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8/28/2010 2:54 PM
The Eagle River Watershed Council is excited to add to their monthly educational series, a presentation entitled, “Ghost Towns and Mines” being given this coming Saturday morning at 10 AM at The Sylvan Lake State Park Visitor’s Center in Eagle. Ashley Fransen, an intern to the Eagle River Watershed Council through VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) and a student at Colorado State University, spent most of the summer in the field. She studied acid mine drainage and the impact that the abandoned mines and ghost towns in Eagle County have on our watershed.
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7/1/2010 10:29 AM
Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Come join the Eagle River Watershed Council as it presents “Tapped,” Stephanie Soechtig's debut feature, which provides an unflinching examination of the economic, social, and environmental realities of bottled water.
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6/10/2010 9:24 AM
Fun for all ages! The Eagle River Watershed Council invites you to join us at the Brush Creek Pavilion and Park in Eagle for a free fly casting clinic on June 30, 2010. Members of Eagle Valley Trout Unlimited will teach us the skills needed to enjoy a great fishing season on the river.
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6/9/2010 10:01 AM
Did you know that students from throughout the valley are raising questions about the health of our rivers - and creating projects to find answers to those questions? Join the Eagle River Watershed Council this Wednesday, May 19, at 5:00 pm, for our monthly Water Wise Wednesday. Local students from Berry Creek Middle School and Vail Mountain School. Each of these students will speak in turn about the work they do monitoring the rivers, creeks, and streams of our valley and the interesting conclusions they have gleamed from their efforts.
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4/28/2010 2:11 PM
Did you know golf courses are some of the most efficient users of water in the valley? Several of your favorite local Golf Course Superintendents will present the impact golf course management has on the environment in our Valley. Topics you may never have thought about as you teed up your ball will be discussed, such as water conservation, water quality, technology trends, cultural practices and environmental stewardship.
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3/24/2010 12:00 AM
This Water Wise Wednesday will feature Chris Landry the Executive Director of the Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies (CSAS) in Silverton, CO. If you remember the pink snow from last year then you have already experienced "dust on snow". Read a little about it below and learn a lot Wed. March 24th.
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7/29/2009 11:02 AM
Please join the Eagle River Watershed Council for a free-to-the-public Water Wise Wednesday presentation about Eagle County’s Hidden Gems - a presentation that will make you want to put on your hiking boots and head for the hills. Come to the Avon Municipal Building Council Chambers on Wednesday, July 29, at 5:00 p.m. and we’ll share the secrets.
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3/25/2009 10:52 AM
If you like to fish the Eagle River, raft the river, walk the riverbanks or just want to know the river flowing through this valley is in good shape, come to the Eagle River Watershed Council’s Water Wise Wednesday on March 25, at 5:00 pm (refreshments) or 5:30 pm (presentation) at the Avon Public Library to find out what is causing these troubled waters.
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10/25/2006 3:35 PM
The Eagle River Watershed Council is proud to invite WaterWise Wednesday fans to a meeting about the Pine Beetle epidemic at Donovan Pavilion in Vail on Wednesday 10/25 from 5:00 – 7:00pm.
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4/12/2006 11:26 AM
Locals and tourists alike take for granted the ability to hop in a raft or kayak and just take off, but there are big legal and practical questions about private property rights that some feel have never been fully resolved.
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