Colorado is hoping the federal government will walk a fine line between protecting the greater sage grouse and protecting economic activity in the northwestern part of the state.
The state on Tuesday filed its formal response to an August proposal from the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), aimed at increasing protections for the football-sized, spiky-tailed bird that weighs up to 7 pounds and nests in the high desert sage land of Colorado, Wyoming and other western states.
“Any plan that…
Colorado is hoping the federal government will walk a fine line between protecting the greater sage grouse and protecting economic activity in the northwestern part of the state.
The state on Tuesday filed its formal response to an August proposal from the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), aimed at increasing protections for the football-sized, spiky-tailed bird that weighs up to 7 pounds and nests in the high desert sage land of Colorado, Wyoming and other western states.
“Any plan that…
