More importantly, while there should be a place for small-scale ranching in our local economy, sheep should not be allowed in the Weminuche Wilderness. The Weminuche is fragile, it is irreplaceable and it is the living core of our region’s wilderness tourism industry – hunting, fishing, hiking, skiing etc. Sheep grazing is destructive to that wilderness and adds little to the local economy. Perhaps there are public lands where sheep should be allowed to graze, at fair market prices, but not the Weminuche.

Herb Bowman

Durango