About Us
Incorporated in 1997, the Clear Creek Watershed Foundation (CCWF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the ecological, aesthetic, recreational and economic conditions in the Clear Creek Watershed through comprehensive efforts with watershed stakeholders. This includes, but is not limited to, improving the water quality of Clear Creek and its tributaries through mine remediation projects.
Find out more about the organization and its people in this section.
AWARD-WINNING EFFORTS:
The Clear Creek Watershed Foundation (CCWF) is honored to be the recipient of the 2008 United States Forest Service Regional Forester Water Partner of the Year Award. CCWF President Ed Rapp attended the Rocky Mountain USFS Regional Forester Honor Awards Ceremony & Dinner to accept this prestigious award.
Our Mission
To promote sustainable
natural resource management thoughout the Clear Creek Watershed and serve as a model for the arid mountain west.
WATER-RELATED NEWS
Colorado Watershed Assembly News
Images of Sustainability
Clear Creek as it runs through Clear Creek Canyon
The Maude Monroe/Donna Juanita Mine Site.
Photo by Don Allen.
Rafting through Clear Creek Canyon.
Photo courtesy Clear Creek Rafting
Fishing in Clear Creek
Torreys Peak, in the upper Clear Creek Watershed.
Photo courtesy of 14ers.com
The confluence of Clear Creek and the South Platte River in Denver
Both Companies and People rely on the Clear Creek Watershed
Fourth-graders panning for gold.
Double-jacking at the Phoenix mine