Sheep Mountain Alliance History

: Alliance schedules meeting, picnic on Lizard Head Pass; This is a newspaper article that is most likely from the Telluride Times - Journal published in June 1988. The article discusses the formation of the Sheep Mountain Alliance to protect Sheep Mountain from logging advances. The newly formed environmental group will meet on Lizard Head Pass on Sunday, June 6 at 11am to discuss strategies to oppose logging advances due to environmental concerns.

: Development Plans Fueling Raging War; The LA Times chronicles the fight to save the Valley Floor from development.

: Group is Stirred by Foreman's Impassioned Plea; This is a newspaper article that is most likely from the Telluride Times - Journal published in June 1988. The article discusses Dave Foreman's visit to the newly formed Sheep Mountain Alliance in order to encourage grassroots organizing against logging and road development. Foreman, founder of Earth First!, was a prominent figure in the environmental movement during the 1970s-1990s.

: Sheep Mountain Alliance Postcard; A postcard or a flyer that was probably mailed out to the citizens (or at least advertised) to the citizens of San Miguel County to preserve and protect the Alta Lakes and Turkey Creek Mesa areas from development.

: Sheep Mountain Alliance reorganizes; After successfully opposing various logging projects, This article describes the reorientation of Sheep Mountain Alliance to focus on broad ranging environmental issues, in a way that is community led and community focused.

: Sheep Mountain Won't Be Logged; An article, that was later released to the press, written by Art Goodtimes. The Sheep Mountain Alliance, lead by Jack Pera, opposes timber harvesting on Sheep Mountain.

: Sheep Mountain: Logging Proposal is Set Aside; This front-page news story announces the first major victory of the environmental group Sheep Mountain Alliance: the prevention of logging on Sheep Mountain for at least ten years. The article discusses the importance of elk habitat in the area and earmarks 3,600 acres for semi-primitive roadless management, 700 acres for wildlife habitat emphasis, and 500 acres for motorized recreation along the highway corridor.

: Sorry Charlie, Condemnation Is The Only Option; This article written by Corinne Platt, SMA board member, outlines a strong argument for condemnation of the Telluride Valley Floor.

: Talking at Ewe; Sheep Mountain Alliance's Spring 1996 Newsletter includes articles on topics ranging from the fight to protect the Valley Floor to ski area expansion as well as regional and national issues such as logging advances and new conservation projects.

: The Time is Now; Sheep Mountain Alliance's Spring 2002 Newsletter includes a number of articles and impassioned pleas in favor of condemnation of Telluride's Valley Floor. SMA staff, board, and various community members outline the importance of the Valley Floor and what it means to them.

: The Valley Floor: Myth Vs. Reality; This document, published in the Telluride Daily Planet, provides a detailed description of the pros vs. cons of Valley Floor condemnation.

: We Believe You Have a Right to Know How We Will Respond to the Community's Decision; This document outlines the stance of the San Miguel Valley Corporation on the issues of condemnation of the Valley Floor. It emphasizes that the Corporation believes that condemnation of the Valley Floor will ultimately be found to be illegal.

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