San Juan Citizens Alliance
February 19, 2010--County commissioners endorse Hermosa plan (Silverton Standard)
A plan to set aside some 150,000 acres in the Hermosa Creek drainage as a Special Management Area for the Forest Service was endorsed by the San Juan County commissioners last week in a unanimous vote. It includes plans to establish a 50,000-acre wilderness area on the West Bank of the Hermosa.
September 27, 2009--Justice Hobbs here to give a history of water rights (Telluride Daily Planet)
Water may be Colorado’s most precious natural resource. The
headwaters of four enormous rivers sit within this state’s lines, but
if you only get wet when you take a shower or fill up your canteen, the
nuanced and centuries-old politics that come with managing water in an
arid climate can be perplexing.
August 15, 2008--Groups petition to stop Desert Rock permit (Cortez Journal)
In a joint petition filed today, a coalition of Navajo and conservation groups accused the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of bypassing scientific review and pushing through approval of a permit for the proposed Desert Rock coal-fired power plant.
April 2, 2008--Grassroots river protection (Durango Telegraph)
As pressures mount on the West’s river basins, a local effort to navigate the tricky waters between protection and development has been launched.
March 15, 2008--River protection workgroup kicks off public process (Press Release)
Established by the Southwestern Water Conservation District and the San Juan Citizens Alliance, the River Protection Workgroup is starting a series of community meetings to look at important stream and other values and their protection for Hermosa Creek, north of Durango.
February 14, 2008--Desert Rock heats up (Durango Telegraph)
While Desert Rock proponents tick away the days on a threatened lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, opponents are also saying that time may be running out for the massive proposed power plant.
