10th Annual River Awareness Float
Join us for our 10th Annual Float Trip.
Click here to download the preregistration form. Then fill it out and keep the top sheet for your information. Return the Sign up Sheet and the Waiver Signed with your payment to NFRIA in one of these 3 easy ways!
- Mail it to PO Box 682, Hotchkiss, Co 81419 or
- Fax it to 970-8724621 or
- Drop it off at 122 A East Bridge Street.
For more information call (970) 872-4614.
9th Annual River Awareness Float
With nice weather and great flows, Saturday May 12th, 2007 was a great day for the 210 people who floated from the Paonia River Park to Hotchkiss. Boaters checked out NFRIA’s 6 ½ miles of restoration projects along the 11 mile float. There was enough water to provide some fun and most everyone got wet!
Thank you to Sweet Sunny South who provided the after float entertainment and to the Hotchkiss Future Farmers of America who provided the lovely lunch.
Thank you to our generous event sponsor!

Thank you to our many volunteers and boat captains:
Dave Shishim |
Bob Issacson |
Ron Peters |
Ron Godin |
Joe Thinnes |
Brent Kerr |
Sven Edstrom |
Teresa Steely |
Denise Massart Issacson |
Jodi Peterson |
Patrick |
George Hall |
Jeremy Puckett |
Cobun Keegan |
Julie Littlefield |
Denise Claire Laverty |
Donna Littlefield |
Neal Schwieterman |
Paonia Kayak Club |
Karen Edstrom |
Rochelle Parent |
Tracey Schwartz |
Claudia Henshall |
Leslie Bracewell |
Pam Peters |
Gingy Molacek |
Tony Prendergast |
Jeff Crane |
Di Hackl |
Denise Claire Laverty |
Austin Wilcox |
Tim Lafferty |
Rooster Barnhardt |
Missy Rogers |
Dan Demoret |
Robert McHugh |
John St.George |
Peggy Bailey |
Phil Johnson |
Dave Warren |
Edward Kehoe |
Stan Adams |
Dave Knutson |
Robbie Buirgy |
Smyth Boone |
Karla Griswold |
Al DeGrange |
Scenic Mesa Ranch |
Steve Schavalia |
Syneva Peters |
Doug Nichols |
Laura Kruta |
Lindsay Molitor |
Jeff Schwartz |
Thank you also to the many auction donors including:
Dave Warren |
Jim Blankenship |
Cloudveil |
Kokotat |
Elizabethan |
Bob Lario & Pat McCormick |
North Fork Valley Bluegrass Festival |
Le Chateau Lunatique |
Paradise on a Hanger |
North Fork Fitness |
Denise Massart-Issacson |
High County News |
Black Bridge Winery |
Orchard Valley Farms |
Fat Cat Pottery |
The Trout Store |
2007 Float Photo Gallery!
Float photos courtesy of Jeremy Puckett and Cobun Keegan. |
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River Festival Night
Thank you to all the folks who showed up for River Festival Night. A great time was had by all and much appreciated funds were raised to restore the North Fork River. Check out the photo gallery below for a taste of the evening. We look forward to seeing you next year!
Thank you to the following volunteers for making
River Festival Night a success!
Tracey Schwartz
Lee & John Overton
Jodie Andrews
Neal Schweiterman
Jill Knutson
Leslie Bracewell
Jeff Crane
Jen Chavez
Smyth Boone
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Joan Hicks
Maggie Shishim
Frank Rice
Susie Johnson
Suzi Morton
George Hall
Sven Edstrom
Robyn Morrison
Basil Web
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Peggy Herzog
John Moore
Liane Mattson
Susan Blankenship
Miguel Velez
Brad Burritt
Patty & Skip Naft
Erin Holcomb
Ted Birk
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Thank you to our generous event sponsors!
 
Thank you for donating food and libations!
Tri R Liquor
Puesta Del Sol Vineyards
Stoney Mesa Winery |
Jack Rabbit Hill Vineyard
Black Canyon Vineyard
Flying Fork Café
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Old River Road
Trading Post
Big B’s Fabulous Juice
City Market Hotchkiss |
Thank you to the many auction donors!
