{"id":23107,"date":"2025-03-17T15:54:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T21:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/multiple-rallies-in-support-of-public-lands-planned-for-this-friday\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T04:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:26:25","slug":"multiple-rallies-in-support-of-public-lands-planned-for-this-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/multiple-rallies-in-support-of-public-lands-planned-for-this-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple rallies in support of public lands planned for this Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Community members gather at the entrance of Mesa Verde National Park on Saturday, March 1, to stand in solidarity with park rangers. Nationwide, people demonstrated at parks near them at 12 p.m. that day. (Aaron Lewis\/Special to The Journal)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Simultaneous rallies Friday morning will demonstrate support of federal public lands and employees in Montezuma County.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll be at Mesa Verde National Park, the Dolores Public Lands Office and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Visitor Center & Museum from 10 to 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a rally in support of public lands \u2013 not a protest \u2013 according to organizers.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor that reason, signs for participants will be provided by Four Corners Broadband and Great Old Broads for Wilderness,\u201d a news release said.<\/p>\n

At 11:30 a.m., when the rallies conclude, participants will meet at the intersection of Highways 160 and 184 in Mancos.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese folks are our neighbors, our friends, and our families,\u201d said Jarret Childers, spokesperson for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. \u201cWe want to let them and the public know that we empathize with them by rallying around our public lands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Public lands mean a lot to this area.<\/p>\n

Childers emphasized how they \u201cplay a vital role in helping to sustain the county\u2019s economic health.\u201d<\/p>\n

The more than 550,000 visitors Mesa Verde National Park attracted in 2018, for instance, \u201cspent approximately $58.5 million in nearby communities, supporting 828 local jobs that contributed another $72.4 million to the local economy,\u201d the news release said.<\/p>\n

Don Hoffheins, a chairperson for the Mancos Trails Group, said that public lands are why people choose to live in the southwest corner of Colorado.<\/p>\n

Hoffheins called public lands \u201copportunities for outdoor exploration\u201d and thanked BLM and Forest Service workers for maintaining them, keeping them accessible.<\/p>\n

With these sentiments in mind, \u201cthe citizens expected to attend the rallies will offer their support and appreciation for public lands and the federal employees who maintain these resources for the public good, now into the future,\u201d the press release said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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