The Biden administration Thursday canceled a Trump administration executive order, issued on the day before the former president s last day in office, that stripped a program designed to improve access to federal recreation for underserved communities, among other provisions.
On Jan. 19, then-Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced grants totaling $452 million. Colorado s share was $5,172,872.
Priority for grants totaling $302 million, according to an Interior news release, would be given to projects that improve physical connectivity between federal and state-managed lands for recreational opportunities such as hunting, hiking, fishing, boating, camping and wildlife observation.”
Another $150 million would be allocated in grants in a competitive bid process, allowed under the Great American Outdoors Act, a bill sponsored by then-Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma.
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Gila National Forest road crew worker Patrick Garcia helps direct a bulldozer during refurbishment of the Little Walnut trailhead near Silver City.
Grant County is moving one step closer to developing a master plan to guide improvements to outdoor recreation opportunities opportunities that community leaders say will play a key role in diversifying southwest New Mexico’s mining-reliant economy.
On Tuesday, a review committee recommended to Grant County commissioners that they award a contract for developing the master plan to SE Group, a national company with offices in Utah, Colorado and Vermont that specializes in community planning and outdoor recreation enhancement strategies. The company has designed trails and open space master plans for Colorado communities like Frisco, Estes Valley and Snowmass, as well as for outdoor recreation destinations in other states.