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Back from Evacuation!

   

So frightening to see the East Troublesome Fire blaze toward, then around much of our Three Lakes Area.  Historic drought and crazy winds were buffered by years of proactive mitigations around homes and town helping heroic firefighters save so much of what we hold dear.  Please drop us a line to discuss recovery.

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Post Wildfire Grand Lake Metro Recreation District

Grand Environmental Services

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Stream Corridor Restoration

Streams require room to move within protective riparian (stream-side vegetation) floodplain corridors.  We take the long view for cost-effective stream restoration strategies that bring streams into  that "sweet spot" where equilibrium can be achieved and self-maintained.

Water-Related Infrastructure

Successful water-related infrastructure requires a deeper understanding of land and water resources to avoid costly SNAFUs.  We make our site assessments carefully and in phases to best guide design, permitting, and construction.  Minor adjustments early in project development often pay off in terms of predictability, budgeting, and safety.  Projects include water and sanitation systems, water crossings, docks, and boathouses.

Blog: COHeadwaterScience.com

This blog gives me the freedom to write about broader water-related topics for which I care deeply but go beyond typical GES project work.  Keep scrolling down to learn more about the science behind watershed restoration, especially stream corridors!

Colorado Headwater Science: Watershed Science for Stream and Lake Restoration

Watershed restoration is not rocket science, but it does require honest evaluation of our woodlands, streams corridors, and lakes.  Join me  and local citizen scientists as we dive deeper into our marvelous watershed world and help shape our Colorado Headwater future.

COHeadwaterScience Blog

Essays about Citizen Science, Watershed Assessment, and Stream Corridor Restoration

Down-loadable Reports

More technical detail supporting blogs, git yer nerd on!

COHS 2020-4 North Fork Initiative 4May20 (pdf)Download
2020-3 UCRWG Genesis 11April20 (pdf)Download
2020-3A UCRWG Watershed Resiliency Plan 04.04.18 (pdf)Download
2020-3B UCRWG-Roadmap-Oct-2018-final-copy-1 (pdf)Download
2020-3C 303D Waters reduced (pdf)Download
2020-3D BeaverCapacityv1 (pdf)Download
2020-2A Blog New RotaryH2O 22Feb20 (pdf)Download
2020-2B RotaryH20 User's Guide V1.1 22Feb20 (pdf)Download
2020-2C Symposium Kawuneeche Group 5Oct19 (pdf)Download
2020-2D WASH Symposium CitSci Brief to 5450 9Sept19 (pdf)Download
Blog 2020-1 GL Water Meeting 16Jan20 (pdf)Download

Affiliations and other Watershed Community

Grand Lake Chamber of Commerce

Grand Lake Chamber of Commerce

Grand Lake Chamber of Commerce

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Small businesses are the lifeblood of our headwater community and our Chamber’s Outstanding Grand Lake Foundation is the only organization demanding no further degradation of Grand Lake water quality 

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Kawuneeche Group

Grand Lake Chamber of Commerce

Grand Lake Chamber of Commerce

Citizen scientists developing a “beaver baseline” for our Colorado River Headwaters in RMNP

Informal group of citizen scientists developing a “beaver baseline” for our Colorado River Headwaters in Rocky Mountain National Park

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Rotary E-Club for WASH

Grand Lake Chamber of Commerce

Upper Colorado River Watershed Group

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Our E-Club for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) is wonderful group of international WASH professionals supporting Rotary Clubs worldwide, my emphasis is tapping the inherent energies of Citizen Science for source-water protection

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Upper Colorado River Watershed Group

International Erosion Control Association

Upper Colorado River Watershed Group

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Our local watershed group covering Grand County, I was project scientist developing the Upper Colorado River Watershed Resiliency Plan and WaterSMART Roadmap for a Healthier, more Resilient Upper Colorado River Watershed, with funding from the US Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART program

International Erosion Control Association

International Erosion Control Association

International Erosion Control Association

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 Been a member for a long time, part of my certification as Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control #5082

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Display their FAQs

International Erosion Control Association

International Erosion Control Association

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 Been a member for an even longer time, since I purchased their magnum opus The Practice of Watershed Protection in 2000, best source for solid watershed guidance

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Audubon Society of the Rockies

Audubon Society of the Rockies

Audubon Society of the Rockies

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 Just recently re-joined because birds are our great “rapid bio-indicators” for watershed health, and they get things done!

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