Template talk:Protected areas of Colorado
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Of Colorado's sixNational Monuments, five are managed by theNational Park Service and one is managed by theBureau of Land Management.
Of Colorado's twoNational Recreation Areas, one is managed by theNational Park Service and one is managed by theNational Forest Service.
Of Colorado's 41National Wilderness Areas, 39 are manged by theNational Forest Service and two are managed by theNational Park Service. --Buaidh13:46, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
State Forest State park is what was formerly known as the Colorado State Forest. The state forest part of template has been removed. --Footwarrior (talk)22:40, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The National Natural Landmark is in Larimer County whereSand Creek flows across the border into Wyoming. Colorado has several creeks called Sand Creek and it's easy to get them confused.
At the bottom of the Protected areas of Colorado template there is a category Other > Trails and listed are a small selection of the many trails managed on protected lands. A trail may be built, maintain, or closed at the direction of a protected lands manager, typically with consideration of reducing impacts and increasing sustainability, but to me that doesn’t make the trail itself a protected area. Roads and parking lots are also built by land managers after similar considerations, and I wouldn’t consider them protected areas either.
Please note that I agree that federally designated national scenic and historic trails should be included in the template, as they are. Federal legislation establishing these trails can include conservation and preservation dictates or recommendations on protecting sites, trail corridors, and viewsheds.
I took a look at the protected areas templates for a few other states (AZ, CA, NM, NV, UT, WY) and didn’t find inclusion of local and regional trails.
Should the Other>Trails category be removed or is there an explanation for its existence? I’d appreciate insights. Thanks.--Zapus (talk)21:58, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
