The Gunnison Conservation District has partnered with many other agencies every year to bring two annual events to the Gunnison Watershed RE1J School District.
The 4th Grade Water Festival is held in May of each year. Students learn about macro-invertebrates, aquatic ecology and food webs, water in agricultural uses, watersheds and erosion, water conservation, waterfowl migration and stopover habitats, riparian wildlife, and ethical camping around water sources. Partners typically include Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, CSU-Extension, the National Park Service, and the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District.
2021 4th Grade Water Festival riparian wildlife station
2021 4th Grade Water Festival water use history and appropriations station
2021 4th Grade Water Festival water conservation station
2021 4th Grade Water Festival ethical camping near water station
2021 4th Grade Water Festival agricultural water uses station
2021 4th Grade Water Festival riparian wildlife station
2021 4th Grade Water Festival aquatic food webs station
2022 4th Grade Water Festival riparian wildlife station
2022 4th Grade Water Festival agricultural water uses station
2022 4th Grade Water Festival aquatic macro-invertebrate station
2022 4th Grade Water Festival water trailer showing watershed dynamics and erosion
The 7th Grade Mill Creek Youth Summit is held in September annually. Students learn about aquatic macro-invertebrate sampling, watersheds, forestry inventory and tree diseases, wildlife telemetry, and Leave No Trace Camping ethics. Partners typically include Bureau of Land Management, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado State Forest Service, the National Park Service, United States Forest Service, and Western Colorado University.
2022 7th Grade Mill Creek Youth Summit Leave No Trace station
2022 7th Grade Mill Creek Youth Summit watershed station
2022 7th Grade Mill Creek Youth Summit wildlife telemetry station
2022 7th Grade Mill Creek Youth Summit aquatic macro-invertebrate sampling station
2022 7th Grade Mill Creek Youth Summit aquatic macro-invertebrate sampling station
2022 7th Grade Mill Creek Youth Summit Leave No Trace station
2022 7th Grade Mill Creek Youth Summit wildlife telemetry station
2022 7th Grade Mill Creek Youth Summit forestry station
