Pitkin County: No new oil, gas leases in national forest

Sunday, 01 August 2010 14:31

ASPEN — Pitkin County is urging White River National Forest officials to close forest lands to future oil and gas leasing as existing leases expire. The 2.3-million-acre forest in northwest Colorado surrounds Aspen and Pitkin County and is important to tourism and recreation in the county, says a letter outlining the county's stand on oil and gas leasing in the White River.