Purgatoire Watershed Partnership Inc

2021 OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS - COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP/EDUCATION/TRAINING EVENTS - HOLDING 17 ON-THE- GROUND COMMUNITY EDUCATION/TRAINING/STEWARDSHIP EVENTS AND SERVING 336 NUMBER OF ATTENDEES THROUGH THIS EFFORT, CLEANING 475 BAGS OF TRASH OUT OF THE PURGATOIRE RIVER, AND ENGAGING 29,693 NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN POST-EVENT OUTREACH ON FACEBOOK ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF THESE EVENTS - AT-RISK YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS STEWARDSHIP & EDUCATION EVENTS - HOLDING 3 ON-THE-GROUND AT RISK YOUTH/YOUNG ADULT EDUCATION AND STEWARDSHIP EVENTS WORKING WITH MILE HIGH YOUTH CORPS, AND SERVING 36 ATTENDEES THROUGH THIS EFFORT - K-12 YOUTH OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM EVENTS - HOLDING SIX K-12 YOUTH OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM EVENTS AND SERVING 128 ATTENDEES THROUGH THIS EFFORT, AND ENGAGING 2597 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN POST-EVENT OUTREACH ON FACEBOOK ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF THESE EVENTS - DEVELOPED AND SECURED FUNDING FOR IMPORTANT MULTI-USER 1.2 MILLION PROJECT ON THE PURGATOIRE RIVER - THE BACA-PICKETWIRE DIVERSION DAM RESTORATION COMPLEX PROJECT - WORKING WITH A HOST OF PARTNERS INCLUDING AGRICULTURE, RECREATION, ECOLOGICAL, MUNICIPAL, AND LOCAL DEVELOPERS. PROJECT FOCUSES ON IMPROVING IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE, INSTALLING FISH PASSAGE, INSTALLING BOAT PASSAGE, WOODY INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT, INSTALLING FISH HABITAT STRUCTURES. MOVED FORWARD WITH DESIGN PHASE IN PARTICULAR IN 2021. - FUELS MITIGATION IN THE UPPER PURGATOIRE WATERSHED - WORKING CLOSELY WITH HOST OF PARTNERS ON FUELS MITIGATION PROJECTS IN THE UPPER WATERSHED - WEBSITE - REVAMPING AND LAUNCHING OUR NEW PWP WEBSITE: HTTP://PURGATOIREPARTNERS.ORG - PWP INVITED SPEAKER FOR FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES/TOURS - INVITED SPEAKER AND GAVE PRESENTATIONS AT THE COLORADO NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY CONFERENCE AND SPEAKING ON THE WATER EDUCATION COLORADO - 2021 LOWER ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN VIRTUAL TOUR - PWP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TRAINING - PWP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS ACCEPTED TO AND COMPLETED WECO WATER FLUENCY TRAINING PROGRAM IN 2021.