RECENT NEWS
MAD RABBIT TRAIL CONSTRUCTION NOT HAPPENING IN 2024
Forest Service must address 15 instructions, including creating an Adaptive Management Plan
ROUTT COUNTY COMMISSIONERs REQUEST
EIS for Mad Rabbit
Says it is needed to measure cumulative impacts.
CPW SEEKS INFO IN DEATh OF LOCAL MOOSE
Moose jumped off parking structure as people crowded it and prevented its exit.
BREAKING: MAD RABBIT DELAYED. (Again!)
Forest Service delays Environmental Assessment of mad Rabbit
Delay is likely to push construction into 2022 at the earliest. New data shows trails in elk calving areas. Will this extra time be used to choose trail locations less harmful to wildlife?
Click photo to read the entire article.
February 13, 2021
Keep Routt Wild submits proposal to refine Mad Rabbit Trails project
The proposal would deliver new recreation opportunities while protecting sensitive habitat.
“We need to look at a landscape level and the impacts of human disturbances and look at where it’s responsible to build trails to minimize impacts to wildlife,” CPW Area Wildlife Manager Kris Middledorf said. “We want to make sure the trails we do build are sustainable and provide a premier outdoor experience for our public.”
Click photo to read entire article.
February 2, 2021