UWP Board Meetings

**Open to Public: Monthly* on 2nd Thursday 4-6 p.m.**

Meetings on Zoom until further notice

* Please contact UWP Board Secretary Mary Menz 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.

Upcoming 2023 EVENTS

Snow Research Meets Water Resources Operations in the San Juans

Current and Future Collaborations with CSU

Tuesday, February 7

Silverton

A Benefit for the Uncompahgre River

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

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Uncompahgre River Classic

Peak flow contest and river flow awareness campaign

March 1-May 1, 2023

Rollans Park Adopt-A-Park Riparian Restoration

June 2023, Date TBD, Ridgway

Ridgway RiverFest

Rollans Park, Ridgway

Featuring the Junk of the Unc competition & music by The Last Spike

Saturday, June 24, 2023

Addressing Mine Site Water Quality Issues

Evenings of History at the Wright Opera House

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

10th Anniversary Watershed Stakeholder Meetings

August-September 2023

Love Your Gorge

Uncompahgre River Gorge, Ouray Ice Park

Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023

Unc Watershed Cleanup at Ridgway State Park

Late September/Early October 2023

PAST 2022 EVENTS

Colorado Gives Day Fundraiser

Tuesday, Dec. 6

Unc Watershed Cleanup at Ridgway State Park

Thursday, October 27, 2-5 p.m.

More information & signup form.

Reconnect & Reboot

A meetup in Ouray organized by the San Juan Mining & Reclamation Conference Committee

Sept. 29 & 30, Wright Opera House, Ouray Hydroelectric Plant, The Western, Red Mountain Pass, Camp Bird Road, Colorado Boy Southwest Pub, Sauvage Spectrum

Love Your Gorge

Sat., September 17, 9 a.m-1 p.m., Uncompahgre River Gorge

Ridgway RiverFest

Saturday, June 25

Uncompahgre River Classic

Entry Period: March 1 – May 1; Winner announcement: June 25

Rollans Park Cleanup

Saturday, June 18, 9 a.m. to Noon

Fly Fishing Film Tour

Saturday, March 19, 6:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6)

Ouray County 4H Event Center, Ridgway, Colo.

Guided Snowshoe Exploration of Winter Wildlife

Saturday, Feb. 26

Guided Snowshoe Tour to Red Mountain Mining District

Saturday, Feb. 12

Information Resources

Why reinvent the wheel? Many organizations across Colorado and the nation are working on watershed issues and solutions. Partnership is part of our nonprofit’s name for a reason. We happily partner with diverse agencies, organizations, and private companies and individuals to accomplish our mission. Here are some great educational websites that offer useful scientific information, best practices and other helpful resources about water use, management, and development for personal or professional purposes.

PARTNER RESOURCES

How’s My Waterway? from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

22 Ways to Care for Colorado Water in 2022 by Water 2022

Water Conservation Guidance from the Colorado River District

Water Science School from the U.S. Geological Service

Clean Water Act Module Part 1 from the U.S. EPA, designed to provide a history of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and an overview of Water Quality Standards (WQS).

EPA Summary of the Clean Water Act

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Clean Water Activities

PAST UWP PRESENTATIONS

UWP Consumer Water Conservation Presentation July 2022

MORE TO COME…

FOR EDUCATORS

Critical Water Concepts from the Statewide Water Education Action Plan of Colorado

Funding & Project Partners

Thank you to all of our great partners! With special appreciation for our funding organizations:

Telluride Foundation

BeP EarthWise Foundation

RIGS Fly Shop & Guide Service

Kissinger Foundation

Todd W. Hoffman Foundation

Frank L. Massard Trust

Coburn Family Fund of the Community First Foundation

Colorado Watershed Conservation Board

Colorado River Water Conservation District

Helen S. and John J. McKetta Jr. Charitable Foundation

and our many generous individual and business donors and members!

Tire Cleanup the Second

November 16, 2011November 17, 2011

A group of volunteers went out and picked up 20 tires or so today from a section of the Uncompahgre River near Billy Creek, and started on a large section along Cow Creek. There is…

UWP Board Meetings

Open to Public: Monthly* on 2nd Thursday 4-6 p.m.

Meetings on Zoom until further notice

Upcoming 2023 EVENTS

Snow Research Meets Water Resources Operations in the San Juans

A Benefit for the Uncompahgre River

Uncompahgre River Classic

Rollans Park Adopt-A-Park Riparian Restoration

Ridgway RiverFest

Addressing Mine Site Water Quality Issues

10th Anniversary Watershed Stakeholder Meetings

Love Your Gorge

Unc Watershed Cleanup at Ridgway State Park

PAST 2022 EVENTS

Colorado Gives Day Fundraiser

Unc Watershed Cleanup at Ridgway State Park

Reconnect & Reboot

Love Your Gorge

Ridgway RiverFest

Uncompahgre River Classic

Rollans Park Cleanup

Fly Fishing Film Tour

Guided Snowshoe Exploration of Winter Wildlife

Guided Snowshoe Tour to Red Mountain Mining District

PARTNER RESOURCES

How’s My Waterway? from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

22 Ways to Care for Colorado Water in 2022 by Water 2022

Water Conservation Guidance from the Colorado River District

Water Science School from the U.S. Geological Service

PAST UWP PRESENTATIONS

Thank you to all of our great partners! With special appreciation for our funding organizations:

Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment

BeP EarthWise Foundation

RIGS Fly Shop & Guide Service

Kissinger Foundation

Todd W. Hoffman Foundation

Frank L. Massard Trust

U.S. Forest Service

Coburn Family Fund of the Community First Foundation

Colorado Watershed Conservation Board

Colorado River Water Conservation District

Helen S. and John J. McKetta Jr. Charitable Foundation

Tire Cleanup the Second

**Open to Public: Monthly* on 2nd Thursday 4-6 p.m.**