21 groups have it in their care
National monument in Colorado, 21,586 acres, managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, designated in 2015.
The defenders
4 groups are on the record for Browns Canyon, in the order they carry the weight. The range says how strongly our editors, the court dockets and their own filings tie each one here. Give directly; nothing routes through us.
On the ground
Grassroots · Cullowhee, NC
Worked alongside local outfitters and Colorado’s boating community to win the 2015 designation and remains engaged in monument management planning for river access.
14 staff + 250 volunteers76¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1954
Advocacy · Arlington, VA
Organized anglers and hunters through years of local meetings and public forums to win the 2015 designation protecting Gold Medal trout water on the Arkansas River.
508 staff + 15,000 volunteers88¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1959
Also in the fight
Advocacy · Missoula, MT
Colorado Backcountry Hunters and Anglers joined the sportsmen’s coalition that pushed for the 2015 monument designation.
38 staff + 700 volunteers88¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 2004
Advocacy · Reston, VA
Partnered with Trout Unlimited in the unified sportsmen’s coalition that campaigned for the 2015 monument designation.
505 staff + 4,000 volunteers86¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1936
On the ground in Colorado
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The situation
Colorado’s most popular whitewater stretch crashes through a granite canyon where bighorn sheep scramble above the rapids and peregrine falcons hunt the thermals. Mining interests have eyed the mineral deposits within its boundaries for years. The current review gives them their best opening yet.
Source: BLM · February 1, 2025
No public comment window is open on Browns Canyon right now. A call script is ready on the Public Lands Action Network, and the groups above are how the fight gets funded and argued in the meantime.
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