San Juan National Forest - The Durango Herald

Colo. River not helping Calif. drought worries

DENVER – Drought-weary Californians can’t expect much encouragement from mountains elsewhere in the West: Snow that fills the Colorado River is lagging, too, officials said Friday. ...

DATE: Apr 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

FLC to live-stream beetle presentation

Fort Lewis College will live-stream a San Juan National Forest Service presentation on the spruce beetle epidemic and its impact on Colorado forests. The presentation is set to st...

DATE: Mar 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

A little lynx TLC

Tawny cats increasingly spotted around Silverton

DATE: Mar 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Preempting danger

A few good artillery shots helps clear U.S. 550 of looming avalanches

DATE: Mar 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Spruce beetle workshop at FLC

The U.S. Forest Service scheduled a March 17 meeting to inform the public about the spruce beetle and the agency plan to increase active management of the insect, which has chewed its way th...

DATE: Feb 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fee-free day for recreation

The U.S. Forest Service will waive fees at its recreation sites Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It is the first of five fee-free days the agency observes annually. ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

What will be the fate of McPhee Reservoir?

Commissioners say feds hamper recreation, economy of area

DATE: Jan 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

What will be the fate of McPhee Reservoir?

Commissioners say feds hamper recreation, economy of area

DATE: Dec 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Molas, Coal Bank restrooms in limbo

San Juan County and the U.S. Forest Service are looking for a way to keep the public restrooms open on Coal Bank and Molas passes. The county took over the job last year after the...

DATE: Dec 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News