Join organizers from the Ouray Ice Park and Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership to help restore the natural resources in the Uncompahgre River Gorge. Historic use by the early settlers left mining, railroad, and other industrial debris, while more recent gorge visitors left construction debris scattered around – all of which was mostly cleaned up during the 2018 Love Your Gorge event. This year, we are continuing to remove debris, as well as addressing erosion issues around the top of the gorge.

 

 

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 9 a.m to 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 4, 2019 and includes the opportunity for a descriptive nature walk after monitoring the growth of our native plants, picking up trash, clearing out some weeds and playing some games along the way!  

 

This event is specifically designed for families and children to participate.
 

The 15th Annual Colorado River Cleanup will be held on Sept. 7, 2019.

 

The Colorado River Cleanup is an on the water cleanup where trash collected on the banks is floated downriver to the takeout then disposed of.

 

Join Mesa County on their noxious weed hunt for yellow starthistle, or pass on this info to someone you know!

 

Participants will receive a mini noxious weed lesson before scouting open rangeland above the town of Mesa.

 

Yellow starthistle is fatally poisonous to horses (causing chewing disease) and is considered poor forage for all livestock and wildlife. It also destroys native plant communities.

 

Join Audubon Arizona for their monthly conservation workday, and make a difference for birds! Corporate teams, scout troops, and school organizations are welcome!

 

What to expect: 

 

September's workday is a river clean-up at Rio Salado. Our monsoon storms bring much-needed water, but also a lot of trash and debris to the river. Help us clean it up! Please plan to meet at the Rio Salado Audubon Center at 8 am for a short orientation and area assignments.

 

 

 

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 8 a.m to 10 a.m. Sunday, August 11, 2019, and includes the opportunity for a descriptive nature walk after picking up trash and clearing out some weeds. 

Jump on the bus for our two-day Annual River Basin Tour. This year we will visit the lower South Platte Basin June 17-18. 

 

Our tours are capped at 50 and frequently sell out. Reserve your spot today!

 

 

We'll visit and learn at these sites and more: 

 

Join a crew of expert paleontologists as we search for fossils in the previously unexplored depths of the Colorado River’s Ruby-Horsethief Canyons in McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area.

 

Crews will spend two days hiking side canyons looking for fossils and learning about the geological and paleontological history of the region. Participants will enjoy a night at Colorado Canyons Association’s private Catalpa Camp with expertly prepared meals featuring local ingredients and wine. Hiking and some light paddling involved.

 

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!