CAÑON CITY — A federal official said his agency will issue a statement soon on the environmental impacts of artist Christo’s proposal to hang huge fabric panels over the Arkansas River, but he said it’s not a simple process.
Bureau of Land Management district manager Greg Shoop said the final environmental-impact statement on Christo’s Over the River project should be available this spring. He expects a final decision this summer on whether to issue a permit and, if so, under what conditions.
The project in southern Colorado has drawn strong support and opposition. In an essay released Friday, Shoop said the BLM is “hard at work” crafting measures to mitigate potential impacts of Christo’s proposal and of alternate versions that it asked the public to review. The Associated Press
