Study: Significant impacts in Arkansas River art project
Posted: July 16, 2010 at 2:10 p.m.
FILE — Christo and Jeanne-Claude in 2005
DENVER — Federal land managers said two artists' plan to drape fabric over several miles of the Arkansas River in Colorado would have a significant impact on bighorn sheep and historical sites.
The Bureau of Land Management released its draft environmental study Friday on Christo and Jeanne-Claude's "Over the River" project.
The artists want to use a system of anchors, frames and cables to suspend 5.9 miles of fabric across eight spots along a 42-mile stretch of the river.
The draft study said more than 3,500 acres would be disturbed.
The BLM studied six alternatives, including not carrying out the project. After a 30-day comment period and a series of public meetings, the BLM will decide which alternative it prefers. That decision isn't expected until February.
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