Blue River Watershed Group

Headwater Hops Fest Benefits Blue River Restoration Projects

Troy Wineland — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 04:04:20 +0000

Check out the SDN Article by Jessica Smith about this year’s ‘Hops Fest’ and the incredible work of the Blue River Watershed Group !

Blue River ‘Headwater Hops Fest’

Troy Wineland — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 23:31:47 +0000

Thursday, August 6th

5pm – 8pm

Pug Ryan’s Tiki Bar @ Dillon Marina

Discounted tickets if purchased by

Mon, August 3rd !

Sample from Summit County’s breweries and the Breckenridge Distillery !
Live music provided by Amy Mathesius
More than $4,000 in silent auction items…ski passes, golf, rafting, sporting event tixs, pontoon boat rental !

Tenmile Restoration Project – Summer 2015 Update

Troy Wineland — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:26:00 +0000

Phase Two construction of the Tenmile Creek Restoration Project slated to begin in August 2015. Read more for the latest news !

Summit State of the River – May 5th

Troy Wineland — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:02:25 +0000

Tuesday, May 5th

6pm – 8pm

Silverthorne Pavilion

400 Blue River Parkway Silverthorne, CO

– Learn about snowpack, streamflow, and Blue River administration
– Dillon and Green Mountain reservoir operations
– Lakes Powell and Mead…implications upon CO River management !

Speakers include:

– Troy Wineland – CO Division of Water Resources

– Bob Steger – Denver Water

– Ron Thomasson – US Bureau of Reclamation

– Eric Kuhn (Keynote) – Colorado River District

Thank you to: Blue River Watershed Group and the Colorado River District

Colorado Water Plan – Panel Discussion

Troy Wineland — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 05:11:39 +0000

Tuesday, April 14th

6pm – 7:30pm

Summit County Community and Senior Center

151 Peak One Blvd Frisco, CO

– Learn the latest on the Water Plan from the CO Water Conservation Board (CWCB)
– Discuss/comment on the Basin Implementation Plans (BIPs)
– Participate in and contribute to the future of water in Colorado !

Speakers include:

– Jacob Bornstein – CWCB

– Joe Frank – S Platte Basin Roundtable

– Jim Pokrandt – CO River Basin Roundtable

– Karn Stiegelmeier – Summit County Commissioner

Thank you to: Blue River Watershed Group, CO River Basin Roundtable, Eagle River Watershed Council

Forest Service releases environmental assessment, Swan River restoration project moves forward

Troy Wineland — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 01:51:23 +0000

[From the Summit Daily News]

Anglers and hikers, snowmobilers and mountain bikers might notice some construction work near Tiger Road and Muggins Gulch starting this summer.

The Forest Service announced Wednesday, April 2, its completion of the environmental assessment for the Swan River restoration project.

The 35-page document, released March 31, details the project proposal for the river, which lies along Tiger Road in Breckenridge. According to the Forest Service, the environmental assessment found all key issues for the project, including resource concerns and impacts, could be resolved or lessened through the project design.

The 2-mile project, a small part of larger restoration plans for the entire 24,000-acre Swan River Watershed, has involved years of cooperation and collaboration among private and public landowners and stakeholders, including the town of Breckenridge, Summit County, and a handful of nonprofits.

Read the full article in the Summit Daily News

Summit County State of the River

Troy Wineland — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 01:30:06 +0000

Tuesday, May 6th – Summit County Community and Senior Center, Frisco

Colorado Water Plan – Town Hall Meeting

Troy Wineland — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:33:55 +0000

Wednesday, March 26th – Summit County Community and Senior Center, Frisco

Tenmile Creek Restoration Project Has Successful Phase One

BRWG — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 18:59:09 +0000

[From the Summit Daily News]

This year began the restoration of a portion of Tenmile Creek in the Wheeler Flats area east of Copper Mountain. The project, under the direction of the Blue River Watershed Group, with support from the US Forest Service, Climax Molybdenum, Copper Mountain Resort, National Forest Foundation, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Summit County,and Friends of the Dillon Ranger District, was initiated in July, 2013. The field work was conducted under the direction of Environmental Resource Consultants, Inc. of Evergreen, CO. The project is to return this section of the river to its native conditions. Historic mining, timber harvest, development, railroads and highway construction had altered the course of Ten Mile Creek, narrowing its floodplain and creating widespread deposits of sediment. The restoration project incorporated features that would occur naturally in the environment, creating meandering streams with proper widths and slopes and a variety of vegetation along the channel. Additional work on revegetation will occur in the spring of 2014 and fundraising has begun to allow a phase two, just below the completed section.

Read the full article in the Summit Daily News

Follow-Up to 2013 State of the River

BRWG — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:37:06 +0000

On Tuesday, May 7, the Summit County State of the River took place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Summit County Community and Senior Center. It was well intended and very informative. If you’d like to check out the State of the River agenda, we posted it previously.

On May 9, the Summit Daily News reported on State of the River event, and we wanted to follow up with a link to that article as well.