The Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act of 2025 designates approximately 214,000 acres in Gunnison County, Colorado as Special Management Areas and establishes eight Wildlife Conservation Areas totaling about 188,000 acres, along with approximately 113,000 acres of new wilderness areas across Colorado's national forests and Bureau of Land Management lands. The bill restricts off-highway vehicle and bicycle use to existing roads and trails with limited exceptions, while prohibiting most vehicle use in protection areas and restricting commercial logging and new road construction in designated zones. The legislation allows for ecological restoration activities such as prescribed burns and vegetation management focused on wildfire prevention, permits seasonal closures to protect wildlife, and authorizes riparian and wet meadow restoration projects. The bill preserves existing grazing permits, water rights, and Native American treaty rights, while allowing the Secretary to manage fire, insects, and disease control within wilderness areas and designated scientific research areas.
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