Cheryl Cwelich 5 February 2019 Water connects us to each other, to our natural surroundings, and to life. The beautiful Upper Gunnison river valley boasts numerous rivers, creeks, lakes and more that support this basin’s community and beyond. Here begins a series of stories on our local people, their connection to water and how we […]
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Cheryl Cwelich 01 March 2018 Water connects us to each other, to our natural surroundings, and to life. The beautiful Upper Gunnison River Valley boasts numerous rivers, creeks, lakes and more that support this basin’s community and beyond. This piece on municipal water use continues a series of stories on our local people, their connection […]
Continue readingThis project is a joint effort between Gunnison Angling Society, Trout Unlimited, U.S. Forest Service, Gunnison Valley OHV Alliance of Trailriders (GOATS), National Forest Foundation and High Country Conservation Advocates. The vault toilet would be installed near the Cottonwood Pass summit in the headwaters of the Taylor River basin. Cottonwood Pass Road is scheduled to […]
Continue readingWater connects us to each other, to our natural surroundings, and to life. The beautiful Upper Gunnison River Valley boasts numerous rivers, creeks, lakes and more that support this basin’s community and beyond. This piece on ranching continues a series of stories on our local people, their connection to water, and how we can be […]
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To learn more about how the UGRWCD is helping plan for and educate water users about the complexities of water conservation in the Gunnison Valley check out the watershed management web page.
Continue readingBy: Taylor Paulson, Intern The best way to really understand a river is to wade right in. It can be very calming to get away from the busy main streets of town and wander through the tall grass and growing aspen trees to Tomichi Creek. Tomichi Creek is a tributary to the Gunnison River that […]
Continue readingBy: Marissa Markus Also on May 11th, Frank and I visit Meridian Lake Reservoir near Mount Crested Butte. Frank visits Meridian Lake Reservoir every month to inspect and report the storage amount, percent capacity, seepage, and any net changes in storage. He shares his most recent report from late March when he visited the lake […]
Continue readingBy: Marissa Markus On May 26, 2017, I attended the 4th Grade Water Festival. The water festival is an annual event that has been occurring in Gunnison for over ten years. Throughout the course of the day, students participate in eight workshop stations. They eagerly learn and share their existing knowledge about water in the Gunnison […]
Continue readingBy: Marissa Markus On May 11th, Frank and I made the scenic road trip from Gunnison to Lake City to tour the natural and picturesque Lake San Cristobal. We looked for the Slumgullion slide that formed Lake San Cristobal about a thousand years ago after the slide blocked off the Lake Fork of the Gunnison […]
Continue readingBy: Marissa Markus On May 10, 2017, I attended the Taylor Local User Group (TLUG) meeting as a guest. TLUG meetings are held at the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District (UGRWCD) office for users of Taylor Park Reservoir and Taylor River. UGRWCD hosts a diversity of meetings pertaining to constituents and their water management […]
Continue readingBy: Marissa Markus I would like to introduce myself so that I may explain how I became so interested in watershed management. I moved to Gunnison, Colorado in August of 2008 from Kingwood, New Jersey. Gunnison appealed to me for several reasons, one being that it was so similar and yet so different from where […]
Continue readingGood ideas are like cottonwood seeds . Floating by gently in the breeze, Swirling in the air currents with ease. Dearly beloved trees, Why do you choose to hold on to your leaves? And why do you choose to let go of your seeds? Maybe it is so they take root. Like an idea in […]
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