Our Forest offers a diversity of outdoor opportunities. These lands
are yours—to visit, care for and, most of all, enjoy.
San Juan Public Lands abound with natural and cultural treasures.
Five distinct life zones range from elevations near 5,000 feet to
above 14,000 feet. Several of Colorado’s famous “14’ers”
can be found in the Weminuche and Lizard Head Wilderness Areas.
The San Juan also includes the South San Juan Wilderness Area.
Cultural resources run the gamut from historic mining ghost towns
and mills to Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and pit houses.
Some heritage sites offer guided tours; others are unmarked treasures
you may happen across in the backcountry.
History
On June 5, 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Proclamation
that created the San Juan and Montezuma Forest Reserves. The reserves
extended from the San Miguel and Disappointment country east through
the San Juan basin to the San Luis Valley.
In 1918 the Durango and San Juan Forests were consolidated administratively,
with headquarters in Durango. In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson
signed an Executive Order officially combining the two Forests into
the San Juan National Forest. In 1947, a Land Order was issued that
officially consolidated the Montezuma and San Juan Forests, and
the present Forest is the result.
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Organization
The San Juan Public Lands Center combines the former San Juan
National Forest Supervisor’s Office and one-third of the former
BLM Montrose District into one independent, integrated unit. As
such, it is the only organization in the country with a single team
providing leadership in all aspects of land management and public
service for the two federal agencies.
Shared USFS/BLM offices are located in Pagosa Springs, Durango,
and Dolores, Colorado, to oversee three combined USFS Ranger Districts
and BLM Field Offices. The Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
is also an attached BLM unit.
Annual Reports
How many acres are included in the San Juan National Forest and
BLM's San Juan Field Office? What are their budgets? How many employees
manage these public lands? See these and many other statistics.
- FY 2003
[PDF, 5 pages, 144 KB]
- FY 2004
[PDF, 5 pages, 154 KB]
- FY 2005
[PDF, 5 pages, 154 KB]
- FY 2006
[PDF, 5 pages, 50 KB]
- FY 2007
[PDF, 5 pages, 42 KB]
Newsletter
Read Southwest Public Lands People,
our quarterly newsletter.
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Service First
Under Service
First, the San Juan Field Center-BLM and San Juan National Forest
work as a joint entity, which allows local USFS and BLM offices
to combine resources to improve public-land management.
The Service First Initiative was highlighted as a line item in
the President’s, and USFS and BLM, 2002 budget justifications.
Read a summary
of the San Juan Public Lands Service First venture.
Research
The Rocky
Mountain Research Station supports our natural-resource programs
through relevant research and development of state-of-the-art management
tools.
Working With Others
Forest Service staff work with volunteers, teachers, groups, tribes,
permittees, contractors, and other agencies. See our Annual
Report for more information.
Applications are accepted from January– March each year,
and residencies for those selected are scheduled between June–September.
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