Winter/Spring 2012 - Roaring Fork Conservancy

Winter/Spring 2012
RIVER CURRENTS
Leading the Way for the Roaring Fork Watershed
by Rick Lofaro, Roaring Fork Conservancy
Before Roaring Fork
Conservancy came along there
was always an assumption in
the valley that “someone” was
taking care of the rivers. Early
on, we learned that it was
everyone and no one. There
are a multitude of entities
that touch rivers and work
in the watershed, but no one
was looking at things from a
watershed perspective.
For example, some federal and
state agencies care about wildlife
protection and management,
forest management, land
management, storing and
delivering water, managing
river flows, etc. Counties and
municipalities care about issues within their jurisdictional
boundaries, yet resource boundaries, like rivers and watersheds,
transcend those boundaries. Local non-profits have their areas
of expertise, much of which complements our work. Individual
citizens tend to focus their energy on their passions and areas
of interest. All of these entities are important for what they
do, but the sum of the parts does not equal the whole. As
the watershed group, we are the glue that holds all of these
various parts together on behalf of the watershed. Roaring
Fork Conservancy brings people together to protect our
rivers through a wide variety of partnerships, programs, and
collaboration.
Central to our success is relationships. We realized that
the strength of our organization and the protection of our
watershed would come from bringing everyone together.
Now that everyone is at the table here’s what Roaring Fork
Conservancy’s been able to accomplish:
• We’ve brought county planners together to talk about
how land use across counties affects our rivers
• We’ve informed decision-makers about issues that affect
their water.
• We’ve bridged the gaps between science, policy,
recreation, agriculture, and the community, so the best
decisions for the watershed are made.
• We’ve helped citizens get a response from “faceless”
government agencies to concerns about their rivers.
Executive Director Rick Lofaro discusses the importance
of riparian habitat next to the Roaring Fork River with River
Stewards Float participants in June. Tim O’Keefe
• We’ve made watershed
a household term in the valley
– people now know what a
watershed is and how valuable
ours is.
• We’ve made riparian
a household term and
demonstrated the importance
of governments and citizens
protecting riverside habitat
on which 80% of wildlife in
Colorado depend.
• We’ve opened people’s
eyes to the underlying
complexity of water issues –
and we serve to untangle the
complexity for citizens and
decision-makers.
• We’ve conducted 16
studies of the watershed and have prioritized future actions.
• We’ve reached 45,700 students and 17,500 adults with
our educational programs
• We’ve protected 280 acres of riparian habitat forever.
• We’ve created a plan that outlines action for the future
protection, restoration, policy and understanding of our rivers.
• We’ve created a unified voice for the watershed.
Over the past 15 years, Roaring Fork Conservancy has
become a leader in the watershed community in Colorado.
With the successes of the past, we will continue to lead to
protect our watershed. In the coming years we will:
• Lead the charge in river restoration projects identified in
the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan.
• Launch targeted education campaigns to empower our
citizenry further.
• Find solutions to new water quality concerns.
• Build the most innovative river education and research
facility in Colorado.
• Affect changes to Colorado water policy.
• Protect even more riparian land.
• Teach thousands of students how to protect their
watershed.
Thank you for being part of Roaring Fork Conservancy’s
efforts to affect change in our watershed. We do more and
more every day with fewer resources. Together we are making
strides towards a healthier watershed.

RIVER SCIENCE
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Macroinvertebrates: the Unsung Heroes of the River
by Chad Rudow & Heather Tattersall, Roaring Fork Conservancy
On a walk down by the river, take a moment to turn
over a rock in the water. Why would one do that? To
see what is underneath, of course! In most places along
the local waterways, there is a whole world of activity
that occurs beneath the surface of the river. While
the fish may get all the glory, macroinvertebrates,
the insects seen crawling on the overturned rock, are
the unsung heroes of a healthy aquatic ecosystem.
Macroinvertebrates are aquatic insects, visible
without a microscope, that live on the bottoms of
rivers and streams. Many anglers may be familiar with
macroinvertebrates later in their lifecycle: some of them
become the stoneflies and caddisflies that are emulated
in hours of delicate fly-tying. But life for these insects
begins long before the hatch, under the rocks and among
the riffles. It is in these early stages of their lives that
macroinvertebrates are moving into the spotlight as an
important biological indicator of overall stream health.
Stream health includes chemical, physical, and
biological integrity, with chemical testing traditionally
garnering most of the attention. The reasoning behind
this is clear: people want to know if their water harbors
harmful contaminants, so these are tested. But because
someone is not monitoring the water quality in every reach
of every stream every day, it is easy to miss something. This
is where macroinvertebrates come in, living a large portion
of their lifecycle within a limited aquatic range, these little
guys don’t miss anything! While
fish are mobile and plants are
seasonal, macroinvertebrates
remain a fixture in all waterways,
even those too small for fish.
