HomeMy WebLinkAbout875 - SUPPORTING the Executive Order, designating 58 million acres of Forest Service land as RoadlesRESOLUTION NO. 875
A Resolution of the Ciry Counci[ for the City of Boulder, Colorado, in Support of the
Executive Order Designating New Roadless Areas on United States Forest Service Lands
WHEREAS, the City of Boulder strongly supports President Clinton's initiative to manage
roadless areas on National Forest Land;
WHEREAS, the City of Boulder has a great interest in the protection of the Arapahoe and
Rooseveit National Forests because of their proximity to Boulder and association with other
public lands which are vital to protecting high quality native ecosystems and recreational
opportunities;
WHEREAS, the City of Boulder supports the proposal to restrict certain activities in unroaded
portions of inventoried roadless areas, as identified in RARE II and existing forest plan
inventories;
WHEREAS, it is wall known that road construction and use in wildlife habitat areas can
contribute significantly to habitat fragmentation and stress on wildlife species;
WHEREAS, the initiative restricts road construction and establishes protective criteria for
managing roadless areas that will have positive impacts for biodiversity and enhanced plant and
wildlife protection;
WHEREAS, over the course of a 13 month period, the U.S. Forest Service received 1.7 million
letters, faxes, e-mails and postcards in support of the Clinton Administration's forest initiative,
providing the strongest possible protection to National Forest roadless areas;
WfIEREAS, on November 13, 200Q the Forest Service released its Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) that supported the roadless area designation;
WHEREAS, on January S, 2001 President Clinton signed the Record ofDecision designating
58 and half million acres of public land as roadless areas;
WHEREAS, the Record of Decision has been suspended by President Bush;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Boulder reaffirms its commitment
to full implementation of the Executive Order designating 58 and half million acres of public
land as roadless areas in perpetuity; and that the City of Boulder calls upon President Bush to
reaffirm the executive order and not delay implementation of the Executive Order; and
directs that copies of this Resolution be sent to the elected representatives of the residents of this
municipality, including the U.S. Representative(s), U.S. Senators, and the President.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of February, 2001.
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William R. Toor
Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk on behalf o e
Director of Finance and Recor