. Canon City District wilderness planning amendment. Wilderness areas; Land use. Cary T. Suiter. AdminUmtive Assistant Tel: ^89-4848 BOARD OF ALAMOSA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Post Office Box 178 Tel: 589-3841 Alamosa. Colorado 81101 EWIS H. ENTZ, Dittrict No. 1 Chairman February 1, 1982 PHILLIP M. LORTON, District No. 2 USDl BLM Canon Ci*y» Cfll* iTIMOTHi: GALJAgHER, Diil^ct No. 3 4^. Bureau of Land Management Canon City District Office 3080 E Main - P. 0. Box 311 Canon City, CO 81212 AHN: Mr. Ken Smith Wilderness Specialist Dear Mr. Smith: Pursuant to our January 28, 1982, telephone conversation,
. Canon City District wilderness planning amendment. Wilderness areas; Land use. Cary T. Suiter. AdminUmtive Assistant Tel: ^89-4848 BOARD OF ALAMOSA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Post Office Box 178 Tel: 589-3841 Alamosa. Colorado 81101 EWIS H. ENTZ, Dittrict No. 1 Chairman February 1, 1982 PHILLIP M. LORTON, District No. 2 USDl BLM Canon Ci*y» Cfll* iTIMOTHi: GALJAgHER, Diil^ct No. 3 4^. Bureau of Land Management Canon City District Office 3080 E Main - P. 0. Box 311 Canon City, CO 81212 AHN: Mr. Ken Smith Wilderness Specialist Dear Mr. Smith: Pursuant to our January 28, 1982, telephone conversation, the Board of Alamosa County Conrnissioners hereby submit their concerns regarding the proposed wilderness designation area. No. CO-050-135, Sand Castle Wilderness Study Area. Having been previously involved in wilderness area issues, the Commis- sioners have compiled a list of reasons opposing the designation of wild- nerness areas, as expressed by various individuals and groups within Alamosa County. Among these reasons, the following were the most prominent: — The greatest good for the greatest number of people would be derived from the continuation and expansion of the "Multiple Use Concept" as administered by the United States Forest Service over the past several years. " Wilderness designation restricts the use of our national forests to a minute segment of the population, prevents the aged, infinned, handicapped and low income and poverty level citizens from enjoying the national forests. — Wilderness designation precludes an adequate program of preservation, restoration and maintenance of anotherwise renewable natural resource. Fire cannot be adequately controlled in a wilderness area. Proper management requires that aged and dead trees be removed from the forest and tree stands should be thinned to allow maximum growth of selected 1 Mr. Ken Smith February 1, 1982 Page 2 95 trees and reseeding the growth to perpetuate the renewal of the forest -- In
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