Watershed Exhibit
Since 1994, CCWF has operated a “storefront” presence in the Idaho Springs Heritage Museum & Visitor Center with a 600-square foot National Park-caliber interpretive center (see map). The Clear Creek Watershed Exhibit highlights the results of collaborative watershed-wide clean-up actions.
In 2005, CCWF and DRMS partnered to design and build an interactive kiosk with information on mining history, mineral use and mined land remediation. This kiosk is on display at the Colorado Department of Natural Resources building during the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo and in the Watershed Exhibit the rest of the year.
In the near future we hope to update the Watershed Exhibit to highlight our watershed sustainability efforts. With nearly 60,000 local, national and international visitors each year, this information is reaching a lot of people!
For more information on other education and tourism opportunities within the Clear Creek Watershed, visit the information below:
Our Mission
To promote sustainable
natural resource management thoughout the entire Clear Creek Watershed and serve as a model for the arid mountain west.
WATER-RELATED 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