How We Operate

The PLP is an informal organization consisting of committed and energized city and county officials, citizens, and representatives from a variety of local interests – ie. logging, ranching, recreation and conservation. All PLP members (including the directors of our workgroups) work on a volunteer basis.

A facilitated annual meeting is held each spring to review goals and to identify desired outcomes for the year.

The PLP hosts monthly meetings on the afternoon of the first Thursday of every month. The intent of these meetings are to:

Identify and discuss on-going and/or emerging issues that fall with the scope of our mission.

Provide a forum to discuss issues relating to our public lands and to leverage a unified voice on issues when appropriate.

Assign new issues to a working group to research and find solutions to.

Update the broad PLP membership of the accomplishments of individual working groups.

On a quarterly basis, receive updates from public land management offices on new public lands issues.

We rely on our local governments to provide our basic operating funds. In the year 2000, a companion organization, Unc/Com., Inc., was created as a 501-c-3. Unc/Com, Inc. administers grant and other funds related to the PLP’s projects and activities.

Leadership and day-to-day management of PLP activities comes from a 6--person Executive Committee and from numerous working groups. The Executive Committee is made up of committed community leaders who donate their time to serve on our board. They are:

Jan McCracken, Delta County Commissioner, Co-Chair

Allan Belt, Montrose County Commissioner, Co-Chair

Alan Staehle, Resident of Ouray County

Ralph Files, Resident of Montrose County

Stu Krebs, Resident of Montrose County

Robbie LeValley, CSU Extension Agent





	Home How We Operate Principles of Membership Screening Process for New Proposals Meeting & Events Calendar Awards Program Areas: • Burn Canyon • Campgrounds • Escalante/ Dominguez • UP Project Contact Us: Bill Steele, Coordinator PO Box 801 Ridgway, CO 81432			How We Operate: The PLP is an informal organization consisting of committed and energized city and county officials, citizens, and representatives from a variety of local interests – ie. logging, ranching, recreation and conservation. All PLP members (including the directors of our workgroups) work on a volunteer basis. A facilitated annual meeting is held each spring to review goals and to identify desired outcomes for the year. The PLP hosts monthly meetings on the afternoon of the first Thursday of every month. The intent of these meetings are to: Identify and discuss on-going and/or emerging issues that fall with the scope of our mission. Provide a forum to discuss issues relating to our public lands and to leverage a unified voice on issues when appropriate. Assign new issues to a working group to research and find solutions to. Update the broad PLP membership of the accomplishments of individual working groups. On a quarterly basis, receive updates from public land management offices on new public lands issues. We rely on our local governments to provide our basic operating funds. In the year 2000, a companion organization, Unc/Com., Inc., was created as a 501-c-3. Unc/Com, Inc. administers grant and other funds related to the PLP’s projects and activities. Leadership and day-to-day management of PLP activities comes from a 6--person Executive Committee and from numerous working groups. The Executive Committee is made up of committed community leaders who donate their time to serve on our board. They are: Jan McCracken, Delta County Commissioner, Co-Chair Allan Belt, Montrose County Commissioner, Co-Chair Alan Staehle, Resident of Ouray County Ralph Files, Resident of Montrose County Stu Krebs, Resident of Montrose County Robbie LeValley, CSU Extension Agent