Documentary on Blanca Group

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sgladbach
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Re: Documentary on Blanca Group

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+1 on the "One of the four sacred mountains of the Navajo Nation" angle. It is the MOST important aspect of this story.

Other angles to investigate: The US government transfer of ownwership of land won in the Mexican / American war. The formation of land grants including their purpose, use, and communal ownership.

Finally, make certain you contact the US Forest Fervice. Remember, Davenport's ski project was (unfairly) not allowed to be released (commercially, I don't know how your project would be classified.) It could concievably be illegal to produce a documentary w/o US Forest Service permission and/or your ability to distribute the finished project might be seriously curtailed.

The Blanca Group is in the San Iasbel National Forest.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/about/


It is in the San Carlos Ranger Disrtrict
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/sanc/

It is in the Sangre De Christo Wilderness Area (I think, check out this map)
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http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/recreatio ... wild.shtml

Good Luck

Steve
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Re: Documentary on Blanca Group

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PM me if you are interested in some more info and/or some logistical support.

Good Luck,
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Re: Documentary on Blanca Group

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Thunder: talk with the Rocky Mountain Field Institute in Colorado Springs (http://www.rmfi.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;). They've been working in the South Colony Lakes Basin east of the Crestones for several years and are about to begin some work in the Como Lake Basin. Maybe you can partner with RMFI in some way.

You should contact the USFS as suggested. However, the Como Lake Basin itself is not part of the wilderness. The boundary is along the north side of the road in Holbrook Canyon. The Como Lake area is managed from the Conejos Peak Ranger District in La Jara, part of the Rio Grande National Forest. If you take the suggestion about looking at the other side of Blanca, you would then be back on the San Isabel NF and the San Carlos R.D. You should be able to get the RGNF link by substituting RG for PSICC. I don't have time today to dig up links. Steve
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