Dolores Organizer Kate Graham provides CEC staff with a lay of the land! photo © Anne Pogoriler

The Northern Dolores River Basin, extending west from the divide in Unaweep Canyon to the state-line past Gateway and as far south as  Bedrock, contains some of the most remarkably diverse terrain in all of Colorado and remains one of the few western landscapes to be relatively untouched by development. With its deep history, unfettered views, rich and rare wildlife habitat, and world class opportunities for  middle and backcountry recreation, this landscape will no doubt continue to see an increase in visitors. We need a community vision for its future, with proactive parameters to growth and development, or we could see the landscape and the community irreversibly changed to a future uninformed of the past.

We, the undersigned individuals declare our support for the Dolores River Coalition’s “Northern Dolores National Conservation Area Proposal”.
Now is the time to learn from the past, to take a hard look at the present, and to create a future reality for this landscape that truly celebrates the region and protects, in perpetuity, our access to its deep history, unfettered views, rich and rare wildlife, and world-class opportunities for middle and backcountry recreation. We urge public officials at the local, regional and national levels to lend their full support to this proposal.