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Colorado Water Conservation Board Watershed Protection and Restoration Program Chris Sturm Colorado Water Conservation Board Stream Restoration Coordinator 303 866 3441 [email protected]
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Colorado Water Conservation Board Watershed Protection and Restoration Program
Chris Sturm Colorado Water Conservation Board
Stream Restoration Coordinator 303 866 3441
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
GOVERNOR
Finance Section
Interstate, Federal & Water Information
Watershed & Flood Protection
Stream & Lake Protection
(In-Stream Flows)
SERVICES
• Dam Safety • Water Commissioners • Well Inspections • Water Rights • Augmentation Plans
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION
BOARD
Co. State Forest Service
Division of Water
Resources
Colorado Parks & Wildlife
State Land
Board
Division of Minerals &
Geology
Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
Water Supply Planning
http://cwcb.state.co.us
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Watershed & Flood Protection
Section
Grant Programs:
Invasive Phreatophyte Control Program
(IPCP)
Colorado Watershed Restoration
Program (CWRP)
Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund (CHRF)
Fish and Wildlife Resources Fund
2. CLICK HERE
1. http://cwcb.state.co.us
Colorado Watershed
Restoration Program
-Commitment to
collaborative approaches
-Commitment to protect
and/or restore ecological
processes that connect
land and water
-Broad based involvement
and support
- Match support (50%)
Photo Courtesy of Travis Reid Watercress Stream
Uncompahgre Wilderness www.travisreidphotos.com
Stakeholders Land Trust
Farmers/Ranchers
Government
Citizens
Volunteers Academics
Consultants/
Contractors
Recreation
Funders
Before: Over wide, braided into
3 channels
AFTER: Single channel with rock
bank protection and habitat rock
Channel Cross Section
Pre – Restoration Channel
Bankfull
Post – Restoration Channel
Bio-engineered Bank Protection
Cross-Vane Diversion
Blue River, CO
Slide courtesy of Dave Rosgen, Wildland Hydrology
Double-step Cross-Vane diversion during bankfull
East Fork Piedra River, Colorado
Slide courtesy of Dave Rosgen, Wildland Hydrology
Hartland Diversion Dam Reconstruction
Swan River Restoration Site
Watershed Wildfire Protection Group - “Protection Critical Watersheds in Colorado from Wildfire: A Technical Approach to Watershed Assessment and Prioritization”
Composite Hazard Ranking: •Wildfire Hazard •Flooding/Debris Flow Risk •Soil Erodibility
Final Watershed Prioritization: Combines Composite Ranking + Water Uses Ranking (uses SWAP data)
More Information @ cwcb.state.co.us or email [email protected]
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Josh Tenneson Open Space Program Manager,
Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO)
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Created by Colorado voters
Constitutional amendment in 1992 directs that state lottery
revenues be directed to outdoor recreation and conservation
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Investing a portion of lottery revenues
40% to local governments | 10% to state Parks & Wildlife |
Up to 50% to GOCO or $59M in last fiscal year
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No tax dollars used
An independent board oversees GOCO’s administration of
competitive grants to local governments and land trusts
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GOCO program areas
Parks and trails
Urban and rural
Water parks, ball fields, etc.
Open space
Colorado Parks & Wildlife
Habitat, endangered species
River corridors
Youth and the outdoors Youth Corps
School playgrounds
Riparian restoration
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Examples: Local Government
Before After
Swink Reynolds Park
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Examples: Local Government
Salida – Arkansas River
Steamboat Springs – Yampa River
Whitewater Parks and Greenways
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Examples: Open Space
Boxcar Ranch,
Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas
McElroy Ranch,
Colorado Headwaters Land Trust
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Examples: Open Space
Oxbow Parcel,
Clear Creek County
Markus Ranch,
Palmer Land Trust
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Examples: Colorado Parks & Wildlife
Wildlife habitats,
threatened/endangered species
State Parks, state trails program,
wetland grants, youth recruitment
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Special initiatives
Flood Recovery Grants Youth Corps forest fire restoration
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GOCO by the numbers
Preserved over
1 million acres of open space
Built or maintained
800 miles of trail
Built or enhanced 1,100 parks
and outdoor areas
Enhanced 712 miles of river
Funded 3,500 projects in all 64
Colorado counties
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GOCO grants help generate
125,000 jobs, including
400+ jobs for youth
$4.2 billion in wages
and salaries
$13.2 billion in
consumer spending
$994 million in state,
local and tax revenue
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Demand for GOCO grants
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Demand for GOCO grants
