CONSERVATION
Wild Connections' vision for the South Platte and Arkansas Rivers headwaters basins is found in the Wild Connections Conservation Plan (WCCP). This visionary plan was created by citizens using information from roadless area inventories, biological data and input from local workshops.
This regional ecosystem protection strategy forges a link in the Western Wildway promoted by The Wildlands Network, part of the unbroken chain of North American wildlands.
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North American Wildways Map courtesy of The Wildlands Network
Log berms slow erosion. Photo Jim Lockhart
Explore current projects in Puma Hills, Farnum Peak, and Wildcat Canyon. Discover results of past projects beginning with 2009 Trout Creek project
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Some BLM lands with wilderness characteristics are protcted. Photo John Stansfield
BLM and USFS current management planning affects millions of acres across the South Platte and Arkansas basins. Travel management designates uses on roads and trails.
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Wildflowers in Booger Red Roadless Area. Photo John Sztukowski
Citizens organize to protect Wilderness, roadless areas and wildlife, and to prevent ecological damage from oil and gas development, mining and similar agency actions.
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Climate change is real across Colorado, North America and the whole planet. Wild Connections is identifying climate refugia at this decisive time for our wildlife, forests, canyons and meadows.
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The WCCP was created by people who share a deep concern for the well-being of public lands spread across the Arkansas and South Platte headwaters.