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The Monthly Scoop provides our members with up-to-date insights on what’s new with us at the Alliance. Every month, a member from the SJCA staff gives an update on their work and follows up with by answering any questions you may have. The scope of topics ranges from Animas recreation to energy transition in New Mexico.
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The Monthly Scoop happens on the third Thursday of the month from 5 to 6pm via Zoom. We’ll send out an email a week beforehand with Zoom registration info and the presentation topic. After the SJCA staff member gives a short presentation, there will be a Q&A session for audience members.

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ECOFLIGHT: Migration Corridors on Wolf Creek Pass

| Lands Protection, Wildlife, Wolf Creek | No Comments
This summer the San Juan Citizens Alliance teamed up with Ecoflight for a flyover of the Southern San Juans. EcoFlight is a nonprofit organization that educates and advocates for the protection of remaining wild lands and wildlife habitat using small aircraft.…

Forests play a role in fighting climate change

| Durango Herald Column, Forest Health | No Comments
A cherished landscape gained a measure of new protection this month when Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed an order creating a 10-mile buffer zone around Chaco Culture National Historical Park that precludes future oil and gas leasing. The decision culminates…

Chaco Gains Reprieve from New Drilling

| Coal, Durango Herald Column, Energy Transition, Oil & Gas | No Comments
A cherished landscape gained a measure of new protection this month when Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed an order creating a 10-mile buffer zone around Chaco Culture National Historical Park that precludes future oil and gas leasing. The decision culminates…

PRESS RELEASE: Lawsuit Targets Timber Sale Threatening Rare Mature Forests, Wildlife in Colorado

| Forest Health, Lands Protection, Press Release, Wildlife | 3 Comments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2023 DOLORES, Colo.— Forest advocates sued the U.S. Forest Service today for violating environmental laws when it approved a nearly 23,000-acre timber sale that would cut large, century-old ponderosa pine trees and threaten wildlife in…

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