Volunteers stand outside a structure at the Larson Brothers mining site off U.S. Highway 550 during a work day last fall. The Trust for Land Restoration is looking for the public's help with the nonprofit's annual Red Mountain Mining District Monitoring Day on Friday, Sept. 27. Photo courtesy Trust for Land Restoration
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Preserving the past
The destruction can come at the hand of Mother Nature through heavy snowload and avalanche debris, especially this past winter and spring.
It can be human-triggered, by campers and vandals who aren’t aware of the damage they’re inflicting — or worse, don’t care.
It’s all important to Pat Willits, the executive director of the Trust for Land Restoration, a Ridgway nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting significant scenic sites and historic landscapes in the San Juan Mountains. M...