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LBD Restores Section of Fraser River 

Learning 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

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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. 

Learning by Doing: The Perfect Storm on the Upper Colorado from HaveyPro Cinema on Vimeo.

Northern Water video on the Colorado River Connectivity Channel cooperative project presented at the 2020 Colorado Watershed Conference. 

Anglers’ survey at Fraser Flats

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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:

Hot, dry conditions stressing Grand County waterways
  Denver Water TAP, July 2, 2021
Water Partners act quickly

  Grand Gazette, June 23, 2021

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

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

Guest Editorial: The Value of Listening​               
       Denver Post, April 24, 2016

Surveying fish health in the Upper Colorado River Basin

LBD 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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Learning By Doing organizations
WHO WE ARE
Grand County Learning By Doing is a cooperative effort composed of representatives from organizations across Colorado.
Grand County Learning By Doing projects
WHAT WE DO
We engage in a cooperative process to manage aquatic resources by protecting, and where possible, restoring and enhancing aquatic environments.
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RESOURCES
Each organization involved in Grand County Learning By Doing contributes ongoing resources to benefit the county's aquatic resources.
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Photos from mypubliclands, USDAgov, MicheleUkleja
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