Wilderness Workshop asks Rifle City Council to consider Roan Plateau protection resolution

Wilderness Workshop asks Rifle City Council to consider Roan Plateau protection resolution

Wilderness Workshop urged Rifle City Council on Wednesday to consider adopting a resolution opposing future oil and gas drilling on top of the Roan Plateau as the Bureau of Land Management prepares for a December oil and gas lease sale. The BLM is considering 113 parcels totaling approximately 127,000 acres of public land across Colorado for oil and gas leasing, including parcels on the Roan Plateau. Although parcels on the Roan Plateau have bee…