Urge Representative Lamborn to Save Browns Canyon!
- by: David Leinweber, owner of Angler's Covey
- recipient: Representative Doug Lamborn
Currently, two gold mining claims have been filed to dredge the Arkansas River riverbed for gold. The issue is bigger, though, than three guys looking to pan gold on “the Ark.” Once they own a mining claim, they would be free to sell that claim to somebody else who might have bigger plans for mining which would result in more destruction of the area.
More disconcerting, however, is the precedence this would set -- which underscores the need to designate the area as a national monument. Without the protection such a designation would offer, more damaging claims on the land -- mining or other -- could be made which would threaten the pristine beauty and value of Browns Canyon.
Beyond just the protection of the area, having National Monument designation would add tremendous value to the tourism market. This would enhance tourism to Colorado as a whole, helping businesses of all types by bringing more tourism dollars into our state.
Designating the canyon as a national monument would protect the 22,000 acres and preserve an area of the state that allows for multiple uses by area locals, by tourists to the area, by individuals and recreational businesses in Chaffee County. Designating Browns Canyon as a national monument is the right thing to do and we ask that you move to support this proposal without further delay.
Dear Representative Lamborn,
Angler’s Covey has, since its inception, supported the preservation and conservation of the natural resources in Colorado. We have partnered with various organizations, such as Trout Unlimited, the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, and others, in those efforts.
Now I’m asking for your support to protect a very special area of our state, Browns Canyon in Chaffee County, which is threatened -- unless we take action right now.
Over the past few years, Senator Mark Udall has been working to designate Browns Canyon as a national monument. His draft legislation, which has had bipartisan support, will protect the Canyon from future development while also protecting the myriad uses it currently offers: fishing, rafting, hiking, and biking. For ranchers in the area, their grazing rights will continue as they are now.
This petition proves that your constituents favor the protection offered by designating Browns Canyon a national monument.
Why the urgency?
Currently, two gold mining claims have been filed to dredge the Arkansas River riverbed for gold. The issue is bigger, though, than three guys looking to pan gold on “the Ark.” Once they own a mining claim, they would be free to sell that claim to somebody else who might have bigger plans for mining which would result in more destruction of the area. Senator Udall has asked the BLM to take immediate action on these claims.
More disconcerting, however, is the precedence this would set -- which underscores the need to designate the area as a national monument. Without the protection such a designation would offer, more damaging claims on the land -- mining or other -- could be made which would threaten the pristine beauty and value of Browns Canyon.
Beyond just the protection of the area, having National Monument designation would add tremendous value to the tourism market. This would enhance tourism to Colorado as a whole, helping businesses of all types by bringing more tourism dollars into our state.
The Plea
We, the undersigned, ask you, Representative Lamborn, to support Senator Udall’s proposed legislation to designate Browns Canyon as a national monument. Such a designation would protect the 22,000 acres and preserve an area of the state that allows for multiple uses by area locals, by tourists to the area, by individuals and recreational businesses in Chaffee County. Designating Browns Canyon as a national monument is the right thing to do and we ask that you move to support this proposal without further delay.
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