How to Be a Beneficial Species: A Conversation Between Pioneering Conservation Biologists David Inouye and Michael Soule Featuring Environmental Scientist Robin Smith – Moderated by Dawn Reeder and Rita Clagett Paradise Theatre in Paonia – May 20 – 7pm $15 Suggested Donation We [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
