UWP CommunicationsDid you know that the Uncompahgre river (the largest tributary to the Gunnison River) is approximately 75 miles long from the headwaters in Lake Como to it’s mouth in Delta? In that journey it drops about 7,300 ft. That is two and a half times the height of the world’s tallest building in Dubai, or … Read more
(from the Uncompahgre Watershed Plan 2013) The topography of the Uncompahgre Watershed is highly varied, ranging from snow capped mountains to barren desert lands. Major landforms include the Uncompahgre River Valley, the Uncompahgre Plateau to the west, the San Juan Mountains to the south, and the Gunnison uplift and Adobe badlands on the east. Adobe badlands: The adobe badlands, locally referred to as the “dobies” Devil’s Thumb … Read more
Last Thursday the Ridgway 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders spend a day in the snow and sun at Top of the Pines. Students rotated between stations on: snow science, using a compass, cross country skiing, winter ecology and snowshoeing, and Snow/Water Equivalency. The UWP worked with the U.S. Forest Service to put on the Snow/Water … Read more
