How to love your watershed in a dry year
Photo credit: Todd Winslow Pierce, Eagle Valley Wild. Click here to view this article in the Vail Daily. There’s no denying it: this has been an incredibly dry winter. The Eagle River Valley’s snowpack has been less than 50% of the median average for most of the season. The likelihood…
Eagle River Fund opens 2026 grant application cycle
Read this post on Vaildaily.com here. The Eagle River Fund, in collaboration with the Western Colorado Community Foundation, is now accepting grant applications. Established to support projects that protect, enhance and maintain the quality, quantity and temperature of water within the Eagle River Watershed, the fund advances community-driven efforts…
January Photo Contest Results
Banner Photo Credit: Justin Deutsch Our first-ever January Photo Contest resulted in some incredible submissions from our community. Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter! Below are the winners of each category and our 3 best photos overall. These photos will be featured on social media over…
Words of Hope in a Dry Winter
The black line is this year’s snow water equivalent so far: a record low. The red is the previous minimum. Source: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service This winter has been dry. At 46% of the median, the Eagle River Watershed is facing the lowest snowpack on record for this time of year. This…
