The Seniors Outdoors general meeting will be held Tuesday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

A social time will start at 6:30 p.m. Betsy Janeczek, with slides from 1973, and Bill Cartwright, with photos from 2012 of Mount Kilimanjaro, will give a presentation of noticeable change in snow levels.

For more information, visit www.seniorsoutdoors.org.

Olympians benefit will be today

On the Road to Sochi, a preseason rally and fundraiser supporting the Olympic bids of Durango natives Tad Elliott and twin sisters Lanny and Tracy Barnes, will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today in the Peaks Room at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

Those attending the event will have an opportunity to meet the athletes and bid on items in a silent auction. There also will be complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres.

Elliott is a four-time national champion cross-country skier, a member of two USA World Championship teams and a first-place finisher in the American Birkebeiner.

The Barnes sisters compete in biathlon. Both were members of the USA Olympic team in 2006, and Lanny also was on the U.S. team in 2010. Between them, the twins hold 14 national championships.

For more information, or to make a donation, visit www.rmnnordicangel.causevox.com.

Comments sought concerning mule deer

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking public comment about future management of mule deer in the Four Corners.

The proposed management plans are for two distinct herd areas where the deer population has declined significantly in the last 15 years: the Groundhog area herd which includes Game Management Units 70, 71 and 711; and the Mesa Verde area herd, which includes Game Management Units 72 and 73.

The management plans, which describe historic and current conditions and biological and environmental factors that affect mule deer in these areas, are posted at http://wildlife.state.co.us/HUNTING/BIGGAME/HERDMANAGEMENTDAUPLANS/Pages/HerdManagementDAUPlans.aspx.

People are asked to complete an online survey pertaining to these areas to help big-game managers gain insights and gauge opinions about mule deer and management of these animals. The survey can be found at www.research.net/s/D24DAUplan; www.research.net/s/D29DAUplan. It will be posted through Dec. 10.

Comments also can be sent to Brad Weinmeister, Durango area terrestrial biologist, at 151 E. 16th St., Durango, CO 81301, or email [email protected]; or to Brad Banulis, Montrose-area terrestrial biologist, 2300 S. Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO 81401, or email [email protected]. People also can request a hard copy of the management plans.

The final plans will go to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission for review and approval in March.

Herald Staff

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