Some updates and reports require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader . This 30-page report is a comprehensive analysis of the legal and regulatory framework governing the development of wetlands in Telluride, Colorado. Its purpose is to help the citizens of Telluride make informed land use decisions for the Valley Floor. Every day across the United States, communities large and small are faced with a host of land use decisions.
Some decisions are straightforward.
But many are not. The more complex the science, the more complex the decision. The more an issue affects different community members, the more controversial it is. Speaking to a packed audience, experts from around the nation discussed the scientific issues relating to conservation in the San Juan Mountains and the San Miguel basin and answered questions from the public. The presentations covered a range of topics, from the importance of San Juan mountain biodiversity and ecosystem services to wetlands ecology to the interplay between ecology and human land use boundaries.