Eagle River Water Festival Brings Water to the Outdoor Classroom

At the Eagle River Water Festival on Friday, Dave Foulis teaches students about water use along the Colorado River. The day was filled with presentations from organizations including Eagle River Water & Sanitation District, Eagle County Conservation District and Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Photo by Wendy Griffith, Wendy Griffith Photography…

An Interview with our Executive Director

This is content from the River Network’s interview from March 2023 with James. Please visit the River Network’s page here for their full interview. James Dilzell Gypsum, Colorado  James grew up in Cleveland, OH, a city nestled along a Great Lake. He spent much of his time exploring the local…

Letter: Land & Rivers Fund raises $500K to support conservation efforts

This article was originally published in the Vail Daily on 3/23/2022. Read it on Vail Daily online.    The Land & Rivers Fund launched in 2017 to support the work of the Eagle River Watershed Council and Eagle Valley Land Trust. These two organizations are the only nonprofits in the…

Celebrating outgoing Executive Director Holly Loff

Gypsum, Colo., Jan. 20, 2022 — When Holly Loff stepped into the role of executive director of Eagle River Watershed Council in July of 2013, she was part of a staff that included herself and one part-timer. Almost nine years later, Eagle River Watershed Council, which strives to protect the…

Meet Anna Nakae, new Projects Coordinator

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For the Vail Daily’s Press Release, please click here.  Eagle River Watershed Council has hired Anna Nakae as its new projects coordinator. Nakae will coordinate the riparian and river restoration projects of the Watershed Council and help to strive towards meeting the Gypsum-based nonprofit organization’s mission of advocating for health…