Save the Roan & Help Protect Western Colorado Families
The landscape of the Roan Plateau along Western Colorado’s I-70 corridor is under a massive threat of destruction from the oil and gas industry. Just like Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), if oil and gas companies are allowed to begin drilling on the Roan, it will destroy the largely unspoiled ecosystem atop the plateau.
Unlike ANWR’s remote location along Alaska’s northern coast, the Roan is a vital part of the economy for many of the towns located along I-70 between Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction. Hunters, fishermen, ranchers and hikers who use the Roan bring millions of dollars a year to the local communities of Rifle, Parachute, and Silt.
Protecting the Roan is more than preserving another beautiful place in Colorado. Tell Congress that you support protection of open spaces and the way of life for hundreds of Western Colorado families!
I agree with over 70% of Coloradoans who believe that wilderness-quality lands are more important for recreation, tourism, and wildlife than for oil and gas development. I support Congresswoman Diana Degette’s introduction of the Colorado Wilderness Act to save precious wild places like the Roan Plateau!