Contaminated waterways contain
some macroinvertebrates, though
not the same ones as healthy
rivers. For this reason, the
relatively easy and inexpensive
process of macroinvertebrate
sampling has gained popularity
in stream health evaluations. In
fact, Roaring Fork Conservancy
has recently partnered with the
State of Colorado Water Quality
Control Division to conduct
macroinvertebrate sampling in
the Roaring Fork Valley. With the
help of some hearty volunteers,
Water Quality Specialist Chad
Rudow spent eight days this
fall sampling specifically selected spots throughout the
watershed, collecting macroinvertebrates which were sent to
a state lab for identification and evaluation.
While many types of macroinvertebrates are easy to
identify by family, such as stonefly, mayfly or midge,
identifying these petite life forms to genus or species is best
Above: Volunteers Chris Neral and Jennifer Long help Water
Quality Coordinator Chad Rudow sample macroinvertebrates on
Snowmass Creek this fall. Below: Sifting through the day’s catch of
macroinvertebrates. Tim O’Keefe
left to the experts. The importance of knowing exactly what
resides beneath the rocks in the river is gaining more and
more attention nationally and from the state of Colorado.
The Clean Water Act (CWA) was passed in 1972 with
the given objective “to restore and maintain the chemical,
physical and biological integrity of the Nation’s water.”
While this lofty goal is admirable, figuring out how to
evaluate all the waterways in the nation to determine their
overall health and achieve this goal is a much
bigger issue. After all, one cannot “restore
and maintain” an unexamined river. One
means of evaluation contained in Section
303(d) of the CWA requires each state to list
its known impaired waters every two years.
This biannual listing has become known as
the 303(d) List, with 2012 being the next
listing year. For the 2012 listing, the state
of Colorado has provisionally expanded its
criteria to include Aquatic Life Use, measured
by macroinvertebrate studies. Once placed on
the 303(d) List, a plan must be developed to
implement strategies and controls to regain,
if possible, the trifecta of integrity within
the impaired area. Information collected by
Roaring Fork Conservancy and its volunteers
has routinely been used to impact directly
the creation of Colorado’s 303(d) list.
Additionally, RFC has recently gained party
status within the state, giving our staff a voice
in the process of stream evaluation that is taking place this
fall. Continuing to foster the partnership between RFC
and the state of Colorado Water Quality Division will help
ensure the utility and relevance of current and future studies.
Now gently place that rock and its inhabitants back into
the river; they have an important job to do!
Restoring Coal Basin and the Crystal River Confluence
by Sharon Clarke, Roaring Fork Conservancy; Mike Mechau, Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association; &
Mark Lacy, White River National Forest
Coal Creek has long been
known to be the tributary most
persistently injurious to the
water quality of the Crystal
River. Coal Creek, the Crystal
River, and the community of
Redstone have been significantly
altered by coal mining
activities and Highway 133.
Coal Basin mines were initially
operated from the late 1890s
until around 1910. Mid-Continent
Resources Coal Mine was
reopened in 1955 and operated
until the early 1990s when
bankruptcy forced the closure.
Redstone sits in the
historic floodplain for East and
Coal Creeks and the Crystal
River (the confluence area).
In the 1960s Highway 133 was
rerouted to the west side of the river
and, to accommodate a bridge for the
highway, Coal Creek was straightened
and disconnected from most of its
floodplain. This reduced Coal Creek’s
length and significantly relocated and
altered the confluence, transforming
it from a confluence with multiple
braided channels to a single, short
channel disconnected from the riparian
area. In its present location, Coal
Creek dumps directly into the Crystal
River at the upstream end of Redstone
bringing with it all of its water quality
issues. The elimination of the Coal
Creek’s historical alluvial fan raises
the bed of the Crystal River which
increases flood risk in Redstone. To
reduce this risk levees have been built
Coal Creek reaches the Crystal River in Redstone, two hundred
yards upstream of its historic confluence. Sharon Clarke
One of the most degraded creeks in the watershed, Coal
Creek’s unstable geology and a history of mining contribute to
the high sediment loads shown here. Efforts are underway to
restore this important basin. Mark Lacy
along the Crystal River.
The Mancos shale formations of
Coal Basin are by nature conducive to
erosion, but unstable slopes and roadways
left by Mid-Continent’s extensive
coal mining operations drastically
increased water quality problems and
flood risks. These have been further
aggravated by stream channel simplification
and disconnection from the wetlands.
Impacts on the lower 18 miles
of the Crystal River below the Coal
Creek confluence have been severe. As
a result of the increased sediment load
and effect on natural fish reproduction,
CDOW manages the Crystal River
downstream of Coal Creek as a put and
take fishery.
Since the 1990s, major reclamation
in Coal Basin
has been carried out
under the direction
of the Colorado Division
of Reclamation,
Mining, and Safety
(DRMS). Much was
accomplished with
limited funds, but
due to the magnitude
of the areas disturbed
by the mining
operations and the
inherent geologic
instability of the
area, the reclamation
efforts fell far short of
adequately addressing
many of the watershed
stability problems that
persist and contribute
to impaired water
quality. The Crystal
Valley Environmental
Protection Association,
White River National
Forest, and Roaring Fork
Conservancy are working
together to spearhead
renewed efforts in this
area.
