6/08 - Brooksher Named 2008 River Conservator
 Roaring Fork Conservancy is proud to recognize Carter Brooksher as the recipient of the 2008 Robert Billingsley River Conservator Award. For the last nine years, Roaring Fork Conservancy has honored individuals who are active in the protection and preservation of our watershed with this award at the annual River Rendezvous celebration.
Carter Brooksher has been a conservationist all of her life. At the age of five she began a lifelong love of fishing and first dropped a hook in the pond across the street from her home in Missouri. Outdoor experiences, including many with Girl Scouts, cultivated her love of nature. Later she became a regular visitor to the trout streams in the Ozarks and Montauk State Park. Carter spends about half of each year in the Roaring Fork Valley, enjoying the unbeatable angling, skiing and hiking.
When she and her husband, Dane, purchased a Roaring Fork Club cabin in Basalt, she found Roaring Fork Conservancy to be a great way to contribute to the health and beauty of the watershed. This September marks Carter’s 10th anniversary as a Roaring Fork Conservancy board member. She was a founding member of the Rivers Council and has led the effort to establish our annual River Rendezvous. She continues to be a driving force every year in organizing this vital RFC fund-raiser.
Carter’s work with the Rivers Council provides major annual support for Roaring Fork Conservancy programs. In addition to her other Roaring Fork Conservancy commitments, Carter serves on the Board Development and River Center Committees. “I’m not sure that people understand how important our rivers are.” she says. “I think that we tend to take these beautiful rivers for granted. Rivers not only provide life itself, they give us a quality of life that keeps us connected to who we are. Water is the key to survival.” For more information on this year's River Rendezvous visit www.roaringfork.org/rendezvous.
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2008 Watershed Photography Contest
Water. We use it everyday. And Roaring Fork Conservancy works to bring people together to protect the source of our water -- our rivers. Help us celebrate our rivers by entering our 2008 Roaring Fork Watershed Photography Contest! Photos must have some aspect of water in the Roaring Fork Watershed as the main subject. Details...
Roaring Fork Watershed Collaborative & Plan
 Through the Roaring Fork Watershed Collaborative, an ad hoc group of local and regional agencies, organizations and individual citizens, work is being done towards writing a watershed plan for the Roaring Fork Valley. Ruedi Water & Power Authority is the sponsor for the plan development. Citizen involvement in this process is critical. Please click the links to find out more about what the Roaring Fork Watershed Collaborative is doing and what is happening with the Watershed Plan.
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A watershed contest - Aspen Times 5/21/08
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