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  • Two people inspect a christmas tree

    Feel good about your Christmas tree with help from Southwest Colorado conservation group

    November 29th, 2021 | “At the scale of things that we need to do, we can’t really address them just as an agency,” said Tim Leishman, a silviculturist with San Juan National Forest’s Columbine Ranger District. “We have to have groups like Mountain Studies Institute, San Juan Mountains Association, Southwest Conservation Corps and other groups really help us meet those goals.”

    Source: Durango Herald

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  • Crew member plants tree

    Volunteers plant trees in the 416 Fire burn area

    April 17th, 2021 | “All of the seed was collected from the national forest,” said San Juan National Forest Columbine District Ranger James Simino. “We sent that seed to (the Charles E. Bessey Tree Nursery) that the Forest Service manages in Nebraska and they grew the trees out for us, and then we shipped them back down here to plant in the ground.”

    Source: Durango Herald

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  • Crew member takes bark off a tree

    $2 Trillion Spending Plan Excites Colorado Groups Working In Critical Outdoor Missions

    March 31st, 2021 | When President Joe Biden announced a $2 trillion infrastructure bill, several groups in Colorado rejoiced as they crawled closer to a much needed increase in funding. Colorado has eight accredited Youth Corps organizations, and they could see a boost that would bring money, and, in turn, hire people for much needed projects throughout the state.

    Source: CBS 4 Denver

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  • Valley between peaks with logs strewn on the ground

    Damaged Colorado Trail section expected to be clear of avalanche debris by fall

    March 29, 2021 | A stretch of the Colorado Trail that runs through the Weminuche Wilderness is expected to be fixed by fall after a historic year for avalanches damaged the trail in 2019. Kristina Schenck, lead wilderness ranger for the U.S. Forest Service’s Columbine Ranger District, said the winter of 2018-19 brought unprecedented avalanche activity to the San Juan Mountains.

    Source: The Journal

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