Mt. Emmons land exchange will finally Save Red Lady - Gunnison Country Times

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Mt. Emmons land exchange will finally Save Red Lady - Gunnison Country Times

It was a historic day in April when the U.S. Department of Interior signed the Mt. Emmons-Thompson Divide mineral withdrawal. It would remove the opportunity for new mining or oil and gas operations on over 220,000 acres of federal land in western Colorado managed by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). This is definitely a great reason for all of us who love public lands to celebrate, yet at High Country Conservation…