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Below is a list of upcoming water-related events in the Roaring Fork Watershed. Please note that these listings are updated frequently, please check www.roaringfork.org/events often! Online registration: Please click on the link after each event to register for that event. If there is no link, the registration for that event is not yet open. Registrations generally open about a month before an event. Heron Watching at James H. Smith Northstar Open Space May 21, 2008 5:30-7:pm James H. Smith Northstar Open Space, Aspen Join a Pitkin County Open Space and Trails Naturalist as well as a Roaring Fork Conservancy Naturalist for an evening of viewing Great Blue Herons. James H. Smith Northstar Open Space houses a vibrant heronry that is the home to many birds. We will provide a few spotting scopes and feel free to bring a pair of binoculars or a spotting scope of your own. Please dress appropriately for being outside the enitre time. This event is free and open to the public, however, space is limited, and registration is required. Sponsored by Pitkin County Open Space & Trails and Roaring Fork Conservancy. REGISTER ONLINERiver Guide School .jpg) May/June 2008Each spring Roaring Fork Conservancy offers sessions of its River Guide School. These on-water trainings in natural history allow commercial river guides to learn more about our watershed's natural and cultural history. During the three-hour trainings, naturalists from the Conservancy discuss local riparian birds and mammals, fish and insects, geology, cultural history and water issues. Guides receive packets with additional information at the end of the float. To have your angling or rafting guide company join us this year, call Tim O'Keefe at 927-1290. Sponsored by Pitkin County Open Space and Trails. More information: www.roaringfork.org/riverguide. River Float 2008 - EVENT FULL  June 7, 2008 Start Time: 8:00 amVeltus Park, Glenwood Springs, Colorado Each Roaring Fork Conservancy offers an amazing opportunity for 150 members of the public to experience the Roaring Fork River first-hand for free! Join us for this amazing half-day float along the lower Roaring Fork River. Bring your own boat or jump on one provided by Blazing Adventures or Rock Gardens Rafting for this morning of sightseeing, exploration, and eating (at the BBQ at the end of the float). Naturalists from around the valley will be on boats to offer insights during the two-hour float. We will float rain or shine. This event is open to the public ages 8 and up, however, space is limited and registration is required. A Habitat Stamp is REQUIRED for all participants. Donations welcome. More information: www.roaringfork.org/riverfloat. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Seven Star Wildflower Hike  June 11, 2008 5:30 – 7:30 pmSnowmass Village, Colorado Meeting Place: Intercept Lot Park and Ride at Highway 82 and Brush Creek Road Join plant biologist Lisa Tasker, from E.M. Ecological LLC, and staff from the Pitkin County Open Space and Trails and Roaring Fork Conservancy for a look at the Roaring Fork Watershed from the Brush Creek Valley. The Seven Star Wildlife Flower Hike will offer participants the opportunity to learn about local native plants, wildlife migration, and watershed ecology on this two-hour hike. Please dress appropriately with pants, hiking shoes, rain gear and water. The hike is over steep uneven terrain and will happen rain or shine. This hike is free and open to the public, however, space is limited, and registration is required. Sponsored by Pitkin County Open Space & Trails and E.M. Ecological LLC. REGISTER ONLINE Mining Water: A Historical Look at Aspen’s Rivers and Mining  June 18, 2008 5:30 - 7:30 pm Marolt Open Space, Aspen Colorado Join Roaring Fork Conservancy, Aspen Parks Department, and Aspen Historical Society for a historical look at mining and its effects on our local rivers. The program will include an introduction to the Holden/Marolt Mining Museum and a walking tour of Lixiviation Works ruins along Castle Creek on the Marolt Open Space. Dinner will be served after the program. This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited and registration is required. Please call Roaring Fork Conservancy at 927-1290 for more information. Sponsored by Roaring Fork Conservancy, Aspen Parks Department, and Aspen Historical Society.REGISTER ONLINE Roaring Fork Headwaters Water Diversions Tour  June 21, 2008 10 – 4 pmMeet at: Lost Man Creek Campground (CO 82 Mile Marker 55), east of Aspen, Colorado Learn firsthand how water is collected from the headwaters of the Roaring Fork River and diverted under the Continental Divide. Join Allen Ringle of the Twin Lakes Reservoir & Canal Company and Tim O’Keefe of Roaring Fork Conservancy for this informative tour. We’ll spend the first part of our tour seeing Lost Man Reservoir and the Roaring Fork collection dam & tunnel. Later, we’ll explore Grizzly Reservoir and the four mile long Twin Lake tunnel that brings water to the eastern slope. Bring a lunch and questions for our experts about the plumbing of the Roaring Fork headwaters. Please dress appropriately; the tour will