Old-growth ponderosa pine is the most underrepresented ecosystem type in Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region's wilderness system. The 34,845-acre HD Mountains include some of the highest quality old-growth ponderosa pine left in the San Juan Mountains, and in Colorado for that matter. Inclusion of this representative old-growth ponderosa ecosystem will significantly enhance the National Wilderness Preservation System and meet the needs identified in the Region's Wilderness Needs Assessment. The HD Mountains also include the largest, roadless stands of oakbrush and pinyon-juniper forest on the San Juan. The roadless offers a landscape linkage to the tribal forests of the Southern Utes and Jicarilla Apaches and portions of the Carson National Forest in New Mexico.
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that matter. Inclusion of this representative old-growth ponderosa ecosystem will significantly enhance the National Wilderness Preservation System and meet the needs identified in the Region's Wilderness Needs Assessment. The HD Mountains also include the largest, roadless stands of oakbrush and pinyon-juniper forest on the San Juan. The roadless offers a landscape linkage to the tribal forests of the Southern Utes and Jicarilla Apaches and portions of the Carson National Forest in New Mexico.