UWP Board Meetings
Open to the public: Every other month* on the 2nd Tuesday 4-6 p.m.
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 Health, 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 info@uncompahgrewatershed.org to confirm meeting date and time if you plan to attend. Some meetings may be rescheduled or cancelled based on necessity.
2026 Events
Rocky Mountain Mining & Reclamation Conference
August 30 to September 2, Durango, CO, More information
Thinking Like Water film screening & panel
Sept. 29, Doors at 6, Films at 6:30, Sherbino Theater, Ridgway
Love Your Gorge
October 2026, Ouray Ice Park at the Uncompahgre River Gorge in Ouray, CO
PAST EVENTS
Recreation & Our River Community Meeting
Tuesday, July 14, 6:30-8 p.m., Shelter B at Pa-Co-Chu-Puk at Ridgway State Park
Ridgway RiverFest
featuring the Junk of the Unc competition & music by Cousin Curtiss
Saturday, June 27, 2026, Rollans Park, Ridgway
Rollans Park Cleanup
Saturday, June 13, 9 a.m. to noon
Ouray Love Your Trail
Saturday, June 6, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Local Water Quality & Mines community update
Tuesday, April 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Ouray Community Center Massard Room
Fly Fishing Film Tour Benefit for the Uncompahgre River
Friday, April 24, 2026, 5-9 pm, Wright Opera House, Ouray
Colorado River District State of the River Meeting- Ouray County
March 17, 2026, Sherbino, Ridgway
WrightED Lecture Series: Rivers, Water, and You
Wednesdays, 4 Sessions via Zoom: October 29, November 5, 12, & 19, 2025
Love Your Gorge
Saturday, October 18, 2025, Ouray Ice Park, Ouray, CO
Uncompahgre Rubber Ducky Race
Thursday, July 24, 2025, Rollans Park, Ridgway
