KOTO Environmentally Speaking Show with Brain Peters & Jack Pera

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A KOTO radio show, from Telluride, Colorado, called Environmentally Speaking. Dated July 5, 1989, Brian Peters interviews Jack Pera, a long-time Telluride local resident, photographer, environmentalist, and the president of the Sheep Mountain Alliance, about regional environmental issues. The Barlow creek area (outside of Rico, Colorado) and the sale of timber is discussed. Also mentioned are the Forest Service's plans for Gunnison, Grand Mesa, and the Uncompahgre forest areas. Jack also discusses the Division of Wildlife's plans to review their bear protection/hunting policies, and his concerns about the greenhouse effect and the current drought. Finally, Jack opposes the building of the new Mill Creek trail being considered. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration.