| Coal Creek Watershed Coalition |
The Coal Creek Watershed Coalition works to restore terrestrial and aquatic environments that have been impaired due to metals and other contaminants. The Coalition has been operating in some form for nearly five years and has begun working on creating a Watershed Restoration Plan to guide its future efforts.
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Anthony Poponi
P.O. Box 39
Crested Butte, CO 81224
970-349-5338
coordinator@coalcreek.org |
Friends of the River Uncompahgre (FORU)
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The Friends of the River Uncompahgre works in conjunction with the cities and counties along the Uncompahgre River to create strong community partnerships with a common goal of restoration, enhancement and protection of the riparian corridor. Friends of the River Uncompahgre is currently working with the city and county of Montrose to establish a 100' riparian buffer to protect water quality and preserve the greenway.
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Elisabeth Roscoe
P.O. Box 3592
Montrose, CO 81401
970-249-0397
elizabethroscoe@montrose.net |
| Gunnison Basin & Grand Valley Selenium Task Forces |
| The Gunnison Basin Selenium Task Force is a group of private, local, state, and federal interests committed to reducing selenium in our affected waterways, while maintaining the economic viability and lifestyle of the Lower Gunnison River Basin. The Grand Valley Selenium Task Force is working to evaluate, assess and actively address elevated selenium and other adverse water quality issues while maintaining the area's economic viability, quality of life and agricultural heritage. |
Sonja Chavez de Baca
114 Sandpiper Trail
Gunnison, CO 81230
970-641-8927
info@seleniumtaskforce.org |
Gunnison River Alliance
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| The Gunnison River Alliance aims to provide Gunnison River users with an enjoyable experience by enhancing, protecting, and preserving the resources along the river. Currently, the Gunnison River Alliance is helping the BLM with campground and tamarisk clean-ups, and petitioning for improved access along the lower Gunnison River.
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Bob Marshall
1040 Grand Ave.
Delta, CO 81416
970-874-8350
admin@teamgra.org |
High Country Citizens' Alliance
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The High Country Citizens' Alliance Water Program is engaged in efforts to protect flows in the Gunnison River. This includes working with stakeholders on the settlement agreement for water rights for Black Canyon National Park, developing flow regimes to help endangered fish, remediating abandoned mines to restore ecosystem health, and participating in the Gunnison Basin Roundtable. HCCA works to prevent impacts from new proposed mineral extraction proposals.
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Wendy McDermott
wendy@hccaonline.org
Steve Glazer
steve@hccaonline.org
P.O. Box 1066
Crested Butte, CO 81224
970-349-7104
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| Lake Fork Watershed Stakeholders |
| The LFWS has its first full-time Watershed Coordinator, Camille Richard. Camille has been involved in several watershed initiatives, including planning a major river restoration project within Lake City, hosting a regional Good Samaritan Mine Cleanup Workshop, and creating partnerships to facilitate the cleanup of an abandoned mine in the Upper Henson Creek sub watershed. In April, the LFWS was a recipient of a 2008 EPA Environmental Achievement Award. |
Lyn Lampert
P.O. Box 123
Lake City, CO 81235
970-944-2344
lfws@lfws.org |
| North Fork River Improvement Association |
| For the past decade, the North Fork River Improvement Association has worked to reconfigure, rehabilitate, and reclaim the North Fork of the Gunnison which was damaged by inefficient irrigation water diversions and historical gravel mining. In 2001, the Association began the North Fork Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Project and recently completed the Paonia River Park, finally providing citizens with public river access on the North Fork. |
Dave Stiller
P.O. Box 682
122 A. East Bridge St.
Hotchkiss, CO 81419
970-872-4614
nfria@tds.net |
| Ridgway Ouray Community Coalition |
The Ridgway Ouray Community Coalition is a Ouray county organization whose mission includes building, nourishing, and protecting a healthy spirit of community. ROCC is dedicated to a broad range of quality of life issues and projects in Ouray County which includes promoting sustainable environmental practices within the region, and promoting socially responsible and economically practical land use policy while maintaining respect for citizens property rights..
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Sheelagh Williams
PO Box 1077
Ridgway, CO 81432
970-626-9702
ROCCouraycounty@yahoo.com
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