News and Updates

Stream Bill Legislation 

• Colorado Water Legislator Webinar: Colorado’s Proposed Stream Restoration Legislation Part 1 | February 2, 2023

• Colorado Water Legislator Webinar: Colorado’s Proposed Stream Restoration Legislation Part 2 | March 9, 2023

• Stream Restoration Legislation Will Benefit Birds and People in Colorado | June 21, 2023

Upcoming Events

This fall we're hosting trainings on the recently passed SB270 for the major basins. The trainings are for anyone interested in learning about which types of restoration projects fit within SB270’s Minor Restoration Activities, which may not, options on how to proceed in either case, other key legal language in the bill, and guidelines to reduce the risk of conflicts.

September 19, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Upper Colorado Basin  

Located at the Avon Town Hall, 100 Mikaela Way, Avon, CO
Hosted by Roaring Fork Conservancy and Eagle River Watershed Council  
Register

September 22, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, San Juan / Dolores Basin   

Located at the Fort Lewis College Ballroom in Durango, CO
Hosted by San Juan Citizens Alliance  
This is a part of the Stream Restoration Workshop hosted by San Juan Citizens Alliance
Register

October 2, 9:00 am, – 12:00 pm, North Front Range - Poudre/Big Thompson/St. Vrain Basins/Boulder/Clear Creek Basins

Located at the Boulder County Open Space Goodhue Farmhouse, 2005 S. 112th St Broomfield, CO 80020 (if using Google Maps, make sure to include the zip code or you'll end up at the wrong place)
Hosted by Boulder Watershed Collective
Register

October 10, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Rio Grande Basin

Located at the Rio Grande Water Conservation District conference room, 8805 Independence Way, Alamosa, CO
This will follow the Wetland FAC meeting. Lunch will be provided.
Register

Resources

Background

• Low-tech Process-based Restoration Fact Sheet

Research

• Low-tech Process-based Restoration White Paper | J. Corday 

• Rediscovering, Reevaluating, and Restoring Lost River-Wetland Corridors | Wohl et al

• Gunnison Valley Riverscapes

• Low-tech riparian restoration hits the ground in Idaho - Sage Grouse Initiative

Articles

• Beavers Offer Help for Western Waters

• Boosting Water Reliability for Birds and People 

Colorado Process-based Restoration Practitioners 

• EcoMetrics, Buena Vista

• Bio-Logic,  Montrose

• Watershed Science & Design, Boulder

• Stillwater Sciences, Boulder & Ft Collins

• Round River Design, Salida

• Arable Earth, Gunnison 

• RangeWorks, Gunnison

• River Science, Canon City

To become a member of the Healthy Headwaters Working Group, email, Jackie Corday, Abby Burk, or Fay Hartman.