What is Sustainable Watershed Management?
The Clear Creek Watershed Foundation defines sustainable watershed management as:
Improving and protecting the natural resources of a watershed by integrating ecological, economic, and social perspectives.
For a watershed to be sustainable, there must be a synergy among environmental health, economic prosperity, and social values. CCWF’s role is to consider these perspectives through ongoing communication with stakeholders.
Our goal is to encourage and facilitate the broader application of watershed sustainability practices. Specifically, CCWF is working to provide jurisdictions, agencies, and developers in the watershed with information and tools to make sustainability-focused decisions regarding environmental restoration/protection activities and development practices.
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