In this Issue… – New RiverFest coordinator and call for Riverfest sponsors – New board members and board officers – New tax credit option for donors – Call for volunteers for May Park Clean Up – Return of watershed education for elementary school students – Plans for 2016 mine remediation: Michael Breen signage and Atlas … Read more
The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership partnered with the Ouray Historical Society to lead a snowshoe tour up to Yankee Girl Mine on Red Mountain in February 2016. Local historian and author Don Paulson was our knowledgeable guide. Here’s a selection of photos from that sunny winter day.
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 as they start cleaning them. No laws protect these groups known as Good Samaritans, who are non-profit organizations, state agencies or … Read more
