This BLM-CO Gunnison Field Office Grant is for Preserving and Interpreting Historic Alpine Loop Mining Sites.
SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The BLM-CO Gunnison Field Office is offering this grant to preserve and interpret significant historic mining sites along the Alpine Loop Back Country Byway in Hinsdale County. These 'crown jewel' sites, over 100 years old and vital for heritage tourism, receive over 400,000 annual visitors. Currently, these fragile structures are unstable, experiencing looting, and degrading due to uninformed public behavior and limited monitoring. This grant will establish a [...]