happen rain or shine. The tour is free and open to the public, however, space is limited, and registration is required. Sponsored by Twin Lakes Reservoir & Canal Company, Colorado River District, and Roaring Fork Conservancy. Roaring Fork Watershed Collaborative Water Committee Meeting FLOATING FIELD TRIP ON THE ROARING FORK RIVER  June 26, 2008 The Roaring Fork Watershed Collaborative Water Committee is an open public forum for discussing local water issues in the Roaring Fork Watershed. Comprized of over 43 government and nonprofit agencies, individuals and interested citizens, the Water Committee meets quarterly. We will float a section of the Roaring Fork River during this on-water field day with collaborative members. For more information visit www.roaringfork.org/collaborative or email: sharon@roaringfork.org. Exploring James H. Smith North Star Open Space by Water  June 28, 2008 9:00 amMeet at: The put-in on Wildwood Lane about 3 miles east of Aspen, Colorado Never floated through mountain wetlands? Then join us for this awesome event. Bring your canoe, kayak, or ducky and get ready to float the gentle Roaring Fork River through some of the most important wetlands in the upper Roaring Fork Valley. Staff from Pitkin County Open Space & Trails and Roaring Fork Conservancy will give the history of James H. Smith North Star Open Space, point out wildlife, and discuss recent restoration activities along this mild two-hour float. Please dress appropriately - life jackets are required; the float will happen rain or shine, but is dependent on river flows and may be cancelled due to extremely high or low flows. This event is free and open to the public, however, space is limited, and registration is required. Sponsored by Pitkin County Open Space & Trails and Roaring Fork Conservancy. Filoha Meadows Firefly & Rare Orchid Walk  July 9, 2008 7:30 pm - 9:30 pmFiloha Meadows Open Space, Redstone, Colorado Meet at: Penny Hot Springs pull-out, near Redstone (12.5 mi. south of Carbondale City Market) Fireflies in Colorado? You bet! Join Lisa Tasker, a plant biologist with E.M. Ecological LLC, and staff from Pitkin County Open Space & Trails and Roaring Fork Conservancy for an evening guided walk on this amazing property! Filoha, the Ethiopian word for hot water, includes hot springs that host one of the few firefly populations in our valley. Please dress appropriately; walks will happen rain or shine. This walk is free and open to the public, however, space is limited and registration is required. Sponsored by Pitkin County Open Space & Trails, E.M. Ecological LLC, and Roaring Fork Conservancy. 9th Annual River Rendezvous  July 16, 2008 5:30 - 10:00 pmAspen Chaparral, Woody Creek, Colorado (Tentative) The Rivers Council of Roaring Fork Conservancy cordially invites you to attend the 9th Annual River Rendezvous. Join us for a wonderful evening of celebrating our rivers! Dinner, live music and dancing, cocktails, and live and silent auctions all to benefit our local rivers. Don't miss this event! All proceeds benefit Roaring Fork Conservancy. Tickets may be purchased at Roaring Fork Conservancy, online, or over the phone. For more information contact info@roaringfork.org, call Roaring Fork Conservancy at (970) 927-1290, or visit www.roaringfork.org/rendezvous. REGISTER ONLINE Meadowlands River Walk  July 25, 2008 4:30-5:30pm Meet at the Benedict Music Tent, Aspen Spend the late afternoon with a Roaring Fork Conservancy naturalist on a River Walk along the Roaring Fork River and Castle Creek on the Meadowlands Open Space. We’ll explore the confluence of Castle Creek and the Roaring Fork River and learn about the local flora and fauna of this valuable riparian area. This naturalist guided walk will occur before the Aspen Music Festival and School concert in the Benedict Music Tent. Please wear good walking shoes and dress appropriately; the event will happen rain or shine. Meadowlands River Walk is free and open to the public, however, space is limited, and registration is required. Please visit www.roaringfork.org/events or call Roaring Fork Conservancy at 927-1290 for more information or to register. Sponsored by the Aspen Music Festival and School, City of Aspen Parks and Open Space, and Roaring Fork Conservancy. 11th Annual Basalt River Days  August 15-16, 2008 Basalt, Colorado  Join Roaring Fork Conservancy for this celebration of our rivers in the "Fishing Capital of the Western Slope," Basalt, Colorado. Put on by the Basalt Chamber of Commerce, this two day festival will offer great music, awesome food, and a chance to learn about our rivers with activities from Roaring Fork Conservancy. More information www.basaltriverdays.com. World Water Monitoring Day 2008  September 18, 2008Roaring Fork Conservancy monitors the water quality at 24 sites throughout the Roaring Fork Watershed as part of the Colorado River Watch program. Our network of over 60 citizen volunteers and students take monthly samples for water quality analysis. To celebrate World Water Monitoring Day 2008, we encourage you to join our water monitoring network. For more information email: chad@roaringfork.org. |
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