The Bureau of Land Management plans to go forward with an oil and gas lease sale Dec. 9 that involves nearly 51,000 acres in northwest Colorado.

Most of the acreage is in the far-northwest part of the state, in Moffat, Routt and other counties. But it also will include 722 acres about 3 miles southeast of Collbran, and two adjacent square-mile parcels nearly 20 miles north of Mack, in Garfield County, along with another nearby 40-acre Garfield County parcel.

A 30-day public protest period on the proposal will close Nov. 10.

The BLM received 124 comments on the proposal during a recent public comment period.

“Public comments expressed concerns related to big game, conservation easements, greenhouse gases ..., groundwater, grouse, hydraulic fracturing, lands with wilderness characteristi

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