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Nov 11 2021

Prioritizing Public Lands

By sjca Forest Health, Lands Protection, Newsletter

Our work protecting the lands and forests across the San Juan Basin is ever-changing. Here is a quick summary of what we’re working on right now: Bootjack Ranch/Valle Seco Land Exchange The Decision Notice for this sordid and coordinated effort…

Mar 25 2021

Gold King Legacy Leads to Stronger Water Protections

By Mark Pearson Durango Herald Column, Gold King Mine

Colorado is currently considering ways to strengthen rules for protecting water from future hardrock mining operations. It’s a direct link back to the Gold King Mine spill in 2015, though one perhaps obscured by the passage of time. The path…

Aug 29 2020

Protecting the Headwaters of the Animas River: Over 200 Comments Submitted

By sjca Rivers

The EPA proposed a new mine waste repository near Silverton, as part of their work at the Bonita Peak Superfund Site. We submitted our own SJCA comments on the proposal, and with your help sent in an extra 205 comments…

Feb 18 2020

Take Action: Protect Nonmotorized Silverton Trails

By sjca Lands Protection

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a new plan for trails around Silverton that sacrifices backcountry quiet and wildlife viewing in favor of more motorized trail use. Most dramatically, BLM wants to open an additional motorcycle route through…

Jul 13 2017

SJCA Appeals Over Deeply Flawed Approval of Silverton Heli Ski Expansion

By sjca Lands Protection

We just couldn't let it slide. There were too many egregious, and frankly illegal, errors in the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) process that resulted in approval of Siverton Guide's proposed heli-ski permit expansion. Despite hundreds of public comments against the…

Apr 04 2017

Public Comments on Proposed Silverton Heli-Ski Expansion Made Available for Public Review

By sjca Lands Protection

In March, we were forced to file a Freedom of Information Act Request (FOIA) to see the public comments on the Silverton heli-ski expansion. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Gunnison Field Office refused to provide public access to the…

Mar 16 2017

BLM office refuses to share public comments about heli-skiing in Silverton

By sjca Durango Herald Column, Lands Protection

News flash: The Dalai Lama, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, just weighed in on the proposed expansion of heli-ski terrain around Silverton. Really? Truth be told, no. But have you ever noticed how the Dalai Lama is a veritable tour…

Mar 14 2017

BLM Shields Public Comments on Silverton Heli-ski Expansion from the Public

By sjca Lands Protection

We were forced to file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) last week. Why? Because the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Gunnison Field Office refused to provide access to the public comments we requested. This is not normal by the way. We…

Dec 05 2016

Submit Comments: Silverton Guide’s Heli-Skiing Expansion is a Bad Deal for the Public

By sjca Lands Protection

Photo Credit: Amy Grogan The stewardship of our commonly owned lands is a balancing act tightly linked to the missions of the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as they allow and encourage multiple uses of our…

Silverton

Gold King Legacy Leads to Stronger Water Protections

Protecting the Headwaters of the Animas River: Over 200 Comments Submitted

Take Action: Protect Nonmotorized Silverton Trails

SJCA Appeals Over Deeply Flawed Approval of Silverton Heli Ski Expansion

Public Comments on Proposed Silverton Heli-Ski Expansion Made Available for Public Review

BLM office refuses to share public comments about heli-skiing in Silverton

BLM Shields Public Comments on Silverton Heli-ski Expansion from the Public

Submit Comments: Silverton Guide’s Heli-Skiing Expansion is a Bad Deal for the Public

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