These are two presentations from a panel moderated by Amy Beattie, Colorado Water Trust. Panelists included Josh Tenneson, Great Outdoors Colorado; Chris Sturm, Colorado Water Conservation Board; Caroline Bradford, Understanding Water Resources; Toby Sprunk, Eagle County Open Space; and Laura Makar, Pitkin County, Colorado

1. Colorado Water Conservation Board
Watershed Protection and Restoration Program
Chris Sturm
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Stream Restoration Coordinator
303 866 3441
chris.sturm@state.co.us

2. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
GOVERNOR
Finance
Section
Interstate, Federal
& Water Information
Watershed &
Flood Protection
Stream & Lake
Protection
(In-Stream Flows)
SERVICES
• Dam Safety
• Water Commissioners
• Well Inspections
• Water Rights
• Augmentation Plans
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
COLORADO WATER
CONSERVATION
BOARD
Co. State
Forest
Service
Division of
Water
Resources
Colorado Parks
& Wildlife
State
Land
Board
Division of
Minerals &
Geology
Oil & Gas
Conservation
Commission
Water Supply
Planning
http://cwcb.state.co.us

3. Colorado Water Conservation Board
Watershed & Flood Protection
Section
Grant Programs:
Invasive Phreatophyte Control Program
(IPCP)
Colorado Watershed Restoration
Program (CWRP)
Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund (CHRF)
Fish and Wildlife Resources Fund

4. 2. CLICK HERE
1. http://cwcb.state.co.us

5. Colorado Watershed
Restoration Program
-Commitment to
collaborative approaches
-Commitment to protect
and/or restore ecological
processes that connect
land and water
-Broad based involvement
and support
- Match support (50%)
Photo Courtesy of Travis Reid Watercress Stream
Uncompahgre Wilderness www.travisreidphotos.com

6. Stakeholders
Land Trust
Farmers/
Ranchers
Government
Citizens
VolunteersAcademics
Consultants/
Contractors
Recreation
Funders

8. Before: Over wide, braided into
3 channels
AFTER: Single channel with rock
bank protection and habitat rock

9. Channel Cross Section
Pre – Restoration Channel
Bankfull
Post – Restoration Channel

10. Bio-engineered Bank Protection

13. Cross-Vane Diversion
Blue River, CO
Slide courtesy of Dave Rosgen,
Wildland Hydrology

14. Double-step Cross-Vane diversion during bankfull
East Fork Piedra River, Colorado
Slide courtesy of Dave Rosgen,
Wildland Hydrology

15. Hartland Diversion
Dam Reconstruction

16. Swan River Restoration Site

17. Watershed Wildfire Protection
Group -
“Protection Critical Watersheds in
Colorado from Wildfire: A
Technical Approach to Watershed
Assessment and Prioritization”
Composite Hazard Ranking:
•Wildfire Hazard
•Flooding/Debris Flow Risk
•Soil Erodibility
Final Watershed Prioritization:
Combines Composite Ranking
+
Water Uses Ranking (uses
SWAP data)

18. More Information
@ cwcb.state.co.us
or email
chris.sturm@state.co.us

19. 1
Josh Tenneson
Open Space Program Manager,
Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO)

20. 2
Created by Colorado voters
Constitutional amendment in 1992 directs that state lottery
revenues be directed to outdoor recreation and conservation

21. 3
Investing a portion of lottery revenues
40% to local governments | 10% to state Parks & Wildlife |
Up to 50% to GOCO or $59M in last fiscal year

22. 4
No tax dollars used
An independent board oversees GOCO’s administration of
competitive grants to local governments and land trusts

23. 5
GOCO program areas
Parks and trails
Urban and rural
Water parks, ball fields, etc.
Open space
Colorado Parks & Wildlife
Habitat, endangered species
River corridors
Youth and the outdoors
Youth Corps
School playgrounds
Riparian restoration

24. 6
Examples: Local Government
Before After
Swink Reynolds Park

25. 7
Examples: Local Government
Salida – Arkansas River Steamboat Springs – Yampa River
Whitewater Parks and Greenways

26. 8
Examples: Open Space
Boxcar Ranch,
Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas
McElroy Ranch,
Colorado Headwaters Land Trust

27. 9
Examples: Open Space
Oxbow Parcel,
Clear Creek County
Markus Ranch,
Palmer Land Trust

28. 10
Examples: Colorado Parks &Wildlife
Wildlife habitats,
threatened/endangered species
State Parks, state trails program,
wetland grants, youth recruitment

29. 11
Special initiatives
Flood Recovery Grants Youth Corps forest fire restoration

30. 12
GOCO by the numbers
Preserved over
1 million acres of open space
Built or maintained
800 miles of trail
Built or enhanced 1,100 parks
and outdoor areas
Enhanced 712 miles of river
Funded 3,500 projects in all 64
Colorado counties

31. 13
GOCO grants help generate
125,000 jobs, including
400+ jobs for youth
$4.2 billion in wages
and salaries
$13.2 billion in
consumer spending
$994 million in state,
local and tax revenue

32. 14
Demand for GOCO grants

33. 15
Demand for GOCO grants

34. Josh Tenneson
jtenneson@goco.org | 303-226-4522
www.goco.org