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.
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.
PAST EVENTS
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
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.
photo courtesy of gjhikes.com
More Information Coming Soon!
Volunteers are needed to help clean up the Uncompahgre River Gorge above Ouray, where the Ouray Ice Park is located, on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. to noon with a free picnic event to follow.
Who can come: everyone of all ages (as long as parents accompany children), but please leave your furry friends at home
Register: Please sign up below so we can keep track of volunteer numbers!
MORE INFORMATION COMING BY JANUARY.
Also go to RidgwayRiverFest.org.
