A Colorado ski-industry representative was among 13 people named Friday to a national committee advising the Bush administration on proposed new roadless areas.
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johans named Geraldine Link, director of public policy for the National Ski Areas Association, based in Lakewood, to the Roadless Area Conservation national advisory committee, which will make recommendations based on proposals from state governors.
Also on the committee are Darin Bird, deputy director for the Utah Department of Natural Resources; Idaho County Commissioner Robert Cope; Adena Cook of the Blue-Ribbon Coalition, representing participants in motorized recreation; Jeff Eisenberg of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; James Riley of the Intermountain Forest Association; Gregory Schaefer of the National Mining Association; Denny Scott, representing organized labor organizations; Paul Hansen of the Izaak Walton League; Dale Harris of the Montana Wilderness Association; Todd Schulke of the New Mexico Center for Biological Diversity; Howard Vaughan of Wild Law; and Chris Wood of Trout Unlimited.
