The Exploration and Development of Alternative Management Strategies for Mining and Recreational Activities atop Mount Antero and Mount White; Chaffee County, Colorado
Date of Award
6-6-2006
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Environmental Policy And Management
Organizational Unit
University College, Environmental Policy and Management
Disciplines
Environmental Policy And Management
First Advisor
William Robinson
Keywords
Environmental conditions, Aquamarine, Chaffee County, Mount Antero, Mount White, Outdoor recreation, Management, Colorado, Prospecting, Recreation, San Isabel National Forest
Abstract
The Mount Antero/White area is a popular prospecting area. Recent expansions in the recreation economy is drawing more visitors to the area. Consequently, visitors may be placing unsustainable pressures on the landscape. In order to help rectify this, the legal, ecological, geologic, aesthetic, recreational, historic, social, and economic character of the Antero/White area has been identified. Four feasible management alternatives have also been recognized. They are a) take no new management actions, b) prohibit motorized activities in the area, c) develop a mineralogical park, and d) a combination of options b and c. Option C has been defended, as it best balances the desires of area users with the underlying ecological and geological character of the area.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Feier, Matthew, "The Exploration and Development of Alternative Management Strategies for Mining and Recreational Activities atop Mount Antero and Mount White; Chaffee County, Colorado" (2006). University College: Environmental Policy and Management Capstones. 154.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_epm/154