Show Dinosaur Monument river running dates announced for special populations In an effort to provide park opportunities for the National Park Service has announced a pilot program that grants specified river running launch dates in Dinosaur National Monument to organizations serving persons not likely to have such Five launch dates have been reserved for this purpose for trips on the Green River in The dates are July August 14 and 29 and September Glen T. Rocky Mountain Regional said the program is intended for organizations with established river programs or which might avail themselves of the services of authorized river The National Park Service will not itself provide trips or supply equipment for Bean said special populations are defined as those persons with emotional or physical needs that normally set them apart from the general They but are not restricted to the sensory impaired mute or the physically mentally ill or the recidivistic inner-city the non-English and disadvantaged Dinosaur National located on the Colorado-Utah includes the spectacular canyons of the Yampa and Green Rivers with outstanding white water boating The Yampa River portion is suitable for float trips during the spring and early while the Green controlled by releases from Flaming Gorge provides boating opportunities much of the Because of the increasing popularity of boating in the national monument and problems with crowding and resource the National Park in established use ceilings on commercial outfitters and non-commercial No specific allowance was made for with boating and other outdoor programs serving special One purpose of the pilot program is to assess the demand for river running opportunities and evaluate the need for a continuing program to serve these special |