UGRWCD Supports new Gunnison Valley Environmental Education Council

Are you an educator and interested in collaborating with other teachers, professors and environmental specialists on  ideas and curriculum to help prepare students for taking care of our planet in the future?  Please see the SWOT Analysis HERE that was developed during the first meeting of the council.  If you are interested in joining the Council for future meetings, please email organizers Katya Schloesser at Katya.Schloesser@Colorado.Edu or Katie Lawn at katielawn@rmbl.org.

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COLORADO RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT TO HOST “STATE OF THE RIVER” EVENT ON APRIL 17TH AT FRED FIELD CENTER AT GUNNISON FAIRGROUNDS!

The Colorado River District’s State of the River meetings are back for 2025! These free public events bring together water experts, community members, and local leaders to discuss the future of our rivers. ⁠

11 meetings across the Western Slope⁠

Free dinner included⁠

Live Q&A with experts⁠

Please Enjoy Regular Water Articles Published in the “Gunnison Country Times”

The Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District is pleased to partner with the Gunnison Country Times to provide on-going regular water articles. As we work throughout the basin, the one message our staff repeatedly hears is that our neighbors are hungry for more water information and education. Our hope is that with these articles we can highlight the many ways in which it touches our lives and keep you up to speed on the rapidly changing landscape that is water. We encourage you to write to us at info@ugrwcd.org and let us know if there are topics you’d like us to cover. Thank you for reading and being good stewards of our basin!  — Sonja Chavez, General Manager

In addition to the publication in the newspaper, we would like to share them with you on our website, too, so to read the article, please click HERE