UWP Board Meetings

Open to Public: Every other month* on 2nd Thursday 4-6 p.m.

(2025: Feb. 13, April 10, June 12, Aug. 14, Oct. 9, Dec. 11)

Working Group Meetings with board members and community advisors are held during the other months. UWP’s new Working Groups are: Watershed Restoration, Financials/Fundraising, Operations, and Education & Outreach/Sustainable Recreation. 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

Fly Fishing Film Tour – A Benefit for the Uncompahgre River

Friday, May 23

Ridgway RiverFest

Saturday, June 28

Love Your Gorge

Saturday, October 11

More events coming… field trips, community project updates, etc.

PAST EVENTS

Love Your Gorge

October 12, 2024

Join us at Ouray Ice Park and the Uncompahgre River Gorge in Ouray.

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

Uncompahgre River Classic

Learn more about our annual peak flow prediction contest

Rocky Mountain Mining & Reclamation Conference

Wed.-Fri., May 22-24, 2024 – Learn more

A Benefit for the Uncompahgre River – Fly Fishing Film Tour

Sat., March 16, 2024, Ouray County 4H Event Center

UWP 10th Anniversary Celebration

Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, Ouray Community Center. Potluck dinner, slide show, and a special speaker!

Cheatgrass Treatment Workshop

Tue., Nov. 7, 2023, Ouray County Event Center. Sponsored by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Hosted by Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership and Shavano Conservation District.

The Next 10 Years of the Upper Uncompahgre River Watershed

Tue., Oct. 17, 2023, Ouray Community Center. Funded by Telluride Foundation and CDPHE Non-Point Source Program.