New management on Pikes Peak one big idea of 'vision plan'

Local and state elected officials and outdoor industry leaders recently gathered in Colorado Springs to celebrate what Becky Leinweber called “a milestone moment.”

That was the moment represented by a document spanning hundreds of pages, called the Outdoor Pikes Peak Initiative Vision Plan .

After more than three years of meetings in El Paso, Teller and Fremont counties, along with more internal discussions among land managers and advocates, Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance (PPORA) has finalized the plan that seeks to realize the region’s potential for play while addressing conservation concerns. The plan was a point of celebration recently at PPORA’s annual State of the Outdoors event.

And now the real work begins, said Leinweber, the nonprofit alliance’s executive director.

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