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< March/April 2000
	River Runner Supplement
Dinosaur Size Fees Proposed for Green and Yampa

Permit holders for the Green River in Colorado's Dinosaur National Monument might soon need to part with more green for their trips.

The Monument is proposing a 100 percent increase in fees for boaters floating on the Green and Yampa rivers over the next two years. This year the one-day and multi-day per trip fees are $20 and $125, respectively. In 2001 the National Park Service is proposing these fees rise to $30 and $195. In 2002 the fees would rise to $40 for a one-day permit and $250 for a multi-day permit. Beyond this wallop to their wallets, private paddlers are crying foul about the grounds on which Dinosaur is basing its proposal. The staff at Dinosaur claim the river-use permit constitutes a Special Use Permit and that the agency is required to fully recover the cost of administering river use. Special Use Permits are typically required only for those using public lands for some type of commercial activity; not for members of the general public who are merely accessing a public resource for recreation. Currently, river users are the only non-commercial visitors at Dinosaur who are considered a "Special Use."

- For more information, e-mail dino_river_office@nps.gov, or write: River Office, Dinosaur National Monument, 4545 Highway 40, Dinosaur, CO 81610.

- dj