '>tudy and planning drOM <br />:tnd lead 1(\ hl'llCr land and <br />re...'url'cmanag(>lllenl. <br />Darn]d O. \\'e'>lt:rb('rg, San <br />Juan Naliona] Fore..t Supervisnr <br />and Duane lIellun of Colorado <br />WalcT Con"er...ation Board have <br />been named ('(J.chairml'llllf the <br />Pit'ura Wild and Scenic Ri\'er <br />Sludy. Walt \'Ilerner, who is <br />a....igned to the S.ln JU;lII National <br />f<ltl.'!>l. ",ill b(' thc stud)' IC:lder. <br />Olher members (,f the "tudy learn <br />indud<-' "llIhnn~' MarlinCl with <br />lhe Stale of (\ll"rado and K,,'n <br />Cl,arno\\ski ",Ilh the Bureau of <br />OUldoor R~'neatiOIl. <br />Alidilional .nformation will be <br />avatl;tblealthe laIC June Ill('cting <br />or may bl' obtained frOIll Walt <br />"lerner, San Juan National <br />Furl'''!. Bo\ 341. Durango, <br />Colorado. 81.101, or by' wriling <br />AnlhllllY MartinCl. Collludo <br />Waler Conservation Bll.lfll. Room <br />102. 1l:l4S Sherman Slr('et, 0(.'11- <br />v('r. CoI<>radl'. <br />