Cloudveil
Chaco
Dave Warren
Dave Knutson
Jeff Crane
Jim Blankenship
Elisabethan
Nature by Design
North Fork Vision Center
Smyth Boone Iron
Paradise Theater
Paonia Farm &
Home Supply
Cynthia Sullivan
Pathways of Healing
AIRE
The Magpie
Yoga Tree
Whitewater West
Big B's Juices
Purple Haze Garlic
Hardin's Natural Foods
Stone Cottage Cellars |
Scott Fly Rod
Osprey Packs
REI Grand Junction
Empowered Energy Systems
Paonia Kayak Club
Black Bridge
Winery
Orchard Valley Farms
Kokotat Water Sportswear
North Fork Valley Bluegrass Festival
Paradise on
a Hanger
Cheryl Day
Bangs Day Spa
Denise Massart-Issacson
Flying Fork
Café & Bakery
Watership Trading
Bay Hats
Reedy's Service
Eleni's Uptown
Mountain Harvest Festival
Don's Market
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Patagonia
Mountain Shades
Four Seasons Advisors
Steve Harper
High County News
Le Chateau
Lunatique
North Fork Fitness
B. Thomas Hanel
Erin Williams
Karen Edstrom
Dewitt Daggett
Robyn Morrison & Jeremy Werlin
Bob Lario & Pat McCormick
Doghouse Espresso
Fat Cat Pottery
Homestead Market
Louie's Pizza My Heart
The Trout Store
Hurricane Grill
Coal Train Coffee House
Expression's Bookstore
North Fork Video |
River Festival Night Photo Gallery
(photos by Dave Knutson & Jim Blankenship)
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The
8th Annual River Awareness Float Trip |
On Saturday, May 13th, 2006 we had yet another successful float. Beautiful
weather, a cheery group of floaters, and the efforts of an amazing
group of volunteers, board members, and staff helped make this
event extraordinary.
We floated from Hotchkiss
to the Gunnison Confluence this year.
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for your help!
NFRIA sends a special thanks to all those volunteers who
made the Float trip flow:
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Tetra
Tech
Chaco, Inc.
Homestead Market
Paonia Library Foundation
Paonia Bus Barn
Gene
Taylor's
Neal Schwieterman
Liane Mattson
Todd Wicklund
Rooster Barnhardt
Montrose BLM Office
Jim Blankenship
Diane Hackl
Robyn Morrison
Becca Arnt
Nick Guidubaldi
Sally Kane
Denise Claire-Laverty
Tony Peters
Zack Meyers
Zack's BBQ
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Sven Edstrom
Maria Hodkins
Carolyn and John VanSciver
Jeremy Puckett
Frank Rice
Basil Webb
Laurel Jones
Miguel Velez
Tracey Schwartz
Eric Jessen
Dave and Maggie Shishim
Jack Perrin
Michelle Nijhuis
Lynore Styler
John Cooley
Erin Williams
Brian Feifarek
Jeff Hatton
Paonia Kayak Club
Nathan Sponsellor |
Dave
and Jill Knutson
John Moore
Frank Rice
Cheryl Day
Laura Major
Calla Smith
Joan Hicks
Brent Kerr
Anjula Jalan
Karen Edstrom
Russel Backhouse
Jessica Lehrman
George Gertz
Rob Buirgy III
Austin Wilcox
Jeff Crane
Smyth Boone
Willy Groome
Steve Rubic
Les at the Delta County Fairgrounds
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All the boat captains
All
the companies that donated silent auction items
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The
8th Annual (2006) River Awareness Float Trip
Photo Gallery
(photos by Jeremy Puckett) |
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The 7th Annual
(2005) River Awareness Float Trip
Photo Gallery
Photography by Todd Wicklund, Jeremy Puckett and
Weedy-Rough Design and Environmental Photography & Design |
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Contact NFRIA at:
122 A. East Bridge Street
PO Box 682
Hotchkiss, CO 81419
phone: (970) 872-4614
fax: (970) 872-4621
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