UAWP PROJECTS
These are UAWP completed and/or upcoming projects, as well as some of the excellent projects completed by UAWP Member Organizations.
AGRICULTURAL RESILIENCE
The UAWP worked with a majority of the large ag producers in Chaffee County to identify pressing issues facing ag.
STREAM HEALTH ASSESSMENTS
The UAWP completed a study of stream health on several of the tributaries of the Upper Arkansas River.
FLUVIAL HAZARD ZONE MAPPING
The UAWP commissioned a study to identify and map fluvial hazard zones in Chaffee County.
SOUTH ARKANSAS RIVER RESTORATION
The UAWP is leading a group of stakeholders to renaturalize a 1.2 mile reach of the South Arkansas River in Salida, CO.
CCC - WATERSHED RESTORATION
UAWP member Central Colorado Conservancy led multi-benefit, multi-stakeholder restoration work in Badger Creek.
ARWC - MONARCH PASS FORESTRY
UAWP member Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative led an effort to reduce forest fuels high on Monarch Pass.
GARNA - ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
UAWP member Greater Arkansas River Nature Association leads a variety of environmental educational initiatives.
CPCTU - MONARCH PONDS FISHING
UAWP member Collegiate Peaks Chapter of Trout Unlimited participated in the effort to improve the Monarch Ponds.
FLUVIAL HAZARD ZONE MAPPING
The UAWP commissioned a study to identify and map fluvial hazard zones in Chaffee County.
SOUTH ARKANSAS RIVER RESTORATION
The UAWP is leading a group of stakeholders to renaturalize a 1.2 mile reach of the South Arkansas River in Salida, CO.
CCC - WATERSHED RESTORATION
UAWP member Central Colorado Conservancy led multi-benefit, multi-stakeholder restoration work in Badger Creek.
ARWC - MONARCH PASS FORESTRY
UAWP member Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative led an effort to reduce forest fuels high on Monarch Pass.