UWP Communications

The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP) released 290 yellow duckies into the Uncompahgre River at Rollans Park at 5 p.m. on July 24, 2025, and our team of volunteers helped capture all of them before they could escape downstream. The Uncompahgre Rubber Ducky Race had five winners of prizes donated buy generous sponsors. Steve Lunnon won … Read more

Winners of Uncompahgre River Classic peak flow prediction contest announced As the flow in the Uncompahgre River has hovered between lows of 150 and 250 cubic feet per second (cfs) during July, the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership announced the winners of the 2025 Uncompahgre River Classic peak flow prediction contest. This year, the river’s peak flow … Read more

The staff of the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP) has grown in 2025! We hope you had a chance to meet Volunteer Coordinator Claire Barker and Hydrologist Virginia Weiskopf at the Ridgway RiverFest at the end of June. They join our already blossoming contractor crew, bringing our year-round staff to 4 scientists and 3 outreach and administrative specialists … Read more