UWP Board Meetings
Open to Public: Monthly* on 2nd Thursday 4-6 p.m.
UWP Office, 133 N Lena St. #3A, Ridgway, CO
* Please contact UWP to confirm meeting date and time if you plan to attend. Some meetings may be postponed or cancelled based on necessity.
First Aid for Festivals
Monday, June 18, 6-8 p.m.
Ouray County 4H Event Center, 22739 US-550, Ridgway
Learn about first aid basics from Ouray County Paramedic Ruth Stewart. For information and registration go to https://ridgwayriverfest.org/2018/05/30/first-aid-for-festivals/
First Aid Certification Course
Friday, June 22, 8:30a.m.-12:30
Ouray County 4H Event Center, 22739 US-550, Ridgway
Earn an American Heart Association First Aid certification card. For information and registration go to https://ridgwayriverfest.org/2018/05/30/first-aid-for-festivals/
11th annual Ridgway RiverFest
Saturday, June 30, 2018 @ 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Rollans Park, Ridgway
To find out about the fun, free outdoor festival for the whole family, go to ridgwayriverfest.org.
Atlas Mill Remediation Project Community Meeting
Wednesday, July 11, 7-8:30 p.m.
Ouray Community Center, 320 Sixth Ave., Ouray
Come to learn and give us your feedback about a project proposed by Ouray Silver Mines to improve stream water quality around the Atlas Mill up Ouray County Road 361 (Camp Bird Road). More info coming soon. Questions? Email uwpcommunications@gmail.com.
River of Lost Souls Reading
Monday, Aug. 13, Time coming soon
Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway
Come meet and ask questions of author Jonathan P. Thompson about the gripping story behind the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster that turned the Animas River orange with sludge and toxic metals. Organized in cooperation with the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership. More info coming soon. Questions? Email uwpcommunications@gmail.com.
Ouray Ice Park – Uncompahgre River Canyon Cleanup & BBQ
Saturday, September 15, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Join the Ouray Ice Park and Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership volunteers to pick up litter and debris in the ice climbing areas of the Uncompahgre River Canyon in Ouray. Then, enjoy a BBQ party to celebrate our efforts. More info coming soon. Questions? Email uwpcommunications@gmail.com.
PAST EVENTS
Junk of the Unc Build-A-Boat Workshop
June 5, 2018 @ 6 – 8:30 p.m.
Ridgway, Colorado
For details, go to uncompahgrewatershed.org/event/junk-of-the-unc-build-a-boat-workshop-2018
Idarado-Red Mountain Community Update
May 30, 2018 @ 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Ouray Community Center, 320 6th Ave., Ouray, CO 81427
For information, go to uncompahgrewatershed.org/event/idarado-community-update
8th annual San Juan Mining & Reclamation Conference
Planning for Resiliency
Creede, Colorado, May 2-4, 2018
For information and registration, go to mountainstudies.org/sjmrc
2nd annual Fly Fishing Film Tour & Uncompahgre River Benefit
Brought to the community by ROSS REELS and RIGS Fly Shop & Guide Service. A Fun Fundraiser for a project by the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership. Montrose Pavilion,1800 Pavilion Pl., Montrose, CO – Saturday, April 14, 2018
Snowshoeing in the Red Mountain Mining District
February 10, 2018 – For details and to sign up, go to http://www.uncompahgrewatershed.org/event/snowshoe-tour-to-yankee-girl-mine/
Uncompahgre River Stakeholders Meeting
Thursday, Oct. 19, 6-8 p.m., Ouray Community Center, 320 Sixth Ave., Ouray
Adopt-A-Park Clean Up at Rollans Park, Ridgway
June 3, 2017 (8:30 a.m. – 12 noon) Meet at the Rollans Park parking lot with your work gloves. More information.
Raft the RiverFest Race Route on the Uncompahgre
June 4, 2017 (3 – 5 p.m.) A fun two-hour trip with a float over Class I and II rapids on the Uncompahgre River from Rollans Park in Ridgway to the Ridgway Reservoir.
More information at Ridgway RiverFest website.
UWP has organized two first aid trainings to enhance the safety and injury response at summer festivals like the Ridgway RiverFest. If you are interested in getting first aid certification from the American Heart Association or just spending a couple hours gaining a better understanding of first aid, you can sign up for one of these trainings.
- First Aid Basics Class: Monday, June 18, 6-8 p.m. Learn fundamental first aid skills from Ouray EMS Paramedic Ruth Stewart. Up to 20 people (minimum: 6 people). Student fee: $15 (UWP will reimburse the first 12 registered Ridgway RiverFest volunteers for $10 of the fee after their shift on June 30. Others are welcome to sign up, but will need to pay the full fee.)
- Certification Course: Friday, June 22, 8:30a.m.-12:30. Earn an American Heart Association First Aid certification card. Up to 6 people (a wait list will be started if there are more sign ups; an additional instructor or class may be added if 9 or more people sign up). Student fee: $35 (UWP will reimburse the first 6 RiverFest volunteers for $15 of the fee after their shift on June 30. Others are welcome to sign up, but will need to pay the full fee.)
Please register for the class that fits your interest by Thursday, June 14.
UWP has organized two first aid trainings to enhance the safety and injury response at summer festivals like the Ridgway RiverFest. If you are interested in getting first aid certification from the American Heart Association or just spending a couple hours gaining a better understanding of first aid, you can sign up for one of these trainings.
- First Aid Basics Class: Monday, June 18, 6-8 p.m. Learn fundamental first aid skills from Ouray EMS Paramedic Ruth Stewart. Up to 20 people (minimum: 6 people). Student fee: $15 (UWP will reimburse the first 12 registered Ridgway RiverFest volunteers for $10 of the fee after their shift on June 30. Others are welcome to sign up, but will need to pay the full fee.)
- Certification Course: Friday, June 22, 8:30a.m.-12:30. Earn an American Heart Association First Aid certification card. Up to 6 people (a wait list will be started if there are more sign ups; an additional instructor or class may be added if 9 or more people sign up). Student fee: $35 (UWP will reimburse the first 6 RiverFest volunteers for $15 of the fee after their shift on June 30. Others are welcome to sign up, but will need to pay the full fee.)
Please register for the class that fits your interest by Thursday, June 14.
Come to learn and give us your feedback about a project proposed by Ouray Silver Mines to improve stream water quality around the Atlas Mill up Ouray County Road 361 (Camp Bird Road). More info coming soon.
