By: Noah Steinberg, WSCC Intern __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fireflies are being discovered all over Colorado, and now we’ve even [...]
2024 River Fest and Community Fair – Silent Auction Highlights!! Here are some of the amazing items you’ll be able to bid on at the Silent Auction tent on Saturday. The Silent Auction starts at 4PM and bidding stops at 7:30 sharp! You don’t need to be present to win, but if you are the [...]
2023 has been an epic year for moisture. Between the snowpack and the spring rains, the flooding has hit the Paonia River Park and K-8 School Loop trails hard. WSCC and The Nature Connection are partnering to rebuild the trails, and we need your help. First a little background. The Paonia River [...]
UPDATE: This week a WCCC returned for 5 weeks to complete the River Park extension trail! See attached poster for more information. Thank you to our partners who made this project possible! We are grateful to the Western Colorado Conservation Corps crew who came through the North Fork Valley a few [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]