Riparian Habitat Restoration and Tree Planting Volunteer Day – May 17 The Western Slope Conservation Center is working on a riparian habitat restoration project with the North Delta Ditch company along the Uncompahgre River south of Delta. We are looking for volunteers to help plant small [...]
Pitch in for Recycling with the Western Slope Conservation Center! Heading to the North Fork Community Fair & Solutions Expo on May 18? Of course you are! Help us keep Paonia Town Park clean and recycle responsibly! WSCC will coordinate the recycling efforts at the North Fork Community Fair [...]
THE EARTH BENEATH OUR FEET RETURNS! The “Earth Beneath Our Feet”, with the ever-entertaining Dr. Dave Noe, returns with THREE opportunities to learn about the unique and fascinating geologic history of our home on the western slope! Each lecture will detail the geologic history of the [...]
JOIN OUR TEAM – THE CONSERVATION CENTER IS HIRING AN AMERICORPS VISTA! The Western Slope Conservation Center (WSCC) is excited to hire an AmeriCorps VISTA to lead our new “Community Outreach on the Western Slope” project! The successful candidate will work with our community to [...]
The first “Mike’s Hike” of 2019 is for the birds – Sand Hill Cranes, to be exact! 3/23 Saturday: Trip lead by Mick and Betsy Johnson Sandhill Crane Viewing – Fruitgrowers Reservoir near Eckert, CO For Paonia Residents – Meet at WSCC office 3:00 pm. We will [...]
WSCC 2019 Annual Meeting – “Being a Beneficial Species” Join fellow Conservation Center members, volunteers, and staff to review 2018 accomplishments and prepare for the year ahead. March 28, 2019 – 6-8pm Edesia Community Kitchen (395 Clark Ave, Paonia) The Conservation [...]
Throughout the Inter-mountain West, riparian corridors and wetlands – whether they contain perennial, intermittent, or ephemeral streams – act as natural sponges to collect runoff water and slowly release it during dry periods and extended drought. However, in an effort to [...]
To know the North Fork Valley is to know the waters that help make it a vibrant and agriculturally diverse place to live. For 18 years, the Western Slope Conservation Center (WSCC) and local citizen-scientist volunteers have been doing just this – monitoring the lifeblood of the North Fork [...]
The Western Colorado Conservation Center and the Delta Conservation District will host a free workshop March 13, 2019 at the Paradise Theatre in Paonia, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Peter Goble, CSU Climatologist and Drought Specialist, who is also the Colorado Coordinator for the Community [...]