Forests and Wilderness - The Durango Herald

Interactive map available for Hermosa Creek management plan

U.S. Forest Service creates application to make commenting easier

DATE: Jun 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

GOP New Mexico lawmaker wants to shrink national monument

SANTA FE, N.M. — Members of New Mexico’s delegation to Capitol Hill are at odds over whether to reduce the size of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument under a review by the a...

DATE: Jun 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Zinke: Canyons of the Ancients not ‘currently’ under review

Comment comes during committee hearing

DATE: Jun 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Antiquities Act: Museums without walls preserving our nation’s cultural and natural heritage for over 100 years

The Antiquities Act of 1906 celebrates its 111th birthday today. The title itself feels ancient and calls up images of dusty artifacts, ruins, dwellings and landscapes as old as the earth. ...

DATE: Jun 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

LaCroix: Anniversary of the Antiquities Act a time to reflect on our dependence on public lands

When my wife, Jen, and I decided we were going to pursue our dream of opening our own business, we knew it would be outdoor-oriented. Growing up in Colorado we are both fortunate to have acc...

DATE: Jun 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Public Lands Day: A great day to be outside, enjoy and get informed about a threat to public lands

Some Americans are not so lucky. They will never experience the majesty of the American West and the bounty and the beauty of its public lands. These lands and the waters that flo...

DATE: May 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

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

Springtime is the season of renewal, so it is appropriate that efforts to pass the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act are ramping up right now. Introduced in 2009 and last consider...

DATE: May 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Effort afoot to revive San Juan Mountain Wilderness Act proposal

Languishing bill gets new push from regional leaders

DATE: May 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

US interior secretary starts Utah red rocks monuments review

SALT LAKE CITY – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will start a four-day Utah trip Sunday to assess whether 3.2 million acres of national monuments in the state’s southern red rock region s...

DATE: May 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News