2023 District Grant Program Update The District is busy reviewing grant applications for its 2023 Grant Program and anticipates announcing the individuals and organizations who will receive grant funding after
Update on 2023 Drought and Snow Conditions For the first time since early in 2019, a large portion of the Upper Gunnison River Basin is experiencing no drought conditions whatsoever,
GUNNISON RIVER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE FOR 2023 In 2023, the Gunnison River Festival will be underwriting river recreational events happening all across the Gunnison Valley through community partners. This
Rosemary Carroll – Board Profile Rosemary Carroll was appointed to the UGRWCD Board of Directors in August 2016 representing Division 5, Crested Butte. Her current term expires in June 2023.
Promoting Pollinators and Protecting Resources On June 8, 2022, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 22-1151 which allocates $2 million for a Turf Replacement Program in the state during
CONSERVATION THROUGH WET MEADOWS PROJECTS by Cheryl Cwelich, Watershed Programs Coordinator In the early morning light, the rolling sagebrush landscape is a soft green and grey against the pale blue
Sowing Seeds of Resiliency with Mark Tardiff As the monsoon clouds softly release some light raindrops, a hillside of colorful patches of Blue Flax, Showy Goldeneye, Yarrow, Scarlet Gilia, Showy
Julie Nania was appointed to the UGRWCD Board of Directors in June 2017 representing Division 5, Crested Butte. Her current term, her second, expires in 2025. Julie serves as the
Can the Law of the Colorado River Adapt to an Increasingly Drier Hydrology? A Two-Part Article by John McClow, UGRWCD Legal Counsel PART 2 – Colorado River Compact Adapting the
Rebie Hazard was appointed to the UGRWCD Board of Directors in June 2003 representing Division 2, Saguache County. Her current term expires in 2023. She is also a Board member
UGRWCD MAKES 2022 FUNDING ASSISTANCE GRANT AWARDS The Board of Directors of the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District (UGRWCD) voted recently to award over $306,001 to organizations and individuals
Andrew “Andy” Spann was appointed to the UGRWCD Board of Directors in June 2016 representing Division 7, Gunnison River Basin. Andy’s current term expires in 2022, although Andy reports that
JUNE 10-12, 2022 – GUNNISON RIVER FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY AND NEW EVENTS! The 20th Anniversary of the Gunnison River Festival will be celebrated June 10-12, 2022. There will
JUNE 10-12, 2022 – SAVE THE DATE FOR THE GUNNISON RIVER FESTIVAL! It’s hard to believe it has been 20 years since Bob Jones and a class at Western State
Can the Law of the Colorado River Adapt to an Increasingly Drier Hydrology? A Two-Part Article by John McClow, UGRWCD Legal Counsel The Gunnison River is a major tributary of
Cheryl Cwelich joins the UGRWCD staff as the Watershed Program Coordinator, which involves leading all aspects of the collaborative Wet Meadow Restoration-Resilience Project, as well as providing technical and managerial
The UGRWCD’s Grant Program, which began in 2009 with a handful of applications, has now grown where the District annually receives 15-20 applications for a wide variety of water projects.
John Perusek was appointed to the UGRWCD Board of Directors in February 2018 representing Division 8, the City of Gunnison. John currently serves as the Secretary of the Board and
It started as a grant application to the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District (UGRWCD) from an area agricultural producer who wanted to improve his irrigation headgate. He came
At the UGRWCD, we believe that most residents of our District understand the importance of responsible water use and water conservation, but sometimes an educational program or creative communication can
In the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District’s (UGRWCD) sixty-year history, we have been involved in many programs aimed at benefitting water users in the Upper Gunnison Basin. In more
Bill Nesbitt was appointed to the UGRWCD Board of Directors in June 2008 representing Division 8, the City of Gunnison. Bill currently serves as the Treasurer of the Board, a
It begins with a faint sound, a chuckling burble, like a mountain stream running under a foot of new snow. Except there is no snow or stream in this wide
The 18th Annual Gunnison River Festival was held June 11-13, 2021 with three great days of “Celebrating the Rivers” of the Upper Gunnison Basin, including the favorite Taylor Downriver raft
Beverly Richards, UGRWCD Water Resource Specialist As spring runoff begins, water managers on the Western Slope turn to drought predictions for the season and well into the summer. Drought conditions
Following nearly two years of stakeholder discussions and input from Coloradans across the state and from various sectors, the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) released a draft Demand Management Framework.