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The first forum will be for Colorado State Senate The second forum will be for La Plata County commissioner candidates Bruce Baizel (D), Bobby Lieb (R) and Ken Root (U). Please calendar these events so you can attend both forums. The format will be a moderated, modified League of Women Voters format, so come with questions that will be relevant to yours and the Alliance's concerns with environmental and social justice issues in the our community. For more information on these events, please contact
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Oktoberfest, coming soon! Saturday and Sunday, September 25-26, on Main Avenue, Durango. Featuring a pancake breakfast on Sunday, and range of regional bands. A few details, with more coming soon. |
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The GBR, Green Business Roundtable The Green Business Roundtable helps INSPIRE, EDUCATE, and IMPROVE the business community on environmental issues through a monthly lunch networking event. More> |
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If you are a landowner impacted by drilling, we have provided a copy of a Surface Use Agreement currently being given to land owners in La Plata County, Colorado, for your review. An annotated version is also available containing commentary and perspectives offered by landowners with experience dealing with oil and gas companies coming onto their property.
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Join now Support San Juan Citizens Alliance! Join, renew or contribute! Our fundraising program is supported in part by a challenge grant from Earth Friends Wildlife Foundation! |
Job Opening for Development Director We are looking for a Development Director to coordinate internal fundraising and community outreach for San Juan Citizens Alliance. The Development Director’s duties will include 1) coordinating membership recruitment, 2) major donor outreach, 3) cultivating foundation support; and, 4) coordinating special events including house parties, signature events and monthly Green Business Roundtable luncheons. Read the full job description. Submit resume/cover letter by September 30, 2010 to:
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Read the Summer 2010 SJCA newsletter Click here. |
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What’s Hot - New Mexico Environment Department Rescinds Ozone Data at Navajo Lake In March, 2009, NMED notified the public that ozone monitoring data collected at Navajo Lake in San Juan County was not of sufficient quality to certify high levels of ozone recorded which would have surpassed the 75 parts per billion standard for ozone. The State of New Mexico has now recommended that the region be considered in attainment for ozone in San Juan and Rio Arriba counties. More> |
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What’s Hot - San Juan Forest Plan |
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What’s Hot - HD Mountains Diverse interests representing farmers, landowners, hunters, and conservation groups challenged the Forest Service decision authorizing dozens of wells in HD Mountains roadless area with a lawsuit filed on January 23, 2008. More> • Watch a 10-minute video on YouTube - "The Drill Man Cometh" |
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What’s Hot - Chaco Culture National Historical Park This World Heritage Site in San Juan County, New Mexico needs protection and is under pressure from energy development and road projects in the region. In October, 2009 BLM natural gas leases on eight parcels northeast of Chaco were successfully challenged and dropped from the BLM lease sale. Read about Chaco here. |
| San Juan Citizens Alliance is a grass roots organization dedicated to social, economic and environmental justice in the San Juan Basin. We organize San Juan Basin residents to protect our water and air, our public lands, our rural character, and our unique quality of life while embracing the diversity of our region’s people, economy and ecology. |
