Waterwise Wednesday

Keeping the Pulse of our Streams

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:34:00 GMT

When: June 29 @ 5:30 p.m.
Where: The Dusty Boot in Eagle

Why are all those people - and government agencies - taking water samples from our local rivers and streams?

What's Bugging Gore Creek?

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:45:00 GMT

When: Wednesday, April 20th, 5:30 p.m.
Where: The Bearfish Bar and Grill in Vail

Scientists are telling us that something is bugging Gore Creek. But actually, it's what is not bugging the creek that's the problem.

Join ERWC to learn about problems in Gore Creek - signaled by the lack of a robust colony of bugs (macroinvertebrates) starting in the East Vail area. These bugs are food for the creek's fish. Do missing bugs mean missing fish? Do missing bugs mean that the creek is unhealthy?

Snowshoe with the ERWC Crew

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:37:00 GMT

When: Wednesday, March 22, 4:00 PM
Where: Starting at the Minturn Saloon

The US Forest Service and ERWC will be restoring a six mile section of Homestake Creek on the way up to Homestake Reservoir. This special snowshoe WaterWise Wednesday will familiarize you with issues the creek faces, as Matt Grove, Aquatic Biologist with the US Forest Service, guides us on a tour of part of the restoration area. Approximately 100 volunteers from the community will be needed this summer to rehabilitate 43 user created campsites and roads, create in-stream fish habitat, and restore banks for the animals that live there.

To Find Out, Count Trout!

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:00:00 GMT

When: Thursday, Feb. 24, at 6:30 PM
Where: The Route 6 Cafe in Eagle-Vail

How are the clean up efforts at the Eagle Mine Superfund Site progressing? Just ask Dr. John Woodling, trout counter (and weigher and measurer). Through years of research on the fish population from Red Cliff to the Eagle River's junction with Gore Creek's gold medal waters, Dr. Woodling can tell us about the health of the Eagle River by telling us about the health of its fishy inhabitants.

Waterwise Wednesday

Keeping the Pulse of our Streams

When: June 29 @ 5:30 p.m. Where: The Dusty Boot in Eagle