Nature’s fury This summer, the Upper Uncompahgre River Watershed is on the receiving end of a distressed climate. Rising temperatures, reduced snowpack, and catastrophic rain and thunder storms sunk the watershed into extreme drought and heat records that led to and fed the Gold Mountain Fire and flash flooding. Many local families, businesses, and organizations are … Read more
Diverse professionals, researchers, policymakers and others interested in water quality will gather in Durango on August 30 to September 2 to share perspectives and expertise about mining and its impacts. Trout Unlimited is bringing the semiannual Rocky Mountain Mining & Reclamation Conference back to Durango, for the first time since 2016. Trout Unlimited (TU), a … Read more
The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP) will award a total of $550 to winners in the Youth Art & Poetry Contest with the theme All of Us Can Help Keep Rivers Clean: Let’s prevent nonpoint source pollution! Five young people, ages 4 to 13 years old, won certificates and cash prizes in the contest, funded by … Read more
