RiversEdge West Events

5th Annual Raft the River

On August 24th, join us and local river experts for our 5th Annual Raft the River fundraiser, a one-day float trip and dinner along the Colorado River in Fruita, Colorado from 3:00~7:30. We'll be floating from Rimrock Adventures to the Loma Boat Ramp.

Sign up here (this will redirect you to our event registration page) or scroll down for more information. Registration ends August 15th!

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Volunteer Event at Clifton Nature Park

Join us in maintaining and creating healthy landscapes to live and play by participating in the clean-up of Clifton Nature Park!

The event will take place from 10 a.m to 12 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2019 and includes the opportunity for a descriptive nature walk after picking up trash, pulling a few weeds and monitoring the growth of the native plants we transplanted last fall!

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An Evening with Jonathan Thompson

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Restoration Getaway: Dolores River Volunteer Event

Spend a few days camped out under the cottonwoods along the spectacular Dolores River with us, while you're there, maybe kill some Tamarisk. That's what we'll be doing. This will be our sixth year working down in this part of the state to eradicate the invasive water hogging, earth salting Tamarisk tree. Volunteers will cut small trees or regrowth of previously cut larger trees and may also cage some Cottonwoods to protect them from marauding beavers.

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Western Slope Beer Fest

Join us in the springtime sunshine, on the lawn!

Kannah Creek’s Edgewater Brewery invites beer lovers, 21 and older to the West Slope Beerfest, on March 16, 2019, at 905 Struthers Ave. Grand Junction, CO. The event starts at 2 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. Try unlimited samples of craft beer from Western Slope guest breweries.

The cost is $22 and includes a souvenir tasting glass. Tickets available online at 970tix.com.

A portion of the proceeds benefit RiversEdge West!

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Restoring Critical Riparian Habitat in the Age of Invasives

Join us for a talk from RiversEdge West's Education Coordinator, Cara Kukuraitis. Tamarisk is an invasive plant that’s been taking over critical riparian areas, displacing much (in some places, all!) of the native vegetation. How did this plant invade so rapidly, what other impacts does it have on our ecosystem, and what is being done to manage it and other invasive plants in the face of a changing climate?

WHEN: Monday, March 11, 2019

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Annual XWN & VRCP Workshop

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2020 Riparian Restoration Conference

Save the date for RiversEdge West's 18th Annual Riparian Restoration Conference (RRC) to be held in Grand Junction, Colorado, February 4-6, 2020. The RRC features concurrent sessions covering both research and management topics related to riparian restoration and ecosystem health, with ample opportunities for networking with professionals in the riparian restoration field.

Call for Sessions and Abstracts

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