GILPIN GRASSLANDS SAGA: 2016 Edition

The sorry history of “range management” in the Gilpin continued in 2016.

For the complete story see extended article at:     http://www.boundaryalliance.org/gilpin_saga2016.pdf

 The video below tells part of the tale, and if your devices and download speed allow, the video is viewable at up to 1920 x 1080 high definition.

Drone views provide a new perspective.

In 2016 we saw repeats of earlier issues plus some new ones.

• Range cattle invading, damaging, and  contaminating parkland, and a protected area at Gilpin Creek.
• New wildlife unfriendly fencing installed in the Gilpin.
• Flooding of Lost Lake area by tenure holder or agents through failure to set up cattle waterer.
• Will the tenure holder do the right thing in 2017 to prevent damage? Will Range Branch, MFLNRO, ensure it?
• Cattle grazing on public land makes no economic or ecological sense

For previous articles on problems in the Gilpin and on range cattle issues see www.boundaryalliance.org

and the page  http://www.boundaryalliance.org/ba_008.htm