Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project

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      • Projects Overview
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      • 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
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      • Stream Management Plans
      • Lower Rio Grande Study
      • URG Watershed Assessment
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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

Upper Rio Grande Watershed Assessment

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This Assessment provides a comprehensive document of the ecological condition of the mainstem of the Rio Grande and major tributaries from the headwaters to the town of South Fork, identified causes of concern and developed a list of prioritized projects that improve the function of uplands and riparian and aquatic ecosystems. The Assessment includes an expansive list of Project Partners to provide expertise. 


Project Scope of Work:


Task 1: Riparian Habitat Assessment 

Task 2: Geomorphology Assessment

Task 3: Aquatic Habitat

Task 4:  Recreation 

Task 5: Flow Regimes 

Task 6: Water Quality

Task 7: Adjacent Uplands

Task 8:  Infrastructure

Task 9: Identify Causes of Degradation and Priority Projects  

Questions? Email us at Info@RioGrandeHeadwaters.org.

Project Partners

Project Contact - Emma Reesor

Project Partners

 The Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project - Project Lead.

Trout Unlimited, Willow Creek Reclamation Committee, US Forest Service, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, RWEACT, San Luis Valley Irrigation District, and San Luis Valley Water Conservancy District - All helped to prompt and organize Assessment. 

Project Funding

Project Contact - Emma Reesor

Project Partners

 RWEACT

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. 

Project Contact - Emma Reesor

Project Contact - Emma Reesor

Project Contact - Emma Reesor

 719.589.2230

info@riograndeheadwaters.org

623 4th St

Alamosa, CO 81101

623 4th Street, Alamosa, CO 81101

719.589.2230

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