San Juan Mountains Association

San Juan Mountains Association SJMA empowers local residents and visitors to explore, learn about and protect lands of SW Colorado.

Aspen and Arborglyphs Hike! Names, dates, and drawings etched into the soft, white bark of Aspen trees stand silent witn...
09/03/2026

Aspen and Arborglyphs Hike!

Names, dates, and drawings etched into the soft, white bark of Aspen trees stand silent witness to travelers from ages past. Carved by lonely sheepherders, cowboys, and sometimes other anonymous wayfarers, these amateur signposts are more than just antique graffiti, with many of them bound in the history and traditions of a bygone era. Local Arborglyph enthusiast/presenter Peggy Bergon leads hikers into the Buckles Lake area south of Pagosa Springs in search of these fascinating artworks on living wooden canvas.

See 🔗 to register (limited first 15 hikers)
https://sjma.org/events/

Star Party this Friday at Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center!
09/02/2026

Star Party this Friday at Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center!

September Events! 🪏Sept 2-3  Mt. Sneffels trail project with Colorado Fourteeners Initiative 🌌Sept 4 Star Party, CANM🍂Se...
09/01/2026

September Events!
🪏Sept 2-3 Mt. Sneffels trail project with Colorado Fourteeners Initiative
🌌Sept 4 Star Party, CANM
🍂Sept 10 "Written in Bark" - San Juan Aspens and Arborglyphs Hike, Pagosa
🐚Sept 17 Geology Hike: Marine Fossils - Coyote Hill Loop Hike, Pagosa
🎒Sept 17-18 Pack out Chicago Basin Base Camp
🌠Sept 18 Night Sky Event, Nature Center
🌳 Sept 19 Tree Walks and Talks: Sky Island, trees from another time- Durango
🍂Sept 24 "Written in Bark" - San Juan Aspens and Arborglyphs Hike, Pagosa
🚮Sept 26 National Public Lands Day Cleanup, La Plata Canyon, Ironton Valley and CANM
🦉Sept 26 Birding Walk with Mike Foster, Nature Center

Follow link to sign up for events!
https://sjma.org/events/

Photo by Aubrey Balcom

📣 Sponsor an SJMA ambassador! Today's the last day to jump in and shoe your support for our hardworking crews! Follow li...
08/31/2026

📣 Sponsor an SJMA ambassador! Today's the last day to jump in and shoe your support for our hardworking crews! Follow link in caption to find out how!

08/28/2026

We’re hiring!
🌲Want to spend your days in the forest tending to our beloved trails? This may interest you…

Seeking a full time, seasonal employee to join our (non-moto) trail crew, who maintain trails in the Dolores Ranger District.

To find more info and apply, see link in story or visit:
https://sjma.org/jobs/

08/27/2026

Happening Tomorrow! Learn how to prepare your home and property by joining us for a wildfire readiness workshop. Presentations by our local partners, followed by a Q&A. Refreshments provided. Seats are limited. Register on our website at lposc.org/events (link in bio).

📣LAST CALL!! This Friday 8/28 is the last San Juan Nature Walk at Andrews Lake of the season! Though this is an easily a...
08/25/2026

📣LAST CALL!! This Friday 8/28 is the last San Juan Nature Walk at Andrews Lake of the season! Though this is an easily accessible hike, it’s a quintessential slice San Juans! Come close out this summer tradition, enjoy alpine views and need out with our knowledgeable volunteer naturalists!

To register see 🔗 in story or visit
https://sjma.org/event/sjnw-2026_08_28/

Have you heard of The Pagosa Gateway Project? This past June, SJMA’s Wast Region Program Coordinator, alongside Keith Br...
08/24/2026

Have you heard of The Pagosa Gateway Project? This past June, SJMA’s Wast Region Program Coordinator, alongside Keith Bruno, Audubon Rockies Community Naturalist created the River Stewardship Camp for middle schoolers, tapping the students in on an ongoing project to preserve the upper San Juan watershed.

Read “Playing in the dirt: Youth learn to restore waterbeds” published by The Pagosa Springs SUN newspaper to hear more about this awesome community initiative! Follow 🔗 in story or visit to read the piece!

https://www.pagosasun.com/stories/playing-in-the-dirt-youth-learn-to-restore-watersheds,148318

📸 Brooks Letchworth

🍄Calling Mycophiles! Our Forest ambassadors have encountered these magical fungi while cleaning up and educating users o...
08/21/2026

🍄Calling Mycophiles! Our Forest ambassadors have encountered these magical fungi while cleaning up and educating users on our public lands. Tell us, mycophiles, what are we looking at?

📸 Ambassadors John Mashburn and Kyndall Zeller

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Durango, CO

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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+19703851210

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