This summer, get
involved in "Celebrate Pikes Peak" presented by Friends of the Peak and
co-sponsored by the Pikes Peak Group, Sierra Club and other local groups. (See enclosed
flier.)THINGS YOU CAN DO FOR PIKES PEAK
Please read the July 1997 Chair’s Corner first.
So, now you know more about the critical juncture at which we find ourselves in regards to Pikes Peak. You may ask (and we hope you do!), "How can I help?" There are a number of ways:
LEARN MORE ABOUT PIKES PEAK, ITS PROBLEMS AND ITS WONDERS—
This summer, get
involved in "Celebrate Pikes Peak" presented by Friends of the Peak and
co-sponsored by the Pikes Peak Group, Sierra Club and other local groups. (See enclosed
flier.)
Discover for
yourself the serious, long-standing environmental damage being done by improper management
of the Pikes Peak Highway. Join us for our July 19 field trip, or take the drive yourself,
stopping to observe as you go. For a real test, compare the near-road destruction on Pikes
Peak with Mt. Evans Highway, Trail Ridge Road, or Guanella Pass in your summer travels.
PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENTAL DECISION-MAKING ABOUT PIKES PEAK—
The City of
Colorado Springs will soon be sending a long-overdue erosion control plan for the Pikes
Peak Highway to the US Forest Service for review in an Environmental Assessment (EA). Call
the Pikes Peak Ranger District, USFS, at 636-1602 and request to be put on the mailing
list for the EA.
If you are or know
someone with civil engineering or municipal finance experience who can help with technical
review during the EA process and beyond, call Jim Lockhart, Group Secretary, at 385-0045.
Write or call the
Mayor and City Council (at 30 S. Nevada, 80903, 578-6600) to express your concerns about
proper stewardship of Pikes Peak.
HELP OUR GROUP IN ITS PIKES PEAK FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES—
The Pikes Peak Group is raising funds to promote action in three critical areas: 1) Public Information and Public Participation; 2) Negotiation; and, 3) possible Litigation (should it be necessary). All of these items are potentially costly.
Watch for notices
of fund-raising events in the coming weeks and months—and please attend! Your
participation is critical.
Volunteers are
needed to help organize fund-raising events. If you can help or have questions, please
call Jim Lockhart at 719-385-0045.
A small group of
Sierrans have established an $1800 Pikes Peak Defense Fund and are seeking contributions
to match or exceed that total. Your donation can help meet these challenge grants. For
details, call Jim Lockhart at (719) 385-0045 (Colorado Springs) or John Stansfield at
(303) 660-5849 (Denver metro).
by John Stansfield
7/97
What's New -
Pikes Peak Highway - Calendar of
Events and Outings
Membership - Speak Out -
Things You Can Do - Links -
E-Mail
Pikes Peak Regional Group,
Rocky Mountain Chapter
of the Sierra Club
131 Williams Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80905-1413 - Phone: (719) 592-0963
Last updated February 12, 1999.