New Senate Bill Would Conserve Over 700,000 Acres of Colorado Public Lands
From Backcountry Hunters & Anglers:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), is celebrating the introduction of the Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection (GORP) Act in the U.S. Senate today. The introduction follows the release of a draft bill two years prior and more than a decade of stakeholder engagement by the Gunnison Public Lands Initiative, including members of BHA’s Colorado Chapter.
The GORP Act (S. 5193), led by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and cosponsored by Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), would conserve and enhance…
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