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Wilderness Editorial: Dominguez - well worth protecting Grand Junction Free Press, 4/3/09 Feature: Walk along little Dominguez... Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, 4/19/09 |
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Recent Updates The Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness were made official on March 30, 2009, when President Barack Obama signed the Omnibus Public Lands Act which included other areas across the nation. This victory, the culmination of more than a decade of citizen action by WCC members and allies, secures enduring wilderness protection for 66,280 acres of Dominguez Canyon within a 209,610-acre NCA. The wilderness area is about 20 miles south of Grand Junction, on the northeastern edge of the Uncompahgre Plateau. Opportunities to be involved in the future of the NCA and Wilderness Area include:
To learn more or get involved contact Amy Montano at (970) 256-7650. WCC members have successfully worked:
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To learn more or get involved contact Amy Montano at (970) 256-7650. Click here for a larger version of this map of the greater Dominguez Canyons area. |
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