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River Education & Outreach


 

Links to River Information

Educational Resources

State Resources

National Organizations

Other Information

 

Presentations

NFRIA empowers students, government agencies, legislators, environmental organizations, research groups, and others who are interested in watershed resources by providing useful information about the North Fork River.
Water Quality Control Board Presentation Jeff Crane presenting to the Colorado Water Quality Control Board
NFRIA acquaints grades K-12 with activities and information about watershed health and resources to encourage youth to become stewards of the river.
Teresa Steely, Jim Link, and Jeff Crane displaying a poster at a Colorado legislative session in Denver.
Poster at legislative session
Radio interviews, news releases, public meetings, and presentations to interested community groups are used to distribute information about the water used to fish, boat, swim, irrigate crops, and water livestock in the North Fork Valley.

Seminars and Workshops

VISION Community School: Water Works! Seminar
VISION home school students attended a workshop in February of 2003 that emphasized Water Resources
Board member Shawn LaBounty discusses the history of Black Bridge

The seminar included two field trips:

  • The history, geology and morphology of the North Fork
  • Hotchkiss Waste Water Treatment Plant

Topics covered include watershed definitions and health, history and ecology of the North Fork, water quality, and water conservation.

Board member Shawn LaBounty discusses the history of Black Bridge


North Fork Community Montessori School:
Every Other Week Water Resources

River Outreach & Education Program Coordinator Teresa Steely presents information at the local Montessori School every other week using hands on activities and projects.

If you'd like NFRIA to present for your school group, event, or gathering
contact us at the address below!


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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