San Juan National Forest acquires 160-acre ‘critically important wetland meadow complex’
The San Juan National Forest Dolores Ranger District has acquired the 160-acre Dunton Meadows property located southwest of Telluride. According to a press release, the property is a “critically important wetland meadow complex” at the headwaters of the Dolores River. The release states that this acquisition will protect a source of clean, cold water for Colorado River cutthroat trout in a Dolores River headwater tributary called Coal Creek. Coal Creek contains some of the richest habitats in the upper Dolores River basin for the Colorado River cutthroat trout.
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