Volunteers Make Major Positive Impact at 6th Annual Love Your Gorge


The annular eclipse was a great accompaniment for volunteer work at the Uncompahgre River Gorge on a beautiful autumn Saturday morning last week. Nearly 25 volunteers came out to the Ouray Ice Park to pick…

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Volunteers remove tires, carpet, pipes, fishing line and more from Ridgway Reservoir & Unc River at Pa-Co-Chu-Puk


About 20 volunteers came out to Ridgway State Park on a beautiful autumn Friday morning last week to clean up the shores of Ridgway Reservoir, the Uncompahgre River, and fishing ponds at Pa-co-chu-puk. Thanks to…

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2023 Spirit of the River Youth Art, Poetry and Essay Contest


THEME:         The importance of protecting our rivers and what we can do to preserve our watershed WHAT:           Art, poetry and essay contest organized by the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership, open to students in kindergarten to…

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Water Quality Assessment for the Upper Uncompahgre Watershed


River Watch Data Summary (2019-2021) and Review of WQCC 2022 Regulation 93 – 303(d) List of Impaired Waters UWP has participated in the Colorado Parks and Wildlife River Watch Program since 2013. Previous UWP reports…

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