In July individuals
from these organizations
and others joined Steve
Renner, the project
manager for Coal Basin
reclamation for the State
of Colorado, for a productive on-site
look at reclamation issues in Coal
Basin. A cooperative determination to
develop a substantive plan for further
reclamation efforts in Coal Basin is
coalescing.
The overall restoration goal is to
continue to integrate and complete
projects to:
• Stabilize upland soils and restore
native vegetation
• Improve riparian area function/wildlife
value
• Improve instream habitat and
fisheries
• Address water quality issues
• Protect Redstone from flood flow
damages
• Increase late summer flows
Strong and extensive partnerships are
essential to achieve these goals. The
list of potential partners includes:
federal agencies; Colorado state agencies;
local governments; and other
entities such as Redstone Community
Association; private landowners;
Colorado Trout Unlimited; Coal Basin
Cattleman Association; National
Forest Foundation; Redstone Historical
Society; and West Elk Scenic and
Historic Byway. Many of these relationships
have been forged over the
many years of work in the area and new
relationships are developing.
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WATERSHED EDUCATION
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Summer Explorations
Each summer Roaring Fork Conservancy takes people to unique places to teach about rivers.
From top left: Middle school students studying bug life
on the Colorado River near Moab, Utah; learning about
riparian habitat on the Roaring Fork River during a
Northstar Float; Ty Bellmore of the Town of Carbondale
explaining the Carbondale ditch system; participants
rallying at the River Stewards Float; and Kevin Lusk of the
Twin Lakes Company discussing Lost Man Dam. Photos by Tim
O’Keefe & Sarah Johnson
Sarah Woods joins team
In December 2010, Sarah Woods
joined Roaring Fork Conservancy
as Director of Philanthropy. Not
new to the organization, Sarah had
volunteered as the co-chair for River
Rendezvous the past two years.
Sarah is from Mississippi, graduated
from University of Arkansas and then
lived in Los Angeles before moving to Basalt in 1993 with
her husband Robert, who has been a volunteer for River
Rendezvous for 12 years. Sarah has endless energy and lots
of new, fresh ideas on fundraising.
Once Sarah saw river education classes in action, she
decided to start our Children’s Water Education Fund as
she saw a definite need to continue teaching our Valley
school children the importance of keeping our waters
healthy and clean.
Sarah is responsible not only for fundraising for our
programs, but also for securing the donations and grants
needed to build the River Center. This monumental
project is underway and we are searching for a lead gift
partner that will allow us to begin building in 2012. We
currently have more than two million dollars raised. Sarah
has opened new doors for the River Center project that
had not been considered in the past and we look forward
to many successes in the next year.
Please join us in welcoming Sarah to “our family” and be
on the lookout for her call as she seeks donors for the River
Center to keep our programs alive and prospering.
Empowering ‘Teachers’ Multiplies Educational Impact
by Tim O’Keefe, Roaring Fork Conservancy
How do you take an educational
staff of 2½ and teach 45,000
residents, 10,000 school
children, and more than
100,000 visitors to the Roaring
Fork Watershed? You empower
others to help you. For the
past 10 years, Roaring Fork
Conservancy has multiplied
its educational efforts by
training other organizations and
individuals to teach others to
become river protectors. When
we teach other ‘teachers’, our
reach often goes well beyond
the 7,500 students and adults we
directly contact each year.
Below are some of the programs that help us reach tens
of thousands of people each year:
Teaching raft guides about the Roaring Fork Watershed
this summer. Tim O’Keefe
River Guide School
The old joke goes, “How do you know when a raft guide
is lying? His lips are moving.” We started the River Guide
School in 2003 to counter that adage and give commercial
raft guides something wholesome and relevant to talk about.
Hundreds of guides have received our trainings over the
past nine years. With thousands of locals and tourists rafting
local rivers each summer, raft guides have a captive audience
on the resource we are working to protect. In 2011, we
worked with six commercial whitewater rafting companies
to conduct three-hour on-water trainings with 100 guides.
Each training covered basics such as watersheds 101, current
water issues, Colorado River plumbing, Colorado water law,
and riparian habitat protection. After the float, each guide
receives encouragement to learn more about the rivers they
are running so that they can leave their guests with a more
well-rounded and insightful experience and potentially put
more money in their own pockets.
Colorado Water 101 Trainings
Our education staff also works with like-minded
organizations to train their staff and volunteers in the
essentials of Colorado water. Each year we teach 15
seasonal naturalists at the Aspen Center for Environmental
Studies about how water works in Colorado. Many of these
naturalists have lived and worked in places other than
Colorado, and our training underscores the importance
of water to the arid west. These trainings enhance their
naturalist guided tours on local mountains with visitors from
all over the world.
