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Provide feedback on the Proposed Dolores Canyons National Monument with our interactive map tool. View conservation areas, trails, wildlife habitats, mining sites, recreation areas, and grazing lands.

During the April 23 administrative public hearing, the Board of Mesa County Commissioners gave the County Attorney approval to take action to join the lawsuit Douglas and El Paso Counties filed against the State of Colorado based on the damages caused by the State’s sanctuary status.

On April 23, during the administrative public hearing of the Board of Mesa County Commissioners, they approved a million-dollar contribution toward the permanent protection of the most senior, non-consumptive water right on the Colorado River — the Shoshone water rights.