UGRWCD Co-sponsors CB Public Policy Forum on August 1st – Planetary Health
UGRWCD CO-SPONSORS CRESTED BUTTE’S PUBLIC POLICY FORUM BY SAM MYERS ON “PLANETARY HEALTH” ON AUG 1ST AT THE CB CENTER FOR ARTS Sam Myers ,
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UGRWCD Announces Phase 1 Completion of Geo-Fluvial Assessment
UGRWCD PUBLISHES PHASE 1 OF GEO-FLUVIAL ASSESSMENT The UGRWCD recently published Phase I of the “Geo-Fluvial Assessment” as part of the Watershed Management Program committee
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UGRWCD Purchases Suite A at 210 West Spencer, Gunnison
UGRWCD PURCHASES SUITE A AT 210 W. SPENCER IN GUNNISON! UGRWCD ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF “UNIT A” AT THE SPENCER AVENUE BUSINESS PARK CONDOMINIUMS (FORMERLY THE
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UGRWCD Awards 2023 Grant Funding
UGRWCD AWARDS 2023 GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING 2023 GRANT FUNDS SUPPORT NUMEROUS PROJECTS THROUGHOUT UPPER GUNNISON BASIN The Board of Directors of the Upper Gunnison River
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UGRWCD Announces Contest for 2023 World Water Day!
UGRWCD ANNOUNCES 2023 WORLD WATER DAY CONTEST! Water is LIFE! Win a T-Shirt! In honor of World Water Day on Wednesday, March 22, 2023,
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UGRWCD Seeks Consultant for Wetland Assessment Services
UGRWCD Seeks Consultant for Westland Assessment Services! The Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District (District) is pleased to solicit responses from qualified consultants to
Seeking applicants to represent “Homeowner’s Interests” for Taylor Local Users Group
UGRWCD is seeking applicants to serve as Taylor Local Users Group representative for “Homeowner’s Interests” If you own property along the Taylor River or Gunnison
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UGRWCD Announces 2023 Grant Program – Application Deadline is February 15, 2023
UGRWCD Announces $300,000 in Grant Funding Opportunities for 2023. Applications for both new and completed projects are due by February 15, 2023. For complete
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Gunnison River Festival Announces Preliminary 2023 Program
The Gunnison River Festival will host a “Celebration of our Rivers” all summer in 2023! Please visit the Gunnison River Festival page often to catch
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Trout Unlimited Seeks Applications for Drought Resiliency Projects
Trout Unlimited Seeks Applications from Ag Producers located within the Tomichi and Escalante Watershed for Projects to Increase Drought Resiliency Trout Unlimited has been awarded
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UGRWCD Receives Drought Funding from Bureau of Reclamation
UGRWCD RECEIVES FUNDING FROM BUREAU OF RECLAMATION FOR DROUGHT PLANNING The Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District (UGRWCD) has been awarded funding from the Bureau
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High Country Anglers reports on “Trout Health Beyond the Water’s Edge”
“Trout Health Beyond The Water’s Edge” from High Country Angler Healthy trout rely on healthy rivers! Read more about how the Upper Gunnison Watershed is
Living Dangerously on the Colorado River at CB Public Forum
The Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District encourages everyone to attend the Crested Butte Public Policy Forum on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 from 7 to
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UGRWCD Helps with 4-H Camp
UGRWCD HELPS WITH 4-H CAMP AT GUNNISON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS Over two dozen kids from age 8-18 enjoyed the overnight 4-H Camp June 15th and 16th
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UGRWCD Supports Headwaters Radio Series
DON’T MISS THE “HEADWATERS” SERIES FEATURED ON KBUT PUBLIC RADIO Most would agree that WATER is the Upper Gunnison River Basin’s most important and valuable resource.
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UGRWCD’s Sonja Chavez urges action now
UGRWCD’s General Manager Sonja Chavez and other water leaders urge for conservation action now to avoid future demands from down-river states. The following article was
Volunteers Are Restoring Vital Wetlands
Using rocks, wooden posts, willow branches, and other locally-sourced natural products, volunteers are successfully restoring wetland habitat near Gunnison. After decades of erosion, ecosystems are
Upper Basin Drought Response Agreement Releases
The Bureau of Reclamation implemented drought operations under the Upper Basin Drought Response Operations Agreement (DROA) due to declining water levels in Lake Powell. Colorado
Taylor Reservoir Releases Set Through September
The Taylor Local User’s Group (TLUG) met on September 2, 2021 and elected to leave the flows as follows: 240 cfs* through September 6, 2021;
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Enacted
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions have been enacted for most of the Upper Gunnison River Basin. It’s very dry out there, so please be extra careful.
TLUG Monthly Meeting Notice
The Taylor Local Users Group will meet on Friday, August 6, 2021 at 9 a.m. This will be an in-person meeting at the Upper Gunnison
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UGRWCD Announces 2021 Grant Awards
Photo of Tomichi Creek Wetlands Preserve The Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District (UGRWCD) recently awarded over $191,000 to organizations and individuals in the Upper
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UGRWCD Announces Contest Winners
Top Photo by Teresa Golden The Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District (UGRWCD) has selected Teresa Golden of Gunnison as the winner of their World
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World Water Day 2021
SHARE YOUR BEST WATER PHOTOS AND VIDEOS WITH UGRWCD FOR WORLD WATER DAY MARCH 22 In celebration of World Water Day 2021, the Upper Gunnison
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Gunnison High Students Present at the Healthy Rivers Youth Water Summit
Congrats to Gunnison High School students Kevin Meza and Josh Brockschmidt on a GREAT Colorado RiverSCAPE presentation about Tomichi Creek for the Healthy Rivers Youth