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Parks commission may add 3 new State Natural Areas |
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Saturday, December 03, 2011 13:49 |
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The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission is expected to approve three new State Natural Areas on Thursday.
The commission also is expected to affirm the former Parks Board's policy regarding the State Trails Committee and to receive presentations regarding ongoing black bear research, mineral development potential at St. Vrain State Park in Longmont and recommendations for improving the private landowner voucher program.
The meeting is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hilton Fort Collins, 425 W. Prospect St. On Friday morning, a workshop will continue with a discussion of the new agency's strategic priorities and vision for the future.
The three sites that may be added to Colorado's 89 natural areas are the 2,529-acre Miramonte Reservoir/Dan Noble State Wildlife Area, a critical redoubt of the Gunnison sage-grouse in San Miguel County; 125 acres of riparian shrub lands and wet meadows at the Haviland Lake State Wildlife Area in La Plata County; and 2,240 acres of tall grass prairie and cottonwood forest along the Arikaree River in eastern Colorado.
According to a news release, commissioners also are expected to reaffirm a former Parks Board policy establishing the roles and responsibilities of the State Recreational Trails Committee and adopt several new changes to the committee's grant review process.
Read the complete agenda for the December Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting.
You can listen to the proceedings through an Internet link on the agency website.
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