Ol Johnny-boy is a real piece of work.
Here's one on the Glacier-Bah/Tammaron land exchange just north of Durango:
Glacier Bay - Salazer Special Interests(Enviro-Nazis)
Durango Hearld Article on Wilderness
Jeff Widen with the Wilderness Society’s Durango-based Wilderness Support Center, which offers support to wilderness groups in developing policy, said Thursday was a good day.
“I’m giddy, he said. “It’s so rewarding to see it all culminate and come together in a bill that really has a pretty good chance of passing.”
Key in developing a wilderness-protection bill that will pass, he said, is wide-ranging local support, to avoid scaring away national politicians worried about upsetting key constituencies. Widen doesn’t expect that to be a problem here, with a strong coalition of rural, recreational, environmental and governmental leaders already in place.
Under the bill, land will be added to the Lizard Head Wilderness Area, the Mount Sneffels Wilderness Area and the McKenna Peak Wilderness Study Area. About 21,000 acres in San Juan and San Miguel counties, including Ice Lakes basin outside of Silverton and the high alpine peaks near Ophir, will be designated as the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area. About 6,000 acres will be withdrawn from eligibility for mineral leasing in Naturita Canyon.
