PAONIA RIVER PARK CLEAN UP DAY POSTPONED UNTIL SATURDAY, 4/21 AT 12PM! Are your rakes, lopers, lawnmowers, string trimmers, and garden gloves begging you to take them out for an afternoon of fun in the sun? Join us at the Paonia River Park on SATURDAY, April 21th at 12pm (NOTE NEW DATE!) to [...]
Spring is in the air and one of our favorite events is right around the corner! The Western Slope Conservation Center will host its 7th Annual Conservation Days on Thursday, April 26th and Friday, April 27th. Every spring WSCC welcomes all Delta County 4th graders to experience outdoor and [...]
Love Healthy Rivers? Get Involved. Join River Watch! For the past 15+ years, Western Slope Conservation Center volunteers have visited rivers and streams in the North Fork of the Gunnison Watershed to collect the water samples that have created the longest baseline water quality data for our area. [...]
Delta County is embarking on a multi-year process of inventorying, assessing, and mapping the recreation and public land resources in the county. The goal is for a new Trails Master Plan that can be incorporated into the Delta County Master Plan that is being developed concurrently. This is your [...]
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! The Paonia River Park is a community asset for all to enjoy. Located along the North Fork of the Gunnison at the site of a former in-stream gravel mine, the Paonia River Park is the product of nearly 20 years of work, countless volunteer hours, and over $1 Million invested [...]
The Delta County Health Department is in the middle of a five-year grant from the CDC to assess private drinking water quality from ground water sources (wells and springs). The assessment covers a 6-county region, including Delta, Montrose, and Gunnison counties. The grant covers the cost of [...]
Changes are coming to the Paonia Reservoir. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Fire Mountain Canal Company, and North Fork Water Conservancy District (NFWCD) will host a meeting at Memorial Hall in Hotchkiss on August 15 at 7pm, to explain the work that needs to be accomplished at the Paonia [...]
Coincidentally enough, 2,000 cubic feet per second was also the water level during the Float Fest this Saturday. From the smooth rigging and takeout to the rocking bands, we have so many people to thank! Captains First, our intrepid captains. And of course, our sponsors! Waterfall [...]
