CMC Conservation along with other conservation groups today lauded Vail Resorts for backing the
efforts of Sen. Mark Udall and Rep. Jared Polis to designate new wilderness in
the Central Colorado Rockies.
The company publicly
endorsed the efforts of Sen. Udall and Rep. Polis to protect nearly 175,000
acres of public lands in Summit and Eagle counties with either wilderness or
special management designations.
The announcement is posted
on the Vail Resorts website.
Vail Resorts operates
ski and snowboard areas in Colorado, California and Nevada, including Vail and
Beaver Creek ski areas in Eagle County, and Breckenridge and Keystone ski
resorts in Summit County.
Vail Resorts’
endorsement adds to the already lengthy list of businesses in Summit and Eagle
Counties that have urged Udall and Polis to protect ecologically important
backcountry lands.
In late 2011, 103
businesses in Pitkin County signed on to a letter urging Colorado’s
Congressional Delegation to protect lands outside Carbondale and around Aspen,
and 189 businesses in Summit and Eagle County sent a letter to Sen. Udall
urging him to work with Rep. Polis and protect lands in those counties.
The Central Colorado
Outdoor Heritage Act, which Sen. Udall and his staff is currently vetting in
local communities, would protect 32 areas comprising 236,000 acres of public
lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management in
Summit, Eagle and Pitkin Counties.
“Wilderness is good for
business,” says Jay Heeter, Campaigns Coordinator with Colorado Mountain Club.
“I’ve personally spoken with more than 100 business based in Summit County who
understand that a healthy environment helps them thrive.”
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