UWP seeks part-time watershed improvement project manager


The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Ridgway, Colorado, is seeking a qualified person or entity to fill a part-time contract position to develop, manage and implement new watershed improvement projects in Ouray…

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Plaindealer features 2016 summer mine remediation work


Projects use creative techniques to mitigate mine pollution by Tori Sheets tori@ouraynews.com      Sneffels Creek will run more clearly after completion of a bank stabilization project designed to divert the creek away from mine tailings at…

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Mining & Rec. Conference 2016 Keynote Topic Announced


Unintended consequences related to abandoned underground mines will be the keynote lunch address at the San Juan Mining & Reclamation Conference in Durango, Colo. on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016. Speaking from 25 years of professional experience,…

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UWP mine remediation projects noted in Good Samaritan Law article


No protection for Good Samaritans just yet By Tori Sheets, tori@ouraynews.com Abandoned mines will not clean themselves, but neither will third party groups when they can be held responsible for the environmental damage given off by the mines as soon…

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