Learn how you can share Leave No Trace principles and safety information with hikers, either at trailheads or while hiking or horseback riding. When: June 14, 2022 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Where: Junction Creek Campground Pavilion Sign up today!
After several years on hold, we are restarting the Chicago Basin Basecamp! If you love to backpack and talk to other hikers, this is a great opportunity for time in the beautiful Chicago Basin, and perks include a complimentary train ticket and a tent to sleep in! When: June 15, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00
We need volunteers at the Blue Lakes trailhead this summer to share Leave No Trace information Fridays-Sundays from late June through Labor Day. When: June 23, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Where: Ridgway Town Park Sign up for the volunteer training. Sign up for shifts at the Blue Lakes Trailhead.
Join team NNormal and Kilian Jornet for a trail work day! Kilian Jornet, Dakota Jones, and Kilian's newly-announced brand NNormal will be performing trail work along the South Mineral creek road on Wednesday morning under the supervision of the San Juan Mountains Association. The first 20 people to sign up can join us to
Do you know what a tree cone is? When seedlings are planted to help our forest grow, seedlings are protected by a tree cone. In some climates, these tree cones decompose but in Colorado's dry climate, they need to be physically removed once the tree begins to grow. Join SJMA and the forest service for
Join us to celebrate National Public Lands Day by taking care of our public lands. We will join Archaeology experts to learn about the historic landscape and follow this up with a trash clean-up and trail remediation to protect our local landscape. When: September 24, 2022 10am - 1pm Where: Meet at Sand Canyon Pueblo
The Christmas Trees for Conservation lot is our biggest fundraiser of the year! SJMA cuts white firs to assist the San Juan National Forest in preventing disastrous forest fires as the young fir trees act as ladder fuel. Then we sell these trees in the lot by the train station as a local alternative to commercial trees
Protect the Weminuche Wilderness this summer! Join SJMA & the San Juan National Forest as a Wilderness Solitude Monitoring volunteer to collect data on wilderness use in the Weminuche. Data we collect will be used by the Forest Service to make management decisions for the Wilderness. Volunteers will monitor 4 hours at a time, across
Planning to volunteer at Chicago Basin, Blue Lakes, or Ice Lakes this summer with SJMA? Leave No Trace (LNT) is a series of recommendations that will help visitors to San Juan National Forest learn how to recreate & enjoy these spaces responsibly. This incredible training, led by LNT experts, will help you share this information
Protect the Weminuche Wilderness this summer! Join SJMA & the San Juan National Forest as a Wilderness Solitude Monitoring volunteer to collect data on Wilderness use in the Weminuche. Data we collect will be used by the Forest Service to make management decisions for the Wilderness. Volunteers will monitor 4 hours at a time, across
