From the Aspen Daily News (Brent Gardner-Smith):
The recently formed Middle Colorado River Watershed Partnership is hoping to bring people together to talk about the management and health of the Colorado River between Glenwood and DeBeque canyons, east of Grand Junction. The group hopes to develop a regional “state of the watershed” report as a step toward creating a comprehensive watershed management plan. This past spring, the group also started work on a “watershed inventory” to identify activities currently taking place in the watershed, which is a hotbed of natural gas drilling activity. Until recently, this was one of the few stretches of river in the state that did not have a group focusing on its health and management, as well as educating residents about the watershed’s values, according to a press release from the group. In the future, the watershed group also hopes to conduct educational presentations, field tours and water monitoring.
And in an effort to reach out to local residents, the group is holding a meeting called “Watershed 101” on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 8:30 a.m., at the Garfield County Re-2 School District administration building in Rifle.
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