Outdoors enthusiasts pushing for creation of West Hermosa Creek Wilderness. By Dave Buchanan. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
A link to the Hermosa Creek roadless area at roadlessland.org
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Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University with specialties in natural resource politics, public opinion, interest groups, political parties, voting and elections. Aside from academic publications, he is author or co-author of three hiking/backpacking guides, and he is past President of the Western Watersheds Project.
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Trout Unlimited is really making a great initiative here. I support them whole heartedly. The area in question is absolutely a gem. It also boasts a large population of flora and wildlife native to Colorado.
Without the preservation of such lands, we can only look forward to houses and more houses.
However, I would expect opposition because of the value the land would hold if subdivided and sold off parcel by parcel.