San Juan County has been awarded $260,200 from Great Outdoors Colorado to advance outdoor recreation, stewardship, and land protection through a boots-on-the-ground approach to meet the San Juan Mountain community’s urgent needs and priorities. This effort, called San Juan County Public Lands Stewardship and Visitor Education Project (San Juan Stewardship Project) is the result of a collaborative effort between San Juan County, area non-profits Mountain Studies Institute and San Juan Mountains Association, the Silverton Chamber of Commerce, and the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office. This collaborative approach made the project attractive to Great Outdoors Colorado reviewers for funding, stating: “The recreation pressure in this area combined with the demonstrated impacts of unmanaged recreation make this a compelling request. This proposal provides an intriguing balance of employment, public education, science, and stewardship.”