In 2018, the Town of Ridgway passed an ordinance to protect the river corridor called the Uncompahgre River Overlay District. This is the link to the ordinance: “An Ordinance Of The Town Of Ridgway, Colorado Amending The Official Zoning Map to Provide For The Uncompahgre River Overlay District, Creating River Corridor Development Regulations, And Amending … Read more
The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership is hosting meetings to bring together local stakeholders with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to partner in a process of determining the level of pollutants in local water sources, to provide direction for future remediation projects. The first meeting is Thursday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. at the … Read more
In May and June 2017, volunteers with the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership attended five different events around the watershed where they shared lessons and games about water ecology with youth of all ages from elementary to high school. The volunteers spent a total of 20-plus hours participating in watershed education during those two months, and reached … Read more
