UWP Fall 2024 Cleanups

UPCOMING EVENTS

UWP Board Meetings

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

(Jan. 11, March 14, May 9, July 11, Sept. 12, and Nov. 14)

Working Group Meetings will be held during the other months. UWP’s new Working Groups are: Watershed Work, Financials/Fundraising, Operations, and Education/Outreach. If you are interested in volunteering on a working group, please contact Tanya at tanya@uncompahgrewatershed.org.

* Please contact UWP Board Secretary Taylor Poyner 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. 


2024 Events

Ridgway Reservoir Cleanup

Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024

Ridgway State Park, in collaboration with Colorado Parks & Wildlife. More info

Love Your Gorge

October 12, 2024

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


PAST EVENTS

Ridgway River Corridor Field Trip

Thu., Aug. 8, 10am-noon.

Ironton Wetlands & Fens Field Trip

Sat., July 27, 9am to noon.

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, Doors open at 5pm. Ouray County 4H Event Center

UWP 10th Anniversary Celebration

Thursday, Nov. 16, 5:30-8pm. Ouray Community Center. Potluck dinner, slide show, and a special speaker!

Cheatgrass Treatment Workshop

Tue., Nov. 7, 5 to 8:30 p.m.  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, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.  Ouray Community Center. Funded by Telluride Foundation and CDPHE Non-Point Source Program.

Love Your Gorge

Saturday, October 14, 2023, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Uncompahgre River Gorge, Ouray Ice Park

Watershed Restoration in the Ironton Park Area

Sat., Oct. 7, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A free guided field trip

Ridgway Reservoir Cleanup at Ridgway State Park

Fri., Oct. 6, 9 a.m. to noon. Hosted by Colorado Parks & Wildlife. 

Water Quality Monitoring in the Upper Unc

Sat., Sept. 30, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A free guided field trip

Watershed Restoration in the Upper Unc

Fri., Sept. 29, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. A free guided field trip

Taking Care of the Uncompahgre River Valley

Wednesday, August 16, 2023, The Forum at Colorado Mesa University Montrose, Community Room

Mine Site Remediation in the Uncompahgre River’s Headwaters

Tuesday, July 18, 2023, Evenings of History at the Wright Opera House

Ridgway RiverFest

Saturday, June 24, 2023, Rollans Park, Ridgway

Taking Care of the Uncompahgre River Valley

Thursday, June 15, Presentation at Montrose Library

Rollans Park Adopt-A-Park Riparian Restoration

Saturday, June 17, Rollans Park, Ridgway

World’s Largest Swimming Lesson at Ridgway State Park

Thursday, June 22, Ridgway State Park Swim Beach at Dutch Charlie- CANCELLED

Uncompahgre River Classic

Peak flow contest and river flow awareness campaign

March 1-May 1, 2023

A Benefit for the Uncompahgre River

Int’l Fly Fishing Film Festival, Ouray County 4H Event Center, Ridgway, March 18, 2023

Snow Research Meets Water Resources Operations in the San Juans

Current and Future Collaborations with CSU, Silverton, February 7, 2023

Oct
12
Sat
7th annual Love Your Gorge
Oct 12 @ 9:00 am – 1:30 pm

Join UWP and the Ouray Ice Park in beautifying and maintaining the watershed around the Uncompahgre River Gorge. This volunteer event starts with three hours of work around the park and gorge, and ends with lunch, giveaways, and a tour of the park.

In 2024, we will be removing litter from inside the gorge and along the roads and trails, spreading wood chips on trails, installing weed information kiosks, and planting a couple trees. Volunteers will also learn and give input on the South Ouray Erosion Control Project.

Special thanks to the City of Ouray and Ouray Grocery for supporting this event with donations.

Volunteers working in the gorge will be required to wear helmets. All volunteers are advised to bring: proper hiking or work boots, work gloves, sunscreen, clothing layers, rain gear, water bottles, and sunglasses and/or hats.

Questions? Contact tanya@uncompahgrewatershed.org

Please sign up on our volunteer form.

Please fill out a liability release and waiver after registering.