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San Juan Mountains a laboratory for the study of avalanches
By Alex Miller The San Juan Mountains Association works in partnership with our federal public lands partners to ensure that visitors to our mountains can continue to enjoy the grandiose
- Published in History, Stewardship, Winter
Celebrate Christmas and support SJMA by buying a tree
By Shannon Daily Here at San Juan Mountains Association, we have experienced a bustling, exciting and fulfilling summer and fall. Whether it be our educators running science-based summer camps for
- Published in Stewardship, volunteers
Supporting Wilderness and the Immense Value It Provides
By David Taft In his wildly popular 1968 book Desert Solitaire, Ed Abbey claimed that “we need wilderness whether or not we ever set foot in it. We need a
- Published in Stewardship
Students help with conservation work at Chicken Creek
Located in the foothills north of Mancos and set against the backdrop of the prominent La Plata Mountains, you can find a web of trails meandering through ponderosa pines as
- Published in Education