Montrose Commissioner Pond: GORP Is a Land Grab. Period.
By Sean Pond | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice
The Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act GORP is being advertised as a community driven conservation success story. It’s not. It’s a federal land grab wrapped in pretty paper, designed to sell the illusion of balance while slowly destroying everything that makes Western Colorado worth living in.
This bill doesn’t protect the land. It strangles it.
They’ll tell you grazing is still allowed. Sure. But what good is a grazing permit if you can’t access your cows? If you can’t get there to fix fences, build a pond, haul salt, or rescue a sick calf? If you can’t use a pickup or a UTV or bring in the tools you need to survive?
When you strip away access, you strip away use.
It’s like giving you the right to own ...