UPCOMING EVENTS
UWP Board Meetings
Open to Public: Every other month* on 2nd Tuesday 4-6 p.m.
(Dec. 9, 2025, and in 2026: Feb. 10, April 14, June 9, Aug. 11, Oct. 13, and Dec. 8)
Working Group Meetings with board members and community advisors are held during the other months. UWP’s new Working Groups are: Watershed Resources, Financials/Fundraising, Operations, and Recreation Allies of the Uncompahgre River (RAUR). If you are interested in volunteering on a working group, please contact Tanya at tanya@uncompahgrewatershed.org.
* Please contact the UWP Board at uwpcoordinator@gmail.com to confirm meeting date and time if you plan to attend. Some meetings may be rescheduled or cancelled based on necessity.
2025 Events
WrightED Lecture Series: Rivers, Water, and You
Wednesdays 9:30-11 a.m. MST, 4 Sessions via Zoom: October 29, November 5, 12, & 19, 2025
COMING IN 2026…
Rocky Mountain Mining & Reclamation Conference
Durango, CO, 2026 – Dates coming soon!
PAST EVENTS
Love Your Gorge
Saturday, October 18, Ouray Ice Park, Ouray, CO
Uncompahgre Rubber Ducky Race
Thursday, July 24, 5-5:30 p.m., Rollans Park, Ridgway
Ridgway RiverFest
Saturday, June 28, Noon to 5 p.m., Rollans Park, Ridgway, CO
UWP at Ouray International Film Festival
Saturday, June 21, 10 a.m. to Noon, Wright Opera House, Ouray, CO
Ouray Love Your Trail Day
Saturday, May 31, Ouray River Walk
Rollans Park Cleanup
Saturday, May 24, 9 a.m. to Noon, Ridgway, CO
Fly Fishing Film Tour – A Benefit for the Uncompahgre River
Friday, May 23, 2025, Million Roadhouse, Ridgway, CO
UWP Outreach at Patagonia Telluride
Tuesday, May 20, 3 to 6 p.m., Patagonia Store, 200 W. Colorado Ave., Telluride
Colorado River District State of the River Meeting
Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Sherbino Theater, Ridgway CO
Love Your Gorge
October 12, 2024, Ouray Ice Park at the Uncompahgre River Gorge in Ouray, CO
Ridgway Reservoir Cleanup
Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, Ridgway State Park, in collaboration with Colorado Parks & Wildlife
Ridgway River Corridor Field Trip
Thu., Aug. 8, 2024
Ironton Wetlands & Fens Field Trip
Sat., July 27, 2024
Ridgway RiverFest
Saturday, June 29, 2024
Rocky Mountain Mining & Reclamation Conference
Wed.-Fri., May 22-24, 2024 – Learn more
