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Broad swath of public lands in heart of Colorado could gain stricter protections under new bill

Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act would affect more than a third of the 1.7 million acres of federal land in Gunnison County

EcoFlight pilot Pilot Bruce Gordon flies over the Thompson Creek roadless wilderness area with the Raggeds Wilderness area in the distance as he heads out to do aerial surveys of oil and gas development in western Colorado on June 25, 2018. The wilderness would be expanded in Gunnison County under a proposal in Congress that would add more protections to swaths of public land in the area. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
EcoFlight pilot Pilot Bruce Gordon flies over the Thompson Creek roadless wilderness area with the Raggeds Wilderness area in the distance as he heads out to do aerial surveys of oil and gas development in western Colorado on June 25, 2018. The wilderness would be expanded in Gunnison County under a proposal in Congress that would add more protections to swaths of public land in the area. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8: Elise Schmelzer - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act would place more than 730,000 acres of federal public land under stricter management and protection.
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