Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Colorado: Final Hermosa Creek management plan has something for hikers, bikers and horses

DurangoHerald.com - Full Article

By Patrick Armijo Education, business & real estate reporter
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018

Years of building compromises to allow for recreational and historical uses of the Hermosa Creek drainage and still protect the environment came to fruition this week with the release of the final Hermosa Creek Watershed Management Plan.

The plan, released Friday, builds on work from stakeholders using the Hermosa Creek basin that started in 2008. The collaborative, community-based process included interests and points of view from recreational users such as kayakers, mountain bikers and hikers; the Southern Ute Indian Tribe; state agencies; and conservationists.

“Even though 30 miles of system track were lost to mountain bikers, it honors the willingness of all users to weigh in. We really needed to figure this out together, and that’s what we were able to do,” said Mary Monroe Brown, executive director of Durango-based Trails 2000...

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https://durangoherald.com/articles/206243

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