Petition to protect Gunnison sage-grouse habitat

[Chris Talbot-Heindl]

Hi everyone,

As I'm sure you probably saw, the BLM did not consider some proposed ACECs to protect Gunnison sage-grouse habitat in the Tres Rios ACEC amendment and decided instead to consider it down the road as part of the Gunnison Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan. That planning process has no scheduled completion date and in the meantime, oil and gas development continues to encroach on Gunny's dwindling habitat.

Rocky Mountain Wild has a new petition to ask the new BLM State Director, Jamie Connell to put an immediate moratorium on all management actions, including oil and gas leasing, that may impact Gunny's habitat until the BLM has adequately considered the Dry Creek Basin and Northdale/Northdale Expansion potential ACECs either through the Tres Rios ACEC Amendment or the Gunnison Sage-Grouse Rangewide Resource Management Plan. Here's a link to that petition, which is completely editable if you want to send a more detailed or personal email: https://rockymountainwild.org/take-action-now-to-protect-vital-habitat-for-colorado-species

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Chris Talbot-Heindl (they/them)
Communications and Membership Manager
Rocky Mountain Wild
1536 Wynkoop Street, Suite 900
Denver, CO 80202

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[Ben S]

Signed! Thank you!

Ben Sampson
Centennial, CO