The South Platte Ranger District is considering spots in the Buffalo Creek and Harris Park areas for official outdoor shooting ranges on national forest land.
Recognizing that the issue is bigger than any one entity, district ranger Brian Banks said the ranger district formed the southern shooting partnership in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service, Jefferson County, Douglas County, Colorado Parks & Wildlife and more.
Population growth causes camping problems
The ranger district is also looking into solutions to help mitigate the effect of Colorado’s population growth on dispersed camping in Jeffco.
“Trying to contain the use is a huge challenge right now, particularly when most of the people who are moving here are (doing so) for the outdoor recreation opportunities,” he said.
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