Outreach and Education
Education and outreach projects are an important focus for the CCWF. Through collaborative partnerships, we work to provide the public with information on the history and current condition of the area, watershed science, sustainability techniques/tools, and natural resources in general. We believe that this will allow for more informed decisions to be made for sustainable watershed management.
Through our outreach efforts, the CCWF continues to cultivate the well-established “culture of cooperation” by providing numerous opportunities for watershed stakeholder involvement. This effort is being accomplished through ongoing forums, tours/presentations (on request, please contact us), outreach documents, our website and the Watershed Exhibit.
Our educational efforts currently involve preparing and disseminating information to teachers relating to the 4th and 7th grade curriculum areas of Colorado Mining History and Natural Resources. We specifically focus on the wealth of history and natural resources in Clear Creek Watershed with these topics: A Summer of Gold Mining History in the Idaho Springs Area, What’s Mined Is Yours (Mineral Resources), and What’s A Watershed? (Watershed Science).
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