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      • Programs Overview
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Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project

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  • Home
  • About
  • Projects
    • Projects Overview
    • Conejos River Partnership
    • Phase 5
    • Wet Meadows Restoration
    • Alamosa NWR Restoration
    • RG Boater Safety Project
    • RG Diversion Improvements
  • Programs
    • Programs Overview
    • Streambank Stabilization
    • Instream Infrastructure
    • Watershed Stewardship
    • Outreach and Education
  • Planning
    • Stream Management Plans
    • Lower Rio Grande Study
    • URG Watershed Assessment
  • Support Us

Del Norte Riverfront Project

Overview

The Del Norte Riverfront Project improved recreation opportunities and access on the Rio Grande near North Park in Del Norte, creating much needed connectivity between the communities and visitors of the San Luis Valley and the river that sustains it. The Project did this while also improving the ecological condition of the riparian areas and instream habitat for fish and other wildlife.

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The Problem

The Components

The Components

  • Degraded riparian habitat and eroded streambanks due to changing land use practices, removal of  anchoring vegetation, and altered hydrologic regime
  • Fragmented aquatic habitat due to multiple upstream diversions
  • A disconnection between the community of Del Norte and the Rio Grande, due to lack of recreation and river access infrastructure

The Components

The Components

The Components

  • Revitalization of the town park
  • ADA accessible picnic area, with a new parking lot and access road
  • Aquatic habitat improvement with increased breeding and feeding areas
  • Riparian restoration with willow planting and other stabilization projects
  • Permanent hardened boat ramp for put-in and take-out  
  • New boat playwave structure 

The Benefits

The Components

The Benefits

  • Enhance the health of the Rio Grande and the surrounding community
  • Improve the fishery and water quality
  • Encourage the local members of the community and tourists to fish the river
  • Create public access points on the Rio Grande in Del Norte, allowing for recreation in a section of the river that is currently very difficult to access
  • Build inviting space for people to experience the outdoors and enjoy the area
  • Promote recreation tourism, diversifying the town’s economic base

Project Partners

Project Partners

Project Partners

 Town of Del Norte
Del Norte Trails Organization
Upper Rio Grande Economic Development
Trout Unlimited
Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project
Riverbend Engineering
Windsor Hotel
Three Barrel Brewing

Project Funders

Project Partners

Project Partners

 Great Outdoors Colorado

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Rio Grande County
Gates Family Foundation
Laura Jane Musser Fund
San Luis Valley Conservation and Connection Initiative
New Belgium Brewing
Del Norte Bank

and Community Donors!

623 4th Street, Alamosa, CO 81101

719.589.2230

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