We’ve also taught many of The Forest Conservancy’s
volunteer rangers who work on the White River National
Forest. Through our trainings they have learned about
watersheds, riparian habitat, water rights, and roving
interpretation. These volunteers interact with thousands of
hikers and visitors throughout the watershed each summer
and fall and are now armed with useful information and
maps about our local water resources.
Certified Interpretive Guide
Training
In 2007, Roaring Fork
Conservancy invested in
certifying our staff through
the National Association for
Interpretation. Interpretation is
a mission-based communication
process that forges emotional and
intellectual connections between
the interests of the audience and
the meanings inherent in the
resource. This is a technical way
of saying that we help people
connect to and understand
our rivers. The certification
trainings have improved our programs and allowed us
to teach interpretive techniques to interpretive guides,
rangers, exhibit designers, and historians at a dozen other
organizations.
River Watch Trainings
Each year Colorado River Watch trains teachers and
citizen stream teams in water quality sampling protocols
and techniques to bolster the network of sampling around
Colorado. Roaring Fork Conservancy oversees the
largest network of monitoring sites (30) within the River
Watch network. Each fall Chad Rudow, Roaring Fork
Conservancy’s Water Quality Coordinator, joins other
instructors in teaching River Watch protocols to educators
from around the state. He also offers local trainings for
citizen Stream Team volunteers and school groups as needed.
If your group or company is interested in having Roaring
Fork Conservancy conduct a training, please contact Tim
Children’s Water Education
Fund raises $25,000
Launched in April 2011, the
Children’s Water
Children’s Water Education
Education Fund Fund has raised $25,000
to-date to support Roaring
Fork Conservancy educational efforts in our schools.
Contributions to this fund help:
• provide scholarships and funding support for fieldbased
experiences for about 6,000 students each year
• provide needed scientific equipment such as microscopes,
kick-nets and water quality monitoring kits
• ensure that future decision-makers have a solid understanding
of rivers and water.
Join those making a difference for our children by
contributing to the Children’s Water Education Fund at
www.roaringfork.org.
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WATERSHED PLANNING
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Roaring Fork Watershed Plan Complete, Fun Begins
by Mark Fuller, Ruedi Water and Power Authority; and Sharon Clarke, Roaring Fork Conservancy
The Roaring Fork Watershed Plan is
complete! The March 2011 draft was revised
based on comments by local governments,
water management agencies, and interested
citizens. In the coming months we will
revisit all the watershed’s local jurisdictions
seeking adoption of a resolution in support
of the plan as an advisory document. Having
this local backing will be beneficial as
grants and other types of support is sought
to accomplish the plan’s recommended
actions. Jeff Crane, executive director
of the Colorado Watershed Assembly,
recently called the plan “the best and most
extensive watershed plan I have seen.”
Now, the real work and, some might add, the fun
begins accomplishing the 200 recommended actions found
in the plan. Work has begun on some of these, particularly
the nine actions identified as Urgent. For example:
• Pitkin County is working on a template for a “self
inspection” checklist and memo to homeowners to improve
public education regarding individual onsite wastewater
treatment systems.
• Roaring Fork Conservancy is working with many other
entities, landowners, resource experts, and other interested
parties to plan and implement riparian/ instream protection
Join Roaring Fork Conservancy
as a Business Member
In the fall of 2011,
Roaring Fork Conservancy
launched a new campaign
to build up its business
membership. Every
business depends on
healthy water and many
businesses in the Roaring
BUSINESS MEMBER
Fork Watershed depend
directly on healthy rivers (think flyfishing,
rafting, for example). Your business can join
Roaring Fork Conservancy as a business member
at the introductory rate of $50 or more per year.
Membership benefits include:
• Invitations to membership events
• Subscription to our publications
• Membership window sticker
• Recognition in River Currents newsletter
• Listing on Roaring Fork Conservancy’s website
• Knowing you support essential river research,
education, monitoring and conservation work
Join today at www.roaringfork.org/biz.
and restoration projects in the four focus
areas.
• Pitkin County has conducted
site-specific study of environmental and
recreational flows needed for the Roaring
Fork River reach through Aspen.
• Roaring Fork Conservancy is working
with Northwest Colorado Council of
Governments, Colorado Water Trust, and
Western River Institute to investigate
if water conservation translates to
environmental benefits under Colorado
water law and then pursue opportunities for
water conservation where appropriate.
• Roaring Fork Conservancy is
developing innovative ways to reach
riverfront property owners building on our extensive
education efforts including our Citizen’s Guide to Riverfront
Property.
• It is also important for the watershed plan to have a
brand. We have begun a branding process that will involve
people instrumental in the watershed planning process.
To download a copy of the plan including the
accompanying matrices and to keep informed about
Watershed Plan implementation see www.roaringfork.org/
watershedplan.
