Annually, the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership selects a partner from the previous year to honor and thank in our Annual Report. The 2023 Annual Report is still in production but we want to share the news that Tamara Gulde, co-owner of Mountain Fever Shirts & Gifts and council member for the City of Ouray, is our … Read more
We don’t know how much snow has fallen on each and every acre of land this year, but we have a good idea of the big picture from cumulative precipitation measured at weather stations, SNOTEL sites, and in citizen scientists’ backyards across Ouray County. Cumulative precipitation ranges from some 7 inches down low in Ridgway … Read more
As much as 90% of the yearly water supply in the Colorado Rockies is derived from the SWE (snow water equivalent) in the snowpack. Water stored in the snowpack in winter months is released as the runoff that eventually provides hydropower, irrigation, drinking water, and other uses. Changes in SWE can significantly affect agriculture, outdoor … Read more
