Northern San Juan Mountains Wilderness Proposal
Learn more about pending wilderness protection for the first two areas in the Dolores River Basin - Snaggletooth and McKenna Peak.

Time for Action
The next few years will see major decisions with far-reaching consequences for the communities and resources of the Dolores River Basin. Federal land agencies are revising land use plans for the next 20 years. Industry is exploring public and private lands for oil, gas, uranium and other energy minerals. Ongoing drought places growing stress on the river’s ecology and the allocation of valuable water. Recreational uses are increasing in volume and type as new developments and activities arise.

The Dolores River Coalition joins together local, state and national organizations with business, recreation and conservation interests to protect the natural attributes of the Dolores Basin for the long term benefit of residents and visitors.

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San Juan Citizen’s Alliance Launched
the Dolores River Dialogue in 2004, a process by which state and federal agencies, local water users, and conservationists are participating in a facilitated discussion to explore options for increasing water flows below McPhee Reservoir.

The hoped for outcome from the Dolores River Dialogue is an agreement with water users and water managers to either change operation of McPhee Reservoir so that water releases result in larger downstream flows, or to make water available for purchase or lease to downstream recreation and conservation users. Technical experts from the Natural Heritage Institute and The Nature Conservancy are assisting with this endeavor.