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The San Juan Mountains, situated in the southwest corner of Colorado, serve as a crucial water source for numerous people across multiple states in the western United States. They hold immense cultural significance as the ancestral lands of the Ute, Puebloan, and Diné peoples, serving as a hub of human activity for thousands of years. These mountains exemplify the impacts of climate change, experiencing declines in precipitation, snowpack, and streamflow due to rising air temperatures, shifts in jet streams, and the effects of dust on snow.

Our working group has identified this region as a focal point for addressing the issue of dust on snow. We have pinpointed the surrounding geographies to the east (San Luis Valley, CO), south (Farmington, NM), and west (Cortez, CO) as areas of interest.

More information is coming soon.