Secretary Salazar Joins Congressional Leaders to Dedicate Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Celebrate Public Lands in Colorado

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined members of the Colorado congressional delegation to dedicate Rocky Mountain National Park's new wilderness area and to celebrate public lands in Colorado. The dedication of Wilderness at Rocky Mountain National Park is the culmination of an effort that began in 1974 and was jump started in recent years through the efforts of many including the park's gateway communities of Grand Lake and Estes Park.

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, speaking at the YMCA of the Rockies, dedicates the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Area. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, speaking at the YMCA of the Rockies, dedicates the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Area. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar with the National Park Service flag in the background. The secretary was in Estes Park, Col. to dedicate the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Area. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Left to right: Former Estes Park Mayor John Baudek, Estes Park Mayor Pro Tem Chuck Levine, Senator Mark Udall, Secretary Ken Salazar, Sen. Michael Bennet, Grand Lake Mayor Judy Burke, Congresswoman Betsy Markey, Former Sen. Wayne Allard [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Left to right: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Senator Mark Udall, Sen. Michael Bennet, Former Sen. Wayne Allard, Congresswoman Betsy Markey [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Left to right: Former Senator Wayne Allard, Sen. Michael Bennet, Rainey Kreis, Jim Sanborn, Ivan Kassovic (behind Jim), Tara Vessella, Jim Dougan (behind Tara), Jan Pauley, Tim Phillips (behind Jan), Secretary Salazar, Senator Udall, Chief Ranger Mark Magnuson, Mark Pita, Cindy Purcell, Congresswoman Betsy Markey [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Left to right: Ivan Kassovic, Secretary Salazar, Jim Dougan (behind Secretary), Tim Phillips, Jan Pauley [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Left to right: Former Senator Wayne Allard, Sen. Michael Bennet, Secretary Salazar, Sen. Mark Udall, Congresswoman Betsy Markey [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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