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2014 Colorado Community Watershed Groups Colorado Watershed Assembly 2014 WATERSHED GROUP DIRECTORY 2014 Colorado Community Watershed Groups colorado watershed assembly 2014 WATERSHED GROUP DIRECTORY 1. Alamosa River Watershed Restoration Foundation | 21. Eagle River Watershed Council | P. O. Box 7688 Avon, 40. Lake Fork Valley Conservancy | P.O. Box 123 Lake City, 61. Sand Creek Regional Greenway | 7350 E. 29th Ave. P.O. Box 502 La Jara, CO 81140 | Rio Grande Basin CO 81620 | Colorado Basin | erwc.org CO 81235 | Gunnison Basin | lfvc.org Suite 300 Denver, CO 80238 | South Platte/Metro Basin | 2. Alamosa Riverkeeper | P.O. Box 223 Capulin, CO 22. East Fork Dolores (Town of Rico) | P.O. Box 305 Rico, 41. Lake Fork Watershed Working Group | 901 S. Hwy 24 sandcreekgreenway.org 81124 | Rio Grande Basin CO 81332 | San Juan/Dolores Basin | ricocolorado.org Leadville, CO 80461 | Arkansas Basin | 62. Save the Poudre | P.O. Box 20 Fort Collins, CO 80522 | 3. Animas River Stakeholders Group | 1711 Baby Bear 23. Fountain Creek Restoration Project | 3 Via Loma coloradomtn.edu/LFWWG South Platte Basin | savethepoudre.org Road Durango, CO 81301 | San Juan/Dolores Basin | Manitou Springs, CO 80829 | Arkansas Basin | 42. Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas | P.O. Box 942 Salida, 63. Snake River Watershed Task Force | 1627 St. John Rd. animasriverstakeholdersgroup.org restorefountaincreek.org CO 81201 | Arkansas Basin | ltua.org Keystone, CO 80435 | Colorado Basin | 4. Animas Watershed Partnership | 2340 Country Road 24. Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and 43. Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group | P.O. Box 1074 snakerivertaskforce.org 203 Durango, CO 81301 | San Juan/Dolores Basin Greenway District | P.O. Box 26373 Colorado Springs, Niwot, CO 80544 | South Platte Basin | lwog.org 64. South Platte Coalition for Urban River Evaluation | 1697 5. Arkansas River Coalition | P.O. Box 3056 Wichita, KS CO 80936 | Arkansas Basin | fountain-crk.org 44. Little Thompson Watershed Restoration Coalition | Cole Blvd. Suite 200 Golden, CO 80401 | South Platte Basin 67201 (off map) | Arkansas Basin | arkrivercoalition.org 25. Friends of the Fraser | c/o Winter Park Ranch Water P.O. Box 441 Berthoud, CO 80513 | South Platte Basin | | spcure.org 6. Barr Lake and Milton Reservoir Watershed Association Sanitation District P.O. Box 1390 Fraser, CO 80442 | ltwrc.org 65. The Environmental Group | P.O. Box 7014 Golden, CO | 6795 S. Elati St. Littleton, CO 80120 | South Platte/ Colorado Basin | coheadwaters.org 45. Middle Colorado Watershed Council | P.O. Box 80403 | South Platte Basin | tegcolorado.org Metro Basin | barr-milton.org 26. Friends of the Lower Blue River | P.O. Box 2191 1136 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 | Colorado Basin | 66. The Greenlands Reserve | P.O. Box Frisco, CO 80443 | 7. Bear Creek Watershed Association | 1529 S. Telluride Silverthorne, CO 80498 | Colorado Basin | folbr.org midcowatershed..org Colorado Basin | greenlandsreserve.org St. Aurora, CO 80017 | South Platte/Metro Basin | 27. Friends of the Poudre | P.O. Box 129 Laporte, CO 80535 46. Owl Mountain Partnership | P.O. Box 737 Walden, CO 67. The Greenway Foundation | 5299 DTC Blvd Ste 710 bearcreekwatershed.org | South Platte Basin | 80480 | North Platte Basin | Greenwood Village, CO 80111 | South Platte/Metro Basin | 8. Big Dry Creek Watershed Association | 2490 W. 26th poudreriver.org/friends-of-the-poudre owlmountainpartnership.org greenwayfoundation.org Ave. Suite 100A Denver, CO 80211 | South Platte/Metro 28. Friends of the River Uncompahgre | P.O. Box 3592 47. Pine River Watershed Group | c/o San Juan RC&D 68. Western Slope Conservation Center | P.O. Basin | bigdrycreek.org Montrose, CO 81401 | Gunnison Basin E. 2nd Ave. Suite 104 Durango, CO 81302 | San Juan/ Box 1612 Paonia, CO 81428 | Gunnison Basin | 9. Big Thompson Watershed Forum | 800 S. Taft Ave. 29. Friends of the Yampa | P.O. Box 771654 Steamboat Dolores Basin theconservationcenter.org Loveland, CO 80537 | South Platte Basin | Springs, CO 80477 | Yampa/White Basin | 48. Purgatoire Watershed Partnership | 3590 E. 69. Thompson Divide Coalition | P.O. Box 2045 Carbondale, btwatershed.org friendsoftheyampa.com Main St. Trinidad, CO 81082 | Arkansas Basin | CO 81623 | Gunnsion Basin | savethompsondivide.org 10. Blue River Watershed Group | P.O. Box 1626 Frisco, CO 30. Friends of Wolf Creek/Rocky Mountain Wild | 1536 purgatoirewatershed.org 70. Three Lakes Watershed Association | P.O. Box 1718 Grand 80443 | Colorado Basin | blueriverwatershed.org Wynkoop Street Ste 303 Denver, CO 80202 | Colorado 49. Republican River Watershed Association | 2860 Rd. Lake, CO 80447 | Colorado Basin | threelakeswater.org 11. Boulder Creek Watershed Initiative | P.O. Box 18 Basin | friendsofwolfcreek.org QQ Flagler, CO 80815 | Arkansas Basin 71. Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership | P.O. Boulder, CO 80306 | South Platte Basin | basin.org/bcwi 31. Gore Creek Restoration Committee | 75 S. Frontage 50. Ridgway Ouray Community Coalition | P.O. Box 1077 Box 392 Ridgway, CO 81432 | Gunnison Basin | 12. Chatfield Watershed Authority | 1900 South Sunset Rd. Vail, CO 81657 | Colorado Basin | vailgov.com Ridgway, CO 81432 | Gunnison Basin | roccnet.org uncompahgrewatershed.org Street Suite Longmont, CO 80501 | South Platte/Metro 32. Grand County Information Network | P. O. Box 1503 51. Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project | 623 72. Upper Arkansas River Restoration Project | P.O. Box 27 Basin | chatfieldwatershedauthority.org Grand Lake, CO 80447 | Colorado Basin | gcwin.org Fourth Street Alamosa, CO 81101 | Rio Grande Basin | Leadville, CO 80461 | Arkansas Basin 13. Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners | 415 S. High 33. Greater Arkansas River Nature Association | P.O. Box riograndeheadwaters.org 73. Upper Clear Creek Watershed Association | P.O. Box 3058 Street Denver, CO 80209 | South Platte/Metro Basin | 1522 Salida, CO 81201 | Arkansas Basin | garna.org 52. Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust | P.O. Box Idaho Springs, CO 80452 | South Platte Basin cherry-creek.org 34. Groundwork Denver | 3050 Champa St. Denver, CO 444 Del Norte, CO 81132 | Rio Grande Basin | 74. Upper Yampa Watershed Group | 1475 Pine Grove Rd. 14. Clear Creek Watershed Foundation | P.O. Box 80205 | South Platte/Metro Basin | riograndelandtrust.org Suite 201A Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 | Yampa/White 1963 Idaho Springs, CO 80452 | South Platte Basin | groundworkdenver.org 53. River Protection Workgroup | P.O. Box 4506 Durango, Basin | routtcountycd.com clearcreekwater.org 35. Gunnison Basin & Grand Valley Selenium Task Force CO 81301 | San Juan/Dolores Basin 75. Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | P.O. Box 448 Towaoc, CO 81334 | 15. Coal Creek Watershed Coalition | P. O. Box 39 Crested | 114 Sandpiper Trail Gunnison, CO 81230 | Gunnison 54. Roaring Fork Conservancy | P.O. Box 3349 Basalt, CO San Juan/Dolores Basin | Butte, CO 81224 | Gunnison Basin | coalcreek.org Basin | seleniumtaskforce.org 81621 | Colorado Basin | roaringfork.org utemountainuteenvironmental.org 16. Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed | P.O. 36. High Country Citizens’ Alliance | P.O. Box 1066 Crested 55. Rocky Mountain Field Institute | 815 S. 25 St. Ste 101 76. Water Center at Colorado Mesa University | 1100 Box 876 Fort Collins, CO 80522 | South Platte Basin | Butte, CO 81224 | Gunnison Basin | hccaonline.org Colorado Springs, CO 80904 | Arkansas Basin | rmfi.org North Ave. Grand Junction, CO 81501 | Colorado Basin | poudrewatershed.org 37. James Creek Watershed Initiative | P.O. Box 56. San Juan Citizens’ Alliance | P.O. Box 2461 Durango, CO coloradomesa.edu/WaterCenter 17. Coalition for the Upper South Platte | P.O. Box 110 Jamestown, CO 80455 | South Platte Basin | 81302 | San Juan/Dolores Basin | sanjuancitiens.org 77. Westerley Creek Connection | 1629 Locust St. Denver, CO 726 Lake George, CO 80827 | South Platte Basin | commfound.org/cultureofgiving/nonprofits/james-creek- 57. San Juan RC&D | P.O. Box 11006 Durango, CO 81301 | 80220 | South Platte/Metro Basin uppersouthplatte.org watershed-initiative San Juan/Dolores Basin | sanjuanrcd.org 78. Willow Creek Reclamation Committee | P.O. Box 518 18. Culebra Range Community Coalition | 612 S. Chestnut 38. Keep It Clean Partnership | 30445 N. Broadway 58. San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council | P.O. Box 223 Alamosa, Creede, CO 81130 | Rio Grande Basin | willowcreede.org St. Trinidad, CO 81082 | Arkansas Basin Boulder, CO 80304 | South Platte Basin | CO 81101 | Rio Grande Basin | slvec.org 19. Dolores River Dialogue | c/o DWCD 60 S. Cactus St. keepitcleanpartnership.org 59. San Luis Valley Wetlands Focus Area Committee | P.O. Cortez, CO 81321 | San Juan/Dolores Basin 39. Kerber Creek Restoration Project | San Luis Public Box 777 Monte Vista, CO 81144 | Rio Grande Basin www.coloradowater.org 20. Dolores River Source Water Protection Group | P.O. Lands Center P.O. Box 67 Saguache, CO 81149 | Rio 60. San Miguel Watershed Coalition | P.O. Box 1601 [email protected] Box 448 Towaoc, CO 81334 | San Juan/Dolores Basin Grande Basin | kerbercreek.org Telluride, CO 81435 | San Juan/Dolores Basin | 720.722.4213 sanmiguelwatershed.org.
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