[CPEO-MEF] Rocky Flats refuge plan

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Flats refuge proposal jells
16 miles of trails included in the final conservation concept

By Kim McGuire
Denver Post Staff Writer
December 3, 2004

The public will be able to hike, cycle and ride horses on about 16 miles 
of existing trails through the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons 
complex after it becomes a wildlife refuge in 2007, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service officials said Thursday.

Addressing the Rocky Flats Citizens Advisory Board, refuge managers gave 
a sneak peek inside the final conservation plan being proposed for the 
6,240-acre site.

The plan is awaiting final approval from the Interior Department, which 
could issue a decision within two weeks.

"At this point, we don't expect any changes to the document, but just 
realize there is a slight chance that an 11th-hour decision could change 
this," said Laurie Shannon, planner for the refuge.

The plan was developed after an extensive public comment period, which 
culminated with a series of meetings in the spring in Westminster, 
Boulder, Arvada and Broomfield.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2573302,00.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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