Southern Rockies Conservation Alliance

The Southern Rockies Conservation Alliance (SRCA) is a coalition of conservation and recreation organizations focusing on protection and preservation of public lands in Colorado and southern Wyoming. SRCA's mission is to develop and implement coordinated, comprehensive and effective campaigns for Colorado and southern Wyoming to:

• Protect wilderness quality lands
• Conserve and restore biodiversity
• Ensure responsible management of motorized recreation
• Promote healthy forest ecosystems
• Restore natural fire regimes

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Protect Colorado's Canyon Country Wilderness

Colorado wilderness supporters celebrated Congresswoman Diana DeGette’s re-introduction of the Colorado Wilderness Act on September 12th, 2007. Wilderness designation will forever protect some of Colorado's distinctively scenic and treasured lands for people today and for generations to come. With development of Colorado's public lands moving forward at a break-neck pace, protecting these special places will ensure that some of Colorado remains wild for future generations.

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Report Released: Community Wildfire Protection Plans: Lessons Learned

Community Wildfire Protection Plans can effectively prioritize use of scarce resources in reducing wildland fire risk, and in helping build resilient communities in a dynamic world. However, the potential of these plans is not being realized given inadequate guidance, inattention to detail, and competing priorities. This report details the problem and identifies solutions various stakeholders can advance to ensure these important plans live up to their potential. .

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BLM's New Draft Plan for Northwest Colorado Favors Oil and Gas Development, Threatens Wildlife, Wild Lands and Cultural Artifacts

Plan draws broad opposition from local sportsmen, ranchers and conservation groups

A plan released in 2006 by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) would bring more than 3,000 oil and gas wells and associated development to Northwest Colorado's Moffat and Routt counties, home to one the state's largest wildland complexes, including the 86,000 acre Vermillion Basin proposed wilderness area. The draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Little Snake Resource Area will determine the fate of 1.3 million acres of public land, including 275,000 acres of citizen-proposed wilderness lands as well as critical big game habitat and migration corridors, the best greater sage-grouse habitat in Colorado, and prized Native American petroglyphs. The top planning issue is how much additional oil and gas drilling will be allowed and where, as rampant energy development encroaches on the Little Snake region from Wyoming to the north and from the Piceance Basin to the south

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