San Juan National Forest

Southwest Life

Access to McPhee Reservoir improves at Sage Hen

roads to McPhee reopened; Road X still closed

September 6, 2017

Local News

Sag Hen gets improved access

roads to McPhee reopened, but Road X remains closed

September 5, 2017

Outdoors

Glacial geology field seminar planned for Highland Mary Lakes

Learn how glaciers helped shape the landscape while visiting some of the most picturesque lakes in the area, as certified…

August 25, 2017

Local News

Public to review Rico-West Dolores plan again

plan for San Juan Forest has had rocky road

August 4, 2017

Outdoors

New Boggy Draw trails near Dolores explore landscape

Proposal adds to Dolores recreation mecca

July 26, 2017

Southwest Life

Montezuma County commissioners vote to restrict Sage Hen road access

Closure to protect reservoir from invasive species

June 26, 2017

Southwest Life

Spruce, fir sale designed to combat budworm infestation

Budworm spreading beneath forest’s canopy

June 9, 2017

Local News

San Juan National Forest seeks public input on prescribed burns

Dolores Prescribed Fire Pine Ecosystem Restoration Project under discussion

June 6, 2017

Regional News

CU expert: Intense western wildfire trend expected to worsen

wants more money for mitigation

May 19, 2017

Editorials

San Juan Wilderness: The act, overdue for support and passage by Congress, gets another try

du1-i-syn Introduced in 2009 and last considered by Congress in 2013 – when it passed through the committee process in…

May 10, 2017

Regional News

Colorado’s first Public Lands Day to be celebrated this year

Hickenlooper signs proclamation to recognize value of lands

May 3, 2017

Local News

Volunteers sought for tree planting with students

San Juan National Forest contractor Lincoln Hammons of Spokane, Washington, picks cones for seed in the top of a Ponderosa…

April 11, 2017

Local News

Montezuma County seeks balance of federal and public lands

Commissioners worry land lost from private sector imperils economy

March 27, 2017

Southwest Life

Forecast points to a long Dolores River rafting season

managers tentatively predict 67-day whitewater release

March 10, 2017

Local News

Report: Beetle kill expanding rapidly in southern Colorado

survey shows beetles in 350,000 acres across state

January 25, 2017

Local News

Voting deadline for San Juan Mountains Association board of directors to be Jan. 6

The membership approval deadline for 2017 candidates of the San Juan Mountains Association board of directors is Friday.Durango Herald file…

January 4, 2017

Local News

Motorist has rare lynx encounter on Molas Pass

Elusive animals do well in San Juan Mountains

December 21, 2016

Local News

Slash to be burned Thursday north of Mancos

Because of favorable conditions for smoke dispersal, a final slash-pile burn for 2016 will be held Thursday in the Dolores…

December 20, 2016

Local News

6 Bighorn sheep euthanized this summer

Controversial wildlife management protocol called into question

November 30, 2016

Local News

Snow arrives, and two llamas remain missing above Vallecito Reservoir

remains thrifty, tough natives of the Andes are still alive

November 24, 2016

Local News

Public comment being accepted for heli-skiing proposal near Silverton

exchange would increase heli-ski terrain more than 10,000-acres

November 23, 2016

Local News

Garden Club of Durango to meet Wednesday

Ruth Lambert will discuss the San Juan Mountains Association’s study of Hispano tree carvings in the San Juan National Forest…

November 7, 2016

Southwest Life

Zuni trail crew preserves ancestors’ legacy at Chimney Rock

Chimney Rock, which became a national monument in 2012, covers 7 square miles of the San Juan National Forest and…

October 26, 2016

Local News

Refuse left in wilderness a ‘never-ending’ problem

Hundreds of pounds of refuse clutter forests

October 18, 2016