O R V use on this great undisturbed ground would be raping the land for future generationions .I'd like to see it remain the same in its natural beauty .Reopen place they already shut down to ORV use
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Todd Humphreys
8 years ago
I am Todd Humphreys of Humphreys Ranch. I am here to express my thoughts about the Copper Mountain Wilderness Study Area. My ancestors and a few others homesteaded the Copper Mountain and Birdseye area in the early 19th century and have continued ranching there with our neighbors the Herbsts for over 90 years. In my younger years I hiked this area and explored it horse back just to see what was there.
We graze cattle for a few weeks in the spring on the lower end of this area that is intermingled with our deeded lands in cooperation with the BLM. The east side of this area is just across the Birdseye road in full view of my front yard so I get to see the sun discover its beauty every morning. The Mule deer give birth and hide their babies amongst the junipers there while they graze our meadows across the road.
The southeast corner is missing a part of a mountain that was utilized for fill in the building of Boysen Dam. And some of its material is occasionally used by the state for stabilization such as when the Wind River eroded the banks along the camp ground last year. Within a few yards of this pit is a small canyon with many crevices and small pits that the birds use for nesting. I have noticed bird watchers and even universities studying bird sounds in this area. Chuckers nest in the sagebrush of this area and I’ve noticed a flock of wild turkeys are beginning to enjoy the habitat.
There is a small band of Bighorn Sheep that utilize the mountainous area that is ideal for them as it has limited water resources and they are isolated from domestic sheep that can transmit a lung disease that has decimated many other Wyoming herds.
This is a unique and pristine area with its own natural beauty that has been undisturbed and outside of hiking or horseback needs to remain that way.
If this area is opened to motorized vehicles or any other development all of this nature will go away. Outside of an occasional cow pie or horse turd this area is just as pristine today
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Garrett Herbst
· petition starter
8 years ago
I would like to see Copper Mountain WSA remain as it is for the public to enjoy in it's wild state. I would like to see it Wilderness.
We all need quite places!
O R V use on this great undisturbed ground would be raping the land for future generationions .I'd like to see it remain the same in its natural beauty .Reopen place they already shut down to ORV use
I am Todd Humphreys of Humphreys Ranch. I am here to express my thoughts about the Copper Mountain Wilderness Study Area. My ancestors and a few others homesteaded the Copper Mountain and Birdseye area in the early 19th century and have continued ranching there with our neighbors the Herbsts for over 90 years. In my younger years I hiked this area and explored it horse back just to see what was there. We graze cattle for a few weeks in the spring on the lower end of this area that is intermingled with our deeded lands in cooperation with the BLM. The east side of this area is just across the Birdseye road in full view of my front yard so I get to see the sun discover its beauty every morning. The Mule deer give birth and hide their babies amongst the junipers there while they graze our meadows across the road. The southeast corner is missing a part of a mountain that was utilized for fill in the building of Boysen Dam. And some of its material is occasionally used by the state for stabilization such as when the Wind River eroded the banks along the camp ground last year. Within a few yards of this pit is a small canyon with many crevices and small pits that the birds use for nesting. I have noticed bird watchers and even universities studying bird sounds in this area. Chuckers nest in the sagebrush of this area and I’ve noticed a flock of wild turkeys are beginning to enjoy the habitat. There is a small band of Bighorn Sheep that utilize the mountainous area that is ideal for them as it has limited water resources and they are isolated from domestic sheep that can transmit a lung disease that has decimated many other Wyoming herds. This is a unique and pristine area with its own natural beauty that has been undisturbed and outside of hiking or horseback needs to remain that way. If this area is opened to motorized vehicles or any other development all of this nature will go away. Outside of an occasional cow pie or horse turd this area is just as pristine today
I would like to see Copper Mountain WSA remain as it is for the public to enjoy in it's wild state. I would like to see it Wilderness.