A new approach to managing aquatic resources
LBD Restores Section of Fraser RiverLearning By Doing restored 0.9 miles of a distressed section of the Fraser River in Grand County to benefit aquatic habitat. On May 16, 2018, the collaborative group of water stakeholders that form Learning By Doing opened 0.41 miles of the restored river for public fishing . The Fraser Flats River Habitat Project represents a new era of water cooperation among East Slope water providers and West Slope agencies and conservation groups.
Post-Project Willow Count for Fraser Flats River Habitat Project
In September 2020, a survey of the surviving willow stakes planted in 2017 as part of Learning By Doing’s Fraser Flats River Habitat Project was conducted to help measure the success of the project’s revegetation effort. Volunteers from LBD partners Trout Unlimited and Grand County Water Information Network (GCWIN) combed both sides of the 0.91-mile river section upstream of County Road 83 near Tabernash to see how many of the nearly 2,500 willows planted along the riverbanks remain.
The intention behind the willow plantings is to restore robust aquatic and riparian habitats and the associated communities of fish and aquatic insects, provide bank stabilization and increase shade cover to lower stream temperatures. The group determined that the willow survival rate after three years was 49 percent. A replanting effort for 2020 has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Northern Water video on the Colorado River Connectivity Channel cooperative project presented at the 2020 Colorado Watershed Conference.
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Anglers’ survey at Fraser Flats
Be sure to fill out the Colorado Parks & Wildlife survey if you fish along the Fraser Flats public section. It will help us to better manage the fishery.
LBD in the NEWS:Sound Bites and Other False Promises
Winter Park Times, Oct. 24, 2019 A Drought Will Come Again Denver Post editorial, April 28, 2019 When East Meets West Over Water Resources Winter Park Times, March 14, 2019 Fraser Flats Project Gets Official Opening for Public Fishing and Recreation Sky-Hi Daily News, May 18, 2018 Rehab of Colorado’s Fraser River Shows Early Signs of Success Colorado Public Radio, Oct. 16, 2017 Group Completes Restoration to Improve Habitat for Part of Fraser River Sky-Hi Daily News, Oct. 13, 2017 Underbrink-Curran Receives Award Sky-Hi Daily News, June 15, 2017 Fraser River Restoration Underway Sky-Hi Daily News, May 30, 2017 When Does an Environmentalist Compromise? Lessons from Colorado’s Fraser River Colorado Public Radio, Dec. 7, 2016 Learning to Do More with Less Water in the Colorado River Headwaters Mountain Town News, Nov. 9, 2016 Denver Water Looks to Cool Temps in Ranch Creek Sky-Hi Daily News, Aug. 10, 2016 Guest Editorial: The Value of Listening Denver Post, April 24, 2016 Surveying fish health in the Upper Colorado River BasinLBD partners helped with Colorado Parks & Wildlife's annual project to measure the fish population, species, and growth rates in various locations along the river.
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Grand County Learning By Doing is a cooperative effort composed of representatives from organizations across Colorado.
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We engage in a cooperative process to manage aquatic resources by protecting, and where possible, restoring and enhancing aquatic environments.
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Each organization involved in Grand County Learning By Doing contributes ongoing resources to benefit the county's aquatic resources.
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