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Grazing Management Plan 2024/2025
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park » Grazing Management Plan 2024/2025 » Document List
Livestock grazing was permitted in BLCA at its establishment in 1933 as a National Monument. The 1999 Act establishing BLCA as a National Park (rather than a National Monument) provided for continued livestock grazing, where authorized under existing permits or leases as of October 21, 1999. Grazing within CURE was permitted prior to the transfer of management from the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) to the NPS on February 11th, 1965 (as one of the terms of a USBR/NPS Memorandum of Agreement between the USBR and NPS). In the past, the BLM or the USFS permitted and managed grazing on NPS-administered lands in both park units. The NPS is currently managing grazing in BLCA through Special Use Permits (SUPs). The BLM and the USFS will continue to administer the majority of grazing on NPS-managed lands in CURE until this BLCA/CURE NPS Grazing Management Plan/EA is complete. After this plan is complete, the NPS will issue livestock grazing and trailing SUPs for lands under NPS management in both parks.
Alternatives are being developed through public scoping and interagency consultation, as well as consultation with the SHPO for the State of Colorado, the affiliated Tribes, and the public.
The National Park Service (NPS) requests your feedback on preliminary alternatives. The 30-day public scoping period for the Grazing Management Plan starts August 19, 2024, and ends on September 20, 2024. This 30-day public scoping period is part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. The project newsletter is available for review under the "Open for Comment" link on the left side of this page. Click on the link to the newsletter, review the newsletter, and then select "Comment Now."