Expand the largest and wildest existing wilderness areas in entire Southern Rockies -- Weminuche (500,000 acres) and South San Juans (150,000 acres);
Preserve the largest remaining, unprotected, roadless areas in the Southern Rockies -- Hermosa (150,000 acres) and San Miguel (60,000 acres) through future wilderness designation;
Protect low elevation roadless areas containing unrepresented habitats -- HD Mountains (ponderosa pine), Stoner Mesa (aspen), Fish Creek (aspen/Douglas fir), and Snaggletooth (ponderosa/pinyon-juniper woodlands) -- through future wilderness designation.
Return the Natives
Continue the successful recolonization by river otters of San Juan streams;
Support recovery of native cutthroat trout populations;
Support ongoing reintroduction of lynx and wolverine;
Build public support for future recovery and/or reintroduction of grizzly bears and wolves;
Recover the Columbian sharp-tailed grouse.
Secure Critical Landscape Corridors
East Fork of the San Juan River
corridor connecting the Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness
Areas;
Upper Mosca Creek migration corridor between the Weminuche
and Piedra;
Coalbank/Molas Pass link between the San
Juans’ largest
wilderness, the Weminuche, and the San Miguel Roadless Area;
Lizard Head Pass connection between the San Miguel roadless
area and Lizard Head Wilderness to the western San Juan Mountains;
Western migratory corridors across the aspen forests of Groundhog
and Stoner Mesas.
Live, work, and play in harmony with native species and wild habitats
Reduce resource extraction impacts of timber and grazing by
replacing multi-national corporations with locally-owned businesses;
Restrict intensive resort developments to existing locations;
Promote ecologically sensitive tourist-dependent businesses,
and focus motorized recreation elements on appropriate routes;
Emphasize pride of place (our wilderness and native wildlife)
in business marketing activities;
Support livable wages and affordable
housing for all regional residents.
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(505) 325-6724
Expand the largest and wildest existing wilderness areas in entire Southern Rockies -- Weminuche (500,000 acres) and South San Juans (150,000 acres);
Reduce resource extraction impacts of timber and grazing by
replacing multi-national corporations with locally-owned businesses;