Forest Service says Maroon Bells operations face budget shortfall; proposes ebike fee and RAFTA RFP to shore up funds
Forest Service leaders told Pitkin and Eagle County officials the Maroon Bells Scenic Area operates at a multi‑hundred‑thousand‑dollar shortfall and faces reduced services because of broad staffing losses; the agency plans to seek some new revenue via a proposed ebike fee and will publish a new RAFTA/operations RFP for 2026.
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Forest Service officials told Pitkin County and partner representatives that operations at the Maroon Bells Scenic Area are unsustainably underfunded and that broader staffing losses across the White River National Forest are constraining management capacity across the Roaring Fork Valley.
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