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San Juan Public Lands Center

The San Juan Public Lands Center (SJPLC) is responsible for the management and stewardship of more than 664,000 acres of public lands in southwestern Colorado. The SJPLC also administers more than 300,000 acres of federal mineral estate underlying private lands (split-estate lands) and has trust responsibility for mineral management on 800,000 acres of Tribal lands.

Public lands in the San Juan Public Lands Center are incredibly diverse and rich in natural and cultural resources. From the spectacular Rocky Mountain scenery of the Alpine Triangle to the wealth of ancestral Puebloan sites in the Four Corners area, the public lands of the SJPLC are truly a national treasure.

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San Juan Land Management Plan Revision

The San Juan Public Lands Center received more than 18,000 public comments on the Draft Land Management Plan (DLMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that was published in December 2007. The 120-day formal comment period closed on April 11, 2008. During the comment period significant, new information surfaced regarding the potential for oil and gas development. After reviewing the information, the San Juan Public Lands Center determined that it was necessary to publish a Supplement to the DEIS. The Supplement will include and analyze the consequences of the new development projections for oil and gas leasing and include a more rigorous air-quality modeling study, as requested by the Environmental Protection Agency. Link to Plan Revision Web Page

Finding of No Significant Impact and Decision Record
Available for the 80-Acre Infill Development
on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation

The San Juan Public Lands Center - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) have issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and a Decision Record for 80-acre coalbed methane development on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation over the next 20 years. The 80-acre infill development decision approves development of 770 coalbed methane wells, of which 95 percent would be co-located on existing well pads. This development will allow an increase in the number of coalbed methane wells from two per 320 acres to four per 320 acres (eight wells per section).

The FONSI and final Programmatic Environmental Assessment document will be available for public review for 30 calendar days from August 12, 2009 until September 11, 2009. Both documents are available online and can also be viewed at the San Juan Public Lands Center, Durango Public Library, and Ignacio Community Library.

Link to the FONSI and Decision Record

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

Anasazi Heritage Center

Recreation	Forestry
Wilderness	Wild Horses
Environmental Documents	Lands and Realty

Anasazi Heritage Center/Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

A unique part of the San Juan Field Office is the Anasazi Heritage Center located just west of Dolores. The Heritage Center is a museum of the Ancestral Puebloan (or Anasazi) culture and other cultures in the Four Corners region, in addition to serving as the headquarters for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.

The museum features permanent exhibits, archaeological sites to visit, new and different special exhibits and events, traveling exhibits for loan, educational resources for teachers and a large research collection from the Dolores Archaeological Program and other archaeological projects.

General Information Links

Service First BLM/FS Cooperation

The San Juan Field Office (Bureau of Land Management) and the San Juan National Forest (Forest Service) are pioneering a concept known as Service First. Service First is a partnership strategy to provide better customer service and be more cost effective in the delivery of that service to users of the public land in southwest Colorado.

The San Juan Public Lands Center is the only organization in the country providing leadership in all aspects of land management for the two agencies as one unit. Shared FS/BLM offices in Pagosa Springs, Durango, and Dolores oversee the three San Juan National Forest Ranger Districts, BLM Field Offices, and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.

Visit the Service First Web site and/or read a summary of the San Juan Public Lands Service First venture.

San Juan Public Lands Center
15 Burnett Court
Durango, CO 81301
(970) 247-4874
TDD: (970) 385-1257
FAX:(970) 385-1243
Mark Stiles, Center Manager/Forest Supervisor
Bill Dunkelberger, Associate Center Manager/Deputy Forest Supervisor

Office Hours are Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Questions and comments are welcome. Please send them to Dee Lewis.