The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP), the Ouray County nonprofit focused on protection and restoration of the Upper Uncompahgre River Watershed, is seeking sponsors for the 9th annual Ridgway RiverFest “Celebrating our Watershed” to be held on Saturday, June 25, 2016, in Rollans Park, Ridgway, Colorado. Sponsor support is necessary to ensure successful production of this … 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.
Winter tour offers chance to glide back into history by Tori Sheets, tori@ouraynews.com Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership and Ouray County Historical Society are partnering up to offer adventurous snowshoers and cross country skiers an opportunity to explore a few historical mines in the Red Mountain mining district on Jan. 30. Don Paulson, curator of the Ouray County Historical Museum, is leading a limited group of 20 … Read more
