From 642b5821695f286c6e2510c45a33e16eec249d65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luxagraf Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2020 13:17:50 -0500 Subject: added all files --- travel/trip/places to go/CO Browns Canyon.txt | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) create mode 100644 travel/trip/places to go/CO Browns Canyon.txt (limited to 'travel/trip/places to go/CO Browns Canyon.txt') diff --git a/travel/trip/places to go/CO Browns Canyon.txt b/travel/trip/places to go/CO Browns Canyon.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b25048 --- /dev/null +++ b/travel/trip/places to go/CO Browns Canyon.txt @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +Browns Canyon is an outdoor recreation hub along the Arkansas River, a mountainous expanse of granite canyons and whitewater rapids that is home to wildlife including black bears, bighorn sheep, elk and mountain lions. This is truly one of Colorado’s most treasured landscapes. + +The Wilderness Society worked for decades to get Browns Canyon the permanent protection it deserved, but it was not always easy. The cause enjoyed strong support across the state but repeatedly ran into congressional gridlock. When it was clear this would happen yet again, leaders in Colorado and The Wilderness Society members began to ask President Obama to protect Browns Canyon as a national monument using the Antiquities Act. A 2014 poll showed that 77 percent of Coloradans supported this course of action, and in December, 700 people packed into a public meeting on Browns Canyon’s future, with most attendees supporting monument designation. + +Finally, in July 2015, President Obama designated Browns Canyon as a national monument using the Antiquities Act. Browns Canyon’s new status helps safeguard the more than $55 million per year the area generates in economic activity for the local economy, as well as a wild iconic landscape that is simply invaluable. + +http://wilderness.org/all-new-monuments-you-helped-us-protect-2015 -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2