File:Browns Canyon National Monument (15740559230).jpg
Summary
The Browns Canyon National Monument in Colorado will protect a stunning section of Colorado’s upper Arkansas River Valley. Located in Chaffee County near the town of Salida, Colorado, the 21,586-acre monument features rugged granite cliffs, colorful rock outcroppings, and mountain vistas that are home to a diversity of plants and wildlife, including bighorn sheep and golden eagles. Members of Congress, local elected officials, conservation advocates, and community members have worked for more than a decade to protect the area, which hosts world-class recreational opportunities that attract visitors from around the globe for hiking, whitewater rafting, hunting and fishing. In addition to supporting this vibrant outdoor recreation economy, the designation will protect the critical watershed and honor existing water rights and uses, such as grazing and hunting. The monument will be cooperatively managed by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management and USDA’s National Forest Service.
Learn more: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/rgfo/browns_canyon_national.html">www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/rgfo/browns_canyon_national.html</a>
Photos by Bob Wick, BLM
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current | 05:35, 13 January 2017 | 1,829 × 1,411 (1.29 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>The Browns Canyon National Monument in Colorado will protect a stunning section of Colorado’s upper Arkansas River Valley. Located in Chaffee County near the town of Salida, Colorado, the 21,586-acre monument features rugged granite cliffs, colorful rock outcroppings, and mountain vistas that are home to a diversity of plants and wildlife, including bighorn sheep and golden eagles. Members of Congress, local elected officials, conservation advocates, and community members have worked for more than a decade to protect the area, which hosts world-class recreational opportunities that attract visitors from around the globe for hiking, whitewater rafting, hunting and fishing. In addition to supporting this vibrant outdoor recreation economy, the designation will protect the critical watershed and honor existing water rights and uses, such as grazing and hunting. The monument will be cooperatively managed by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management and USDA’s National Forest Service. </p> <p>Learn more: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/rgfo/browns_canyon_national.html">www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/rgfo/browns_canyon_national.html</a> </p> <p>Photos by Bob Wick, BLM </p> |
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