Public access to ruins-rich public land discussed

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Public access to ruins-rich public land discussed

Protecting relics and ruins is a priority
A fenceline separates Bureau of Land Management land along the Mesa Verde escarpment from the Montezuma County landfill. There is no access for the general public without special permission.
Pottery shards are a reminder of the creative skills of ancestral Puebloans living in villages along Mesa Verde 1,000 years ago.
Grant Coffey, an archaeologist with Crow Canyon Archaeology Center, explains cultural sites to Montezuma County staff and members of a local recreation advisory committee during a tour Wednesday of Bureau of Land Management land south of Cortez.
The remote Mesa Verde escarpment is a refuge for wildlife, evidenced by this black bear track.
The Mesa Verde escarpment, south of Cortez, has undisturbed natural beauty.

Public access to ruins-rich public land discussed

A fenceline separates Bureau of Land Management land along the Mesa Verde escarpment from the Montezuma County landfill. There is no access for the general public without special permission.
Pottery shards are a reminder of the creative skills of ancestral Puebloans living in villages along Mesa Verde 1,000 years ago.
Grant Coffey, an archaeologist with Crow Canyon Archaeology Center, explains cultural sites to Montezuma County staff and members of a local recreation advisory committee during a tour Wednesday of Bureau of Land Management land south of Cortez.
The remote Mesa Verde escarpment is a refuge for wildlife, evidenced by this black bear track.
The Mesa Verde escarpment, south of Cortez, has undisturbed natural beauty.
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