What's one way you help protect our rivers? Read about what other people are doing:

Heather Fox Carbondale, CO Nearby River: Crystal River Favorite Place in the Roaring Fork Watershed: What is one thing you do to help protect our rivers?: "I'm much more aware of the source of my water living on the West Slope. I'm amazed at how much management goes into bringing water to our tap. To protect rivers I stay aware of my daily water use and use water conscientiously." What is the most important thing RFC does?: "Its education in the community not just with schools but with adults. They make water education accessible to the average person."	Steve Skinner  Carbondale, CO Nearby River: Crystal River Favorite Place in Roaring Fork Watershed: Up the Crystal! I don’t want to give it away. What is one thing you do to help protect our rivers?: “I have written to state and national Representative on water issues. I clean up trash every time I’m on the river. I avoid bottled water and I/we conserve water at home. We have a drip irrigation system outside, we use, “low water” faucets and we have a solar powered hot water heater.” What is the most important thing RFC does?: “RFC evaluates and protects the watershed.”	Carter Brooksher Basalt, CO Elsberry, Missouri Nearby river: Roaring Fork in Colorado; Cuivre and Mississippi Rivers, in Missouri  Favorite place in watershed: Roaring Fork River at Jaffee Park What is one thing you do to help protect our rivers?: "I serve on the board and Rivers Council Executive Committee of RFC; founded the River Rendezvous to support RFC programs; and share the mission to protect the rivers with others." What is the most important thing RFC does?: "Educating people about the need to take care of our rivers, and providing them with an unbiased scientific view of how to protect them is a powerful combination. This is where river conservation begins."
Lesley Morse Silt, CO Nearby River: Colorado Favorite Place in Roaring Fork Watershed: Anywhere in nature by a river. What is one thing you do to help protect our rivers?:  "Collecting water quality samples as a volunteer for Roaring Fork Conservancy." What is the most important thing RFC does?: "Collecting water quality data and using it for education, because scientific facts are very important for backing the ideals RFC is working towards."	Moss Driscoll New Orleans, LA Aspen, CO Nearby River: Mississippi River Favorite Place in the Roaring Fork Watershed: Ashcroft, Castle Creek What is one thing you do to help protect our rivers?: "I hope to make water law accessible and comprehensible to the residents of the Valley." What is the most important thing RFC does?: "it unites the varied interests in the Valley that depend on water, bringing them together to protect our rivers."	Gail Schwartz Snowmass Village, CO Nearby Creek: Brush Creek Gail is Colorado State Senator for District 5. When asked about the one thing that she does to protect water resources in the Roaring Fork Watershed, she immediately responded, “I stay informed of the issues and I stay in touch.” It is a simple approach, yet for Senator Schwartz, she knows it goes to the heart of her job. “My door is always open, if people have issues and concerns they can always approach me.”
Kristine Crandall Carbondale, CO Nearby River: Crystal River and Rockford Ditch (a diversion from the Crystal) Favorite Place in Roaring Fork Watershed: Very hard to say, but Hunter Creek is right up there, if I had to pick one. What is one thing you do to help protect our rivers?: "As a writer, I try to communicate issues and information that motivate readers to appreciate and protect the natural environment. I avidly pick up trash pretty much anywhere." What is the most important thing RFC does?: "RFC utilizes knowledge, experience, and outreach to help unify the valley's many different communities into one watershed-centric voice that resonates with passion and caring for its rivers and streams."	Andre Wille Aspen, CO Nearby River: Roaring Fork Favorite Place in Roaring Fork Watershed: Surfing my kayak somewhere in Slaughterhouse canyon. What is one thing you do to help protect our rivers?: "I am a science teacher at Aspen High. We have a Riverwatch program that introduces most of the students to the issues surrounding our rivers. We do a lot of water quality testing to insure our watershed remains pristine. Hopefully, these kids will protect our rivers well into the future." What is the most important thing RFC does?: "The support of river related education is fantastic."	Mark Fuller  Carbondale, CO  Nearby River: Crystal River Favorite Place in Roaring Fork Watershed: Independence Pass What is one thing you do to help protect our rivers?: "I enjoy sharing my knowledge with the public through RFC events such as the “Inside Ruedi Reservoir and Dam Tour”. I was also appointed as a representative to the statewide Interbasin Compact Process established by the Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act to address water issues throughout the state." What is the most important thing RFC does?: "RFC’s education program because it is teaching our future generations about the watershed — a theme that wasn’t taught before."
Scott Condon El Jebel, CO Nearby River: Roaring Fork Favorite Place in Roaring Fork Watershed: Upper Fryingpan and Lincoln Creek   What is one thing you do to help protect our rivers?: "I help create awareness of some issues through my job as a reporter at The Aspen Times. On a more personal level, I am always sensitive to keeping my dog out of a portion of the Forest Service land behind Crown Mountain Park during winters when it was obvious deer and elk were there because of heavy snow." What is the most important thing RFC does?: "RFC has emerged as an important, impartial voice on water issues. The studies the organization performed or had commissioned on the economic importance of fishing and water-related activities in the Fryingpan Valley was a valuable resource, as was the study on the effects of water levels."	Lynette O'Kane Glenwood Springs, CO Nearby River: Four Mile Creek Favorite Place in Roaring Fork Watershed: My back yard along the creek   What is one thing you do to help protect our rivers?: "I test the water of Four Mile Creek with four other local residents. We were trained by Roaring Fork Conservancy and our data will form a baseline, gathered at the Colorado River Watch site, to compare future changes in the creek. In addition, my husband and I founded the Friends of Four Mile, a local citizens group dedicated to the health of the creek." What is the most important thing RFC does?: "The most important thing the Roaring Fork Conservancy does is to keep active the lines of communication between the organization and the local residents. No organization can do it all;the dedication and efforts of citizens is crucial."	Lucas Franze Aspen, CO Nearby River: Roaring Fork Favorite Place in the Roaring Fork Watershed: Paddling Castle Creek, the town run, and Slaughterhouse. What is one thing you do to help protect our rivers?: "I try to drive less and voulenteer occasionally in restoration or cleanup." What is the most important thing RFC does?: "Roaring Fork Conservancy promotes awareness and takes actoin on river and water issues."
Ted Stude Carbondale, CO Nearby River: Crystal River & "naturalized" irrigation ditch in River Valley Ranch Favorite Place in the Roaring Fork Watershed: The "slaughterhouse rapids" below Aspen is a beautiful boulder section of stream with excellent public access via the Rio Grande Trail. What is one thing you do to help protect our rivers?: Aside from removing litter and killing invasive plants, I contribute to organizations that both conserve rivers in their natural state, and provide public access to them. What is the most important thing RFC does?: The above.