Alta Lakes Recreation Area Draft Master Plan

Over the course of the past year, many local entities and stakeholders have attended meetings put on by the USFS to evaluate the current Alta Lakes Management Plan and put pieces in place to create a new Alta Lakes Recreation Area Master Plan. At this point, the USFS is accepting comments on this plan (until Friday, May 4). The plan will then be revised and start to go through the NEPA process.

More information and the entire draft Master Plan can be found here: http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/AltaLakesPlan.

Telluride Mountain Club will be providing comments, but please feel free to submit your own. You may also email us your comments (to telluridemountainclub@gmail.com) and we can include them in our feedback. Telluride Mountain Club will be addressing trails, trail connectivity to the various lakes and access around the lakes.

Comments will be accepted until Friday, May 16, 2018.

• Written comments must be submitted via mail to: Kathy Peckham, Project Leader, P.O. Box 388, Norwood, CO 81423
• In person, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays, Kathy Peckham, Project Leader, 1150 Forest Street, Norwood, CO 81423
• By fax at (970) 327-4854
• Electronically at comments-rocky-mountain-gmug@fs.fed.us. The name and mailing address of the person submitting electronic comments must be included.

Below is the official press release from USFS.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact(s): Matt Zumstein, District Ranger (970) 327-4261; Kathy Peckham, Recreation Staff (970) 327-4261

Norwood Ranger District Seeks Comments on Alta Lakes Plan

Norwood, Colorado, April 06, 2018 – The Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests’ Norwood Ranger District is seeking public comment on the proposed Alta Lakes Recreation Area Master Plan. This plan is intended to provide guidance for the development of summer recreation in the Alta Lakes area for the next 5 to 10 years.

The Alta Lakes Recreation Area is located 12 miles south of Telluride, Colorado. The proposed Master Plan’s long-term vision is to improve recreation management at Lower Alta Lake, Upper Alta Lake, Wild Boy Lake and Gold King Basin. The majority of the proposed improvements would occur at Lower Alta Lake including the construction of two dispersed camping loops, restrooms, a day use parking area, trails and plans for riparian habitat restoration.

In the Spring of 2017, the Forest Service initiated discussions with local stakeholders to address resource impacts resulting from the increasing recreation use at Alta Lakes. The draft Master Plan is the result of these stakeholder meetings, coupled with Forest Service recommendations.

The draft Master Plan is available for review online at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/AltaLakesPlan

Comments will be accepted until Friday, May 16, 2018.

• Written comments must be submitted via mail to: Kathy Peckham, Project Leader, P.O. Box 388, Norwood, CO 81423
• In person, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays, Kathy Peckham, Project Leader, 1150 Forest Street, Norwood, CO 81423
• By fax at (970) 327-4854
• Electronically at comments-rocky-mountain-gmug@fs.fed.us. The name and mailing address of the person submitting electronic comments must be included.

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