In May and June 2017, volunteers with the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership attended five different events around the watershed where they shared lessons and games about water ecology with youth of all ages from elementary to high school. The volunteers spent a total of 20-plus hours participating in watershed education during those two months, and reached … Read more
Welcome, Alpine Environmental Consultants! For the past few months, UWP has been able to study, plan and implement projects with the new assistance of Alpine Environmental Consultants (AEC). The Crested Butte-based firm specializes in watershed planning, water quality data analysis and management, and project implementation. Principal scientist and AEC owner Ashley Bembenek brings with her … Read more
Happy Fall Colors! Students are back in school. Temperatures are dropping. Plants are preparing for winter. Water flows have decreased dramatically. At the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP), we are finishing up some mine remediation and water sampling projects, after a busy summer that included the Ridgway RiverFest and the San Juan Mining & Reclamation Conference. … Read more
