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May29Wed9:00 am Coffee with Uncompaghre Watershed Partnership @ Backstreet BistroCoffee with Uncompaghre Watershe… @ Backstreet BistroMay 29 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 amJoin the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership Staff for Coffee at the Backstreet Bistro. Our staff will be available to talk and take questions regarding the Uncompahgre [...]7:00 pm Trivia Night at the Trail Town Still @ Trail Town StillTrivia Night at the Trail Town S… @ Trail Town StillMay 29 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmEvery last Wednesday of the month, the Trail Town Still will be hosting the UWP in a Trivia Night! Part of the proceeds of each [...]Jun8Sat10:00 am Uncompaghre Watershed Partnership Outing @ Ouray Visitor CenterUncompaghre Watershed Partnershi… @ Ouray Visitor CenterJun 8 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pmEvery 2nd Saturday of the month, the UWP invites you to hike around with our staff and board members. This is an informal opportunity to [...]Jun13Thu4:00 pm UWP Steering Committee Meeting @ Ridgway Town Hall - small roomUWP Steering Committee Meeting @ Ridgway Town Hall - small roomJun 13 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pmThis is our Steering Committee monthly meeting that is open to the public. Meeting minutes can be found on the Documents page.Jun26Wed7:00 pm Trivia Night at the Trail Town Still @ Trail Town StillTrivia Night at the Trail Town S… @ Trail Town StillJun 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmEvery last Wednesday of the month, the Trail Town Still will be hosting the UWP in a Trivia Night! Part of the proceeds of each [...]View Calendar Add Add
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Great May Outing
For our May hiking trip the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership lead community members around the Ouray Perimeter Trail. During our hike we got great views of the town, as well as Cascade Falls, Hayden Mountain, and Uncompahgre Gorge. Did you know the miners … Continue reading
Planting Pines at Top of the Pines
Yesterday we had a great time planting pines at the Top of the Pines open space preserve and retreat. Last year the area lost some trees to an infestation which needed to be removed. This year Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership worked … Continue reading
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How to Clean Up Abandoned Mines from High Country News
Way back in February Emily Guerin wrote an article titled “How to Clean Up Abandoned Mines – Without Landing In Court”, which was accompanied by this great flow chart. We just had to share it with our friends in the … Continue reading
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Earth Day 2013!
The UWP celebrated Earth Day 2013 again with the Ridgway 4th Graders, Top of the Pines Board Member Chris Haaland, and the Ouray County Weed Manager, Ron Mabry! Together, we completed a service project at Top of the Pines. We … Continue reading
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San Juan Mining Conference 2013!
Last week, the UWP, along with the Mountain Studies Institute, Lake Fork Valley Conservancy and Hinsdale County, successfully celebrated our 3rd Annual San Juan Mining Conference in Lake City, CO. Thanks to our generous and supportive sponsors (listed below), we … Continue reading
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Idarado Public Update
Thanks to Camille Price from the Colorado Division of Mining Reclamation and Safety, speakers from a variety of involved parties came to the Ouray Community Center to give a public update on the Idarado Mine Remediation Project. Larry Fiske of … Continue reading
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2nd Trivia Night a success!
Thanks to Joe from the Trail Town Still, we had a successful trivia night once again. On Wednesday, February 27, community members gathered to show off their knowledge and enjoy some delicious special cocktails prepared by Joe and Danielle. Congrats … Continue reading
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UWP Highlighted by the Colorado Watershed Assembly
The UWP is proud to announce that or organization was chosen to be highlighted by the Colorado Watershed Assembly this week! Thank you to Erika Shioya and the rest of the folks at CWA for selecting us! To read our … Continue reading
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Perfect Weather for the Winter Mine Tour!
Due to uncooperative weather, the UWP and Don Paulson decided to postpone the Mine Tour one week — and good thing we did! The weather was fantastic on our warm Saturday morning on February 2. Over a dozen folks came … Continue reading
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Ouray Winter Minte Tour This Saturday!!
Get ready for this Saturday! Don Paulson will be leading the UWP and other folks from the community on a ski/snowshoe tour of the local mines in Ouray. We are ecstatic to have Dr. Paulson, a local recognized mining expert, … Continue reading
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