2011 Photo
Contest Winners
1st Place Amateur (tie):
Got It All
by Dan Glidden
1st Place Professional:
Cattle Creek
by Allison Austin
View more photos online at
www.roaringfork.org/photo
1st Place Amateur (tie):
Reflecting on Fall
by Shawn Phinney
Diversions, Dam, and Recreation affect Fryingpan River
by Sharon Clarke, Roaring Fork Conservancy
The headwaters of the Fryingpan
Sub-watershed drain westward
from the Continental Divide
into the Fryingpan River, which
meets the Roaring Fork River at
Basalt. The Colorado Midland
Railroad, which breached the
Continental Divide through
the Hagerman Tunnel, operated
in the Fryingpan River Valley
from 1887 until 1918. It
linked Colorado Springs and
Leadville with the Roaring
Fork Valley. The Fryingpan-
Arkansas (Fry-Ark) Project,
constructed in the 1960s, is a
large transmountain diversion
project whose infrastructure is
evident throughout the sub-watershed’s
headwaters in the form of diversion
tunnels and Ruedi Reservoir, which was
built to compensate the West Slope for
the Fry-Ark Project’s water depletions.
The small communities of Meredith
and Thomasville lie in the upper subwatershed,
and a number of homes
ring the perimeter of Ruedi Reservoir.
The Fryingpan River Valley serves
as a popular destination for outdoor
recreation. One of the largest issues
in this sub-watershed has been how
management of Ruedi Reservoir affects
streamflows, the aquatic ecosystem,
and angling activities in the lower
Fryingpan River.
Some key findings from the State of
the Watershed Report include:
• Most of the sub-watershed’s major
headwater streams are strongly
influenced by the transmountain
diversions related to the Fryingpan-
Arkansas (Fry-Ark) Project. The
upper Fryingpan River’s hydrologic
regime – including flow magnitude,
duration, and inter-annual variation
– has been dramatically changed,
with an average of 41% of the subwatershed’s
yield diverted to the East
Slope annually.
• Flows are significantly altered
below Ruedi Reservoir. From August
to April developed flows are higher
than pre-developed flows due to
reservoir releases. During the peak
flow months of May through July,
developed flows are significantly less
than pre-developed flows as water is
diverted by the Fry-Ark Project or
held in the reservoir for release later
in the season. There is also a reduction
in small and large floods.
Ruedi Reservoir releases increase
late summer, fall, and winter flows,
moderate water temperatures, and
enhance fishing opportunities in the
lower Fryingpan River.
• In the sub-watershed, the Fryingpan
River has good water quality
suitable for all specified uses.
• Impacts and threats to riparian and
instream habitat sustainability below
Ruedi Reservoir include
trails and related disturbance
(25%); roadcuts, bridges, and
culverts (37%); development
(12%); weeds (48% on the
left bank and 89% on the
right bank); and flow alteration
(76%).
• Riparian habitat has been
modified over a majority of
the lower Fryingpan River.
On the left bank, 9% is high
quality, 58% slightly modified,
and 33% moderately modified.
The right bank is 13% moderately
modified, 57% heavily
modified, and 30% severely
degraded.
• Forty-nine percent of
instream habitat in the Lower
Fryingpan River is moderately
modified, 32% heavily
modified, and 19% severely
Fryingpan River Mariah Shipp
degraded.
• Upstream of Ruedi
Reservoir brown and brook
trout are the dominant
trout species. The longest
Gold Medal Fishery in the
state stretches from Ruedi
Dam to Glenwood Springs,
including the lower Fryingpan
River. It is mainly
comprised of brown trout.
• CNHP identified three
Potential Conservation
Areas (PCAs) for riparian
biodiversity attributes, and
five PCAs that contain
important instream biodiversity
values. The SHI
identified two Conservation Areas of
Concern in the sub-watershed.
• The Seven Castles Creek area in
the lower Fryingpan River Valley has
been identified by the Roaring Fork
and Fryingpan Rivers Multi-Objective
Study as a major debris flow site
that delivers high sediment loads to
the river. It experienced a significant
debris flow event in the summer of
2007.
See the 2008 State of the Watershed
Report for more information on this
and other sub-watersheds at: www.
roaringfork.org/watershedplan.
