UPCOMING EVENTS

Snowshoeing in the Red Mountain Mining District

February 9, 2018 – For details and to sign up, go to  http://www.uncompahgrewatershed.org/event/snowshoe-tour-to-yankee-girl-mine/

UWP Board Meetings

Open to Public: Monthly* on 2nd Thursday 4-6 p.m.

UWP Office, 133 N Lena St. #3A, Ridgway, CO

NOTICE: The February 2019 Board Meeting date has been moved to Thursday, Feb. 7 from 4 to 6 p.m.

* Please contact UWP to confirm meeting date and time if you plan to attend. Some meetings may be postponed or cancelled based on necessity.

Adopt-A-Park Clean Up at Rollans Park, Ridgway

May/June 2019 (Saturday morning, 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon). More information coming soon.

12th annual Ridgway RiverFest

Saturday, June 29, 2019 @ 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. 

Ouray Ice Park – Uncompahgre River Canyon Cleanup & Picnic

​Saturday, ​September ​21​, 9 a.m.-2 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 picnic and party to celebrate our efforts. More information coming in spring 2019.

2019 San Juan Mining & Reclamation Conference & Innovation Expo

Changing Approaches, Silverton, Colorado, Sept. 24-26, 2019

For information, go to mountainstudies.org/sjmrc

PAST EVENTS

Three Streams, Three Mines & Many Stakeholders: A Report on 2014-2017 Water Quality Improvement Projects

Thursday, November 8​, 6:30-8 p.m.

Funded by a Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Non-Point Source Grant, the stream quality improvement projects were completed in 2017 next to three legacy mines, Atlas, Vernon and Michael Breen. UWP Technical Advisor Ashley Bembenek will share information about what was accomplished. Refreshments will be available, donated by Safeway. More information

Ouray Ice Park – Uncompahgre River Canyon Cleanup & Picnic

​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 picnic and party to celebrate our efforts. More information.

River of Lost Souls Reading

Monday, Aug. ​13, Doors open at 7 p.m. Program at 7:30.

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 and Mountain Independent.

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.

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. 

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