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Change is constant

“The only constant in life is change.” This quote, attributed to Heraclitus, comes up frequently in conversations with San Juan Mountains Association’s staff members. As cliché as it is, it ...

DATE: Dec 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Durango-area public land closures to protect wildlife take effect

Perins Peak, Bodo State Wildlife Area among those closed through April 30

DATE: Dec 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

How a second Trump administration might reverse drilling and energy restrictions on public lands in Colorado

Newly minted federal rules designed to protect greater sage grouse habitats by restricting drilling, mining and renewable energy projects on nearly 1,200 square miles of public land in Color...

DATE: Nov 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s fifth wild horse helicopter roundup in three years set to begin, against governor’s wishes

BLM plans to remove about 100 mustangs from Little Book Cliffs near Palisade

DATE: Sep 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mustang management addressed at Aztec Four Corners Equus and Arts Fest

Mustang management and bait-trapping panel presented Sunday

DATE: Jul 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

Advocates blast Western Slope counties’ ‘grossly inadequate’ Dolores Canyon conservation plan

Proposal from Mesa and Montrose counties would reduce proposed monument area by more than 90%

DATE: Jul 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

BLM seeks comment about enforcement rules across Southwest Colorado

Policy would give teeth to existing restrictions on land around Silverton, Durango and Cortez

DATE: Feb 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM assessing big game corridor protections

Winter is a good time to think about the stresses facing deer and elk herds. For big game already struggling with deep snows, public land managers can mitigate development that unnecessarily...

DATE: Jan 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Slash pile burns sends smoke into Durango area

Bureau of Land Management burning piles Wednesday and Thursday

DATE: Jan 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Public land closures near Durango take effect Friday

Animas City Mountain, Perins Peak, Twin Buttes among popular trails that will close for the season

DATE: Nov 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Agreement ends domestic sheep grazing on 100,000 acres near Silverton

Bacteria carried by livestock pose serious threat to Colorado’s bighorn sheep population

DATE: Nov 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM has a plan to tackle booming recreation – at least in theory

The agency is taking a hard look at how to protect land and wildlife while welcoming ever more visitors.

DATE: Oct 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: News

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