COPMOBA’s 2024 Annual Report
COPMOBA’s 2024 Annual Report is here! Building on the momentum from 2023, this year has been one of continued foundation-building for COPMOBA. Some of the highlights include:
Hosting one of our most successful RAT Races yet
Organizing multiple Stoke Nights and social events across all four chapters
Grand Valley Trails (formerly Grand Valley Canyons) completing a successful rebrand
Completing 50 Dig Day/Trail Building events and contributing over 3,000 volunteer hours
Facilitating 8 miles of new, purpose-built singletrack, improving trail experiences across the Western Slope
A key achievement has been the near completion of the RAT expansion—nearly 5 miles of trail completed through a combination of volunteers, conservation corps members, and professional builders, supported by the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife and the Ridgway community. We also supported trail expansion efforts at 18 Road and Kokopelli, including the groundbreaking of the K2 Play trail at 18 Road, named in honor of our former coordinator, Kristina Kittelson, who was instrumental in promoting cycling in the Grand Valley. We are also thrilled to see the Delta Area Mountain Bikers chapter rejuvenated, and we are incredibly proud of these accomplishments and the hard work from all involved.
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BLM publishes rule to protect public land, promote public safety in Western Slope
BLM Colorado published a new supplementary rule Dec. 19, 2024, to help protect natural resources such as those found in Dominquez-Escalante National Conservation Area. This area includes the remote Dominguez Canyon Wilderness, recreation along the Gunnison River, and a network of off-highway vehicle trails. The conservation area allows for a wide variety of activities including hiking, boating and wildlife viewing. The area also provides excellent heritage tourism opportunities, and the rugged canyons and bluffs that hold geological and paleontological resources spanning 1.4 billion years. (BLM Photo by Bob Wick)
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BLM proposes new recreation fees for the Uncompahgre Field Office
There is still time to submit comments for the Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office’s Proposed Business Plan!
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USFS Completes Revision of the Management Plan for GMUG
We received notification from the USFS that the revision of the management plan governing the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest (GMUG) is completed.
COPMOBA and many recreation focused partners (and many other interests) were involved in extensive information submission, evaluation, and comment to the USFS staff throughout an extended planning period. The USFS works to balance the multi-use nature of public lands management.
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