Elevation: 6,583-14,163 feet
Land: 289 square miles (approximately
20% of Roaring Fork Watershed)
Ecoregions: Elevational bands of
Alpine Zone, Crystalline Subalpine
Zone, Sedimentary Subalpine Forests,
Sedimentary Mid-elevation Forests, and a
small amount of Foothill Shrublands near
Basalt
Main Tributaries: North and South
Fork of the Fryingpan River, Ivanhoe,
Cunningham, Last Chance, Lime, and
Rocky Fork creeks
Riparian and instream species of
concern: Colorado River cutthroat
trout; boreal toad; Northern goshawk;
American Peregrine Falcon, white-tailed
ptarmigan; olive-sided, willow, and
Cordilleran flycatchers; American dipper;
MacGillivray’s warbler; pine marten;
Canada lynx; mountain bladder fern;
Altai cottongrass; Montane Wet Meadows
and Riparian Forest; Lower Montane and
Subalpine Riparian Willow Carrs
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SUB-WATERSHED SPOTLIGHT
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From top left: Releasing trout in the
Fryingpan River; 2011 Robert Billingsley
River Conservator Award co-recipient Peter
McBride; Co-receipient Jonathan Waterman;
Jonathan and Peter signing their books;
enjoying dinner prepared by Bravo Fine
Catering – Jimmy Nadell; Sarah Woods, Event
Co-Chair and Roaring Fork Conservancy
Director of Philanthropy; Maria Maniscalchi,
Event Co-Chair; Carter Brooksher, President
Roaring Fork Conservancy Rivers Council;
Frying Pan Blue Grass Band. More photos
online at www.roaringfork.org/rendezvous.
Photos by Mark Burrows
River Rendezvous
Sponsors
Underwriters
($15,000+)
Randy & Ken Kendrick
Nancy & Rich Kinder
River Protectors
($10,000 to $14,999)
Carter & Dane Brooksher
Patsy & George
Conrades
El Jebeverage
Cornelia & Meredith
Long
River Guardians
($5,000- $9,999)
Alpine Bank
Louise & Clay Bennett
Susan & Gary Blackie
River Monitors
($2,500-$4,999)
Judy & David Baum
Charlotte & Dan Blanks
Jane & Pat Bolin
Sandy & David Burden
Kathy & Bob Courson
Eleanor & Hal Davis
Muffy & Andy
DiSabatino
Marilyn & Bill Getz
Joyce & Bill Gruenberg
Ruth & Dave Hoff
Eveline Hoffman & Joel
Strumph
Marianne & Dick Kipper
Prehm Ranch
Sue & Walt Rakowich
Wendy & John Seiple
Taylor Creek Fly Shop
Carol & John Walter
Kay & Robert Watson
Marjory Weber
River Guardian
($10,000 or more)
Alpine Bank - Corporate
Gary & Susan Blackie
Dane & Carter Brooksher
George & Patsy Conrades
Lester & Brenda Crain
Bill & Marilyn Getz
Ken & Randy Kendrick
Rich & Nancy Kinder
Meredith & Cornelia Long
The Roaring Fork Club
Gold Medal Circle
($5,000 - 9,999)
Clay & Louise Bennett
Dan & Charlotte Blanks
Ronald & Michelle Brown
David & Sandy Burden
Muriel Cody
Marvy & Elaine Finger
Jim Gilchrist & Lynn
Nichols
Bill & Joyce Gruenberg
Pat & Jane Bolin Family
Foundation
John M. & Anne E. Rusnak
Patrick & Lindsay Wilhelm
Larry & Phyllis Yaw
Benefactor
($1,000 - 4,999)
Brad Ayers
Back Door Catering
David & Judy Baum
Steven & Teresa Beal
John Black
Blum-Kovler Foundation
Randall & Allison Bone
Frank & Eileen Bresnan
Bristlecone Mountain Sports
Molly M. Brooks
Ed & Sandy Calesa
John & Laurel Catto
John & Pat Cooper
Bob & Kathy Courson
Carol Craig
Hal & Eleanor Davis
Robert & Karen Davis
Andy & Muffy DiSabatino
Laura Donnelley
Charlie Farver & Karen
Gitchl
Marlin Fiola
Stanley D. Gertzbein &
Marianne Antoniak
Richard & Holly Glasier
Basil & Donna Griffin
Cap & Jennifer Grossman
Stephen & Karen Hessl
David & Ruth Hoff
Eveline Hoffman & Joel
Strumph
Bob & Mary Holt
Don & Nancy Kempf
Dick & Marianne Kipper
Harold & Bonnie
Kloosterman
Bill & Wendy Kortepeter
Warren Kruger
Doug & Rebecca Leibinger
Mark Leydecker &
Natasha Long
Reagan & Debra Majoria
Ann McAlpin
John & Laurie McBride
McKee Family Foundation
Edward & Karen Miller
John & Jeanie Morris
Rick Neiley & Maria
Maniscalchi
Ann Nichols
