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<br />, rl <br />td.i <br /> <br />~ <br />'-" <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />D,;.':^":Jc N~v,J!) <br />tv<:&' , >-"'(17,1176 <br />/ <br /> <br />Of interest <br /> <br />Piedra meetings set <br /> <br />The u.s. Forest Service and tht' Colorado Department <br />d. Natural Re80urct'1I will conduct Il lIertes of tn- <br />formatlonal me-etlngs on the Piedra WUd and Scerne River <br />Stlldy th1s "'..ek. The procease:!! that will be used to study <br />the Pledn River to determine the de.slrabUlty of Includ1ng <br />It In the NaUonal Wild and Scenic River System wUl be <br />dlscus.sedatthest'lIslons. <br />The Information meetings !lrt' lIcheduled for the <br />Elementary School In Pagosa Sprtngll on We-dnf'sday <br />tm1J.ght, July 7; the MUler Junior High School Auditorium <br />In Durango on Thursday, July 8; a.nd Room 110 of the <br />Ullorado Cl'ntennlal Bulldlng. 1313 Sherman Stn:>et. Dt>n- <br />\-er, AU meeUn~9 will begtn at 7:30p.m. <br />The Piedra River is one of 12 ColoradO riven <br />dt>lIlgnllted by the Unl.ted States Congress for study and <br />plMilble Inclusion In the NaUonal Wild and Scenic Riven <br />Sylltem. The river Is located In South.....est Colorado b-l:>t. <br />\Wen the communtues of Baytteld and pagosa Springs. <br />The IItudy will make recommendations on whether <br />\'RTloullllegmenb of thf' river quality for .....Ud. scenic. or <br />reereaUonal dl'Slgnatlon based on their natural and <br />~yslcal characteristics. The present and potenUal Ulle.ll ot <br />the land. water, and other resources ....111 also be con- <br />liidered wht'n maklng the recommendaUonlll. <br />In conjucUon with the Piedra RIver Study, the San <br />Juan NaUonal Forest Is also developing land management <br />and long rang.- rf'source plana for Ute Piedra PIann1ng <br />Unit. The Piedra Unit Includl'S all of the anoa being <br />l'ludlel1 for possible WUd and Sc...nlc River designation ex. <br />Cll"pt that area wJUlIn thO' Wemlnuche WllderTlt'8a and IUl <br />addltlonal 71.600 acres south and ..ast of the Ph-dra River <br />~lnagp. The processps that ...-ill be used to study the <br />Piedra Unlt .....111 also be discussed at the intormatlon <br />meetlng.ll. <br />Everyone Is Invited to attend the sessions. <br /> <br />, <br />" <br />~ <br />, <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />r' <br /> <br />. " <br /> <br />, <br />