In the Upper Uncompahgre River Watershed, many of the metals harmful to aquatic life are brought into the river by natural erosion and acidic water drainage from mines and other exposed rock. Most of this…
Trout Unlimited (hereinafter referred to as “TU”) through a partnership Ouray Silver Mines, Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership, the Colorado Natural Resource Damage Program, and the United States Forest Service (USFS or FS hereafter), is seeking a…
FEATURED: Cleaner watershed Projects divert heavy metal from Uncompahgre By Katharhynn Heidelberg, Montrose Daily Press Senior Writer, Oct. 22, 2015 Two abandoned mines in the Uncompahgre watershed are no longer leaking heavy metals into the waterways, after…