Bob & Carol Olson
Kirk & Susan Patrick
Patrick, Miller & Kropf, PC
Pike & Jan Peterson
Jerry & Kathy Pettit
R.H. Crossland Foundation
Walt & Sue Rakowich
Stewart & Lynda Resnick
Bill Riffle & Ruann Ernst
John & Nancy Schneider
Mike Seikel
John W. & Wendy Seiple
Fall flow. Peter McBride
Robert Singer
Taylor Creek Fly Shop
Buddy & Ellen Temple
The Nick DeWolf
Foundation
Michael & AJ Thompson
William & Anne Tobey
Herbert & Cheryl Ann
Towning
Charlie & Betsy Townsend
John & Mary Ann Virant
John & Carol Walter
Robert & Kay Watson
Margie Weber
Dwight West
David Wilhelm
Robert & Sarah Woods
Bill & Jean Wunderlich
Will & Alecia Young
Conservation Partner
($500 - 999)
Carol Batchelder
Bighorn Toyota, Inc.,
Stephen Zeder
Edward & Janie Bradley
Tania Clark
Colorado River Water
Conservation District
Lis Conners
John & Susan Cottle
Robert Darnall
Greg Didier & Terry Rogers
Frances Dittmer
Michael & Tiffany Ernemann
David & Kathy Finholm
Alison Friedman
Berthod Motors, Don Gerbaz
Ned & Kay Holmes
Michael & Carol Hundert
Brian & Kathy Johnson
Kyle & Kirsten Johnstone
Chris Keller
Jim & Jan Kingham
Bill & Marianne Lederer
Andrew & Christine Light
Carl & Donna Linnecke
Laurie McBride
Kent & Beth Meager
Scott Miller
Bill & Candy Palmer
Virginia M. Parker
Robert Pew
Bill & Jayne Poss
Will & Kristin Price
Garrett & Dorretta Reuss
James Richardson
Jim & Judy Rifkin
Philip & Marcia Rothblum
Andy & Cindy Russell
Tony & Diane Rutgers
Joe & Liz Scofield
Daniel & Isa Catto Shaw
Thomas & Martha Singleton
Dan & Pam Turley
Jack Wilkie
David & Susan Young
Spawnsor
($200 - 499)
Dana Adoretti
Alpine Bank Glenwood
Springs, Bill Sanderson
Amy Shelton McNutt
Charitable Trust
Suzanne Atkinson
Karen Beard
David Behrhorst &
Donna Fisher
Jack & Chris Bergstrom
Tom & Sallie Bernard
Judy Bleiler
Scott & Ashley Bohn
Laurie Bomba
Ted & Annatje Borchelt
Bruce & Lynn Bowen
Mark Brown
Shelley Burke
John & Kay Callison
Franklin & Barbara Carson
Royal & Debbie Carson
Merlin Clarke & Marcia
Maizel Clarke
Howard & Lise Cohen
Tony & Kate Comer
David Corbin
Marcia Corbin
Edward & Sherry Ann
Dayton
Jack & Cindi Donovan
Buzz & Carol Dopkin
Zachary & Mary Dortlinger
Bill & Martha Drake
Leroy & Janice Duroux
Bruce & Pamela Earthman
Stephen & Jennifer
Ellsperman
Michael Fain & Judith
Barnard
Rolen & Patricia Ferris
Jerry & Nanette Finger
Robert J. & Janet Firth
Barbara Franklin
Ashley Friedman
Cassia Furman
Barbara Gold
Javier & Laura Gonzalez-
Bringas
Jack & Cheryll Goodman
Jim & Mary Griffith
Ken & Joan Gutner
Ted Guy & Susann Siebert
Barbara Hammer
Missy Hill
Roger Hinds
Robert & Janet Hoffman
Holy Cross Energy
Round-Up Foundation
George & Sandy Kahle
Stephen & C.P. Kanipe
Heather Kirby
Tom & Ann Korologos
James & Linda Landers
Donald & Mimi Leslie
Jim & Dianne Light
Tom & Sandy Lloyd
Rich Lofaro
Peter A. Looram
John & Rita Madden
Patrick & Kristen Maley
Ed Mascarin
Lynn & Frances Mayhan
Sharon McBay
Peter McBride
Randy & Linda McCloy
John McDermott
Bill & Suzy McKee
Michael & Charlotte McLain
Louis & Cindy Meyer
Michael Miller & Carol
Murphy
Bob Millette & Maggie
Pedersen
Gayle Morgan
David & Laura Mulkey
Ken Neubecker & Paula
Fothergill
Trisha Nichols
George & Win Norman
Ronald & Marian Norman
James E. Noyes
Bette Oakes
Gail Orrick
Sondra Pfeffer
Bernard & Sidney Poncelet
Wes & Yvette Powell
Carol Racine
Bill & Lynn Rafferty
John & Jennifer Randle
Bob & Joyce Rankin
Ken & Emily Ransford
Sara Ransford
Rachel Richards
River Restoration.org
Roaring Fork Family
Physicians
Rotary Club-Aspen Glen
Walter & Carol Ruch
John & Alice Sabl
Merlyn & Anita Sampels
Bob Schultz
Seven Star Rebekah Lodge
No. 91
Herb & Earlene Seymour
Frank Shelden & Ann
Gregory
John & Patsy Shields
Greg & Ann Smith
Bill Spence & Sue Edelstein
Stephen & Sandy Stay
Sunsense Solar, Inc.
