[CPEO-MEF] REUSE, BIOTA: "Wildlife Thrive At Rocky Mountain Arsenal" (CO)

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Wildlife Thrive At Rocky Mountain Arsenal


by Andrea Haydon 
Neighborhood Gazette (CO)
March 2023

Fifteen miles east lies the 16,000-acre urban wildlife refuge of Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Rocky Mountain Arsenal is home to bison, deer, eagles, coyotes, black-footed ferrets, burrowing owls, and migratory birds, with expansive 360-degree views and over 20 miles of hiking trails. The refuge is open year-round from sunrise to sunset and offers hiking, biking, archery and fishing. It is also free for all visitors! There is also an 11-mile self-guided driving tour that winds through the refuge that offers stunning views of the Rocky Mountains, from Pikes Peak to Longs Peak and beyond, as well as downtown Denver. 

The area has been steeped in controversy over the years, as it is the location of extensive contamination from decades of chemical production. The United States Army bought the farmland to build Rocky Mountain Arsenal after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The facility was used to develop and manufacture chemical warfare for World War II and continued through the Vietnam war.

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For the entire article, see
https://ngazette.com/wildlife-thrive-at-rocky-mountain-arsenal/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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