Ridgway student artists and poets win $575 in Spirit of the River Youth Art & Poetry Contest


The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP) is awarding a total of $575 to student winners in the Spirit of the River Youth Art & Poetry Contest. The contest was part of UWP’s celebrations of its 10th year…

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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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Appreciating the complexity that is the Upper Uncompahgre River Watershed


Hello, my name is Rock Gibbs. I am a Ouray High School graduate, and currently studying biology at Endicott College in Massachusetts. This summer I interned at the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership, and I was given…

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