Lucia Swanson
Harry & Karen Teague
The Schmitt Family
Charitable Foundation
Markee Travis
Trout Unlimited Ferdinand
Hayden Chapter
Karen Tutwiler
Bill & Jessie Van Lieshout
Michael & Suzanne Vernon
Michael & Rhonda Vess
Gayle Waterman
Cynthia Wayburn
Betty Weiss
Sam & Kris Weller
Brit & Sherry White
Donn & Marlane Willins
King Woodward
Kent Wunderlich
Fletcher & Valerie Yaw
Susan De Saint Phalle
Outfitter
($100 - 199)
Lawrence & Joan Altman
Margie & Marvin
Amernick
Becky Ayres
Bob & Marci Beattie
Douglas & Sheryl Bech
David Bork
Stuart & Lotta Brafman
Margie & Paul Broome
Winifred Brown
Bill Burge
Larry Cohen
Cole West Corp
Ned Collum
Colorado 500, Inc.
Paul D’Amato & Beth
Cashdan
Lassiter Electric Inc.
Ellen T. Knous, CPA
August 2010 - August 2011
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DONOR HONOR ROLL
W. Durand Eppler & Jean
Scandlyn
European Caterers
Suzanne Farver & Clint
Capp
Jonathan Feinberg
James Fosnaught & Anna
Itenberg
Will & Bev Frothingham
David & Jean Goldstein
Christopher & Martha
Granger
Joshua Jebediah Graul
Tim & Kay Hagman
Nick & Mary Harris
Wayne & Judi Harris
Kim & Maura Harrower
Trautlinde Heater
Tim Heng
Kristen Henry
Robert & Sue Hess
John Hornblower
Charles & Sandy Israel
Richard & Debbie Jelinek
Kristen Jensen
Peter & Sandy Johnson
Sarah Johnson
Kevin Messerschmidt &
Denise Jurgens
Jeffrey Kallenberg
Barry Kaseff
Mark & Marianne Keating
Albert & Susan Kern
Michael & Nancy Kish
Steve & Ramsey Kropf
Tommy Latousek & Eva
Malanowski
Richard & Jean Leety
Denison Levy
Bill & Carol Lightstone
Brian & Katy Link
Michael Lipkin & Jody
Guralnick
Rick & Lindsay Lofaro
Verna Lofaro
John & Tina MacDonald
Michael & Martha McCoy
Jons & Barbara Milnor
Bob & Lesley Morse
Mt. Daly Enterprises, LLC
Mt. Sopris Historical
Society
Neiley & Alder
Steven & Nancy Nemerovski
Frank S. Peters &
Marjory M. Musgrave
James & Hensley Peterson
Susan Phillips
Robert & Carolyn Purvis
Barbara Reese
John & Hope Reese
John & Louisa Ritsick
Rob & Mary Rose
John Rowland & Sarah
Broughton
Russets
Andy Sandler & Karen
Degerberg
Rob & Diane Schwener
Joel Scott
Maggie Spence
Chris & Susan Touchette
Mack & Carol Trapp
Jamie Tredeaux
Chuck & Linda Vidal
Eric Vozick & Jill
Gruenberg
Robin Waters
Letitia Wenisch
Craig & Laura White
Andre & Julie Wille
Hugh & Nan Williamson,
El Puente Foundation
Richard & Eva Winn
Mary Logan Wolf
Raymond & Shauna
Young
Patrick & Trisha Youssi
Basic Member
($25 - 99)
20/20 Eye Care
Pauline Adams
Allen Adger
Mary P. Ballou
Bruce & Gerry Barker
Jim & Ruth Barnes
Jonathan & Beth Barnes
Richard & Linda
Beidleman
Catherine Berg
Verena Frei Bishop
Christopher & Cynthia
Blachly
Black Shack Architects
John & Liz Bokram
Tim Boyle & Sarah Lovatt
Ted & Karen Bristol
Darrell Brown & Suzanne
McNitt
Michelle Brune
Mrs. James Bulkley
Jack Butterfield & Jeanne
Beaudry
Cheryl Lynn Cain
Roger & Helen Carlsen
Thomas & Carol Graf
Carnish
Dennis & Penny Carruth
Chris & Terry Chacos
Steve & Donna Chase
Dennis & Dexter Cirillo
Willard & Anne Clapper
Angela Clarke & Patricia
Motyka
Barbara Coddington
Jeffrey Conklin
Chris Cook
Jack & Gesine Crandall
Kristine Crandall
Jeff Crane & Diane Hackl
Steven Deliyianis
Nancy Dever
Michele Diamond
Chuck & Doris M. Downey
Epicurious
Robert & Kathy Ezra
Doug & Dorothea Farris
Tom & Darlynn Fellman
Phil & Anne Freedman
Katherine Fry
Mark Fuller & Penny Atzet
Gib & Mary Gardner
Brent Gardner-Smith
Mike & Jessica
Giebenhain
Doreen Goldyn
Les Gray
Steve Hach
David Hamilton
Margret B. Hampleman
Connie Harvey
Kea & Adele