Eagle River Watershed Council Blog

Please join the Eagle River Watershed Council for a free-to-the-public Water Wise Wednesday presentation about Eagle County’s Hidden Gems - a presentation that will make you want to put on your hiking boots and head for the hills.  Come to the Avon Municipal Building Council Chambers on Wednesday, July 29, at 5:00 p.m. and we’ll share the secrets.

 

Susie Kinkade, Campaign Coordinator for the Hidden Gems Wilderness Campaign, says “These Hidden Gems are considered some of the last best places of the greater White River National Forest region and surrounding BLM lands.” She advocates significantly enlarging our popular existing wilderness areas and establishing several brand new ones.   In Eagle County alone, Susie feels the designation would help safeguard 12 watersheds, five rivers, and 53 named creeks that feed them, as well as countless unnamed creeks, tributaries and seasonally running gulches. These waterways include several that are project areas for the Watershed Council. 

 

Find out if your favorite secret creek is included – or find a new favorite! To familiarize people with the Hidden Gems, the campaign is hosting the Hidden Gems Hike Series. The free, guided hikes take people into the proposal areas to explore the area’s wildlife, geology and environment.  The hikes are led by locals familiar with the areas who are part of the grassroots campaign.

 

Refreshments will be served from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m., followed by an hour long presentation and Q&A until 7:00 p.m.

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Please join the Eagle River Watershed Council for a free-to-the-public Water Wise Wednesday presentation about Eagle County’s Hidden Gems - a presentation that will make you want to put on your hiking boots and head for the hills.  Come to the Avon Municipal Building Council Chambers on Wednesday, July 29, at 5:00 p.m. and we’ll share the secrets.

 

Susie Kinkade, Campaign Coordinator for the Hidden Gems Wilderness Campaign, says “These Hidden Gems are considered some of the last best places of the greater White River National Forest region and surrounding BLM lands.” She advocates significantly enlarging our popular existing wilderness areas and establishing several brand new ones.   In Eagle County alone, Susie feels the designation would help safeguard 12 watersheds, five rivers, and 53 named creeks that feed them, as well as countless unnamed creeks, tributaries and seasonally running gulches. These waterways include several that are project areas for the Watershed Council. 

 

Find out if your favorite secret creek is included – or find a new favorite! To familiarize people with the Hidden Gems, the campaign is hosting the Hidden Gems Hike Series. The free, guided hikes take people into the proposal areas to explore the area’s wildlife, geology and environment.  The hikes are led by locals familiar with the areas who are part of the grassroots campaign.

 

Refreshments will be served from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m., followed by an hour long presentation and Q&A until 7:00 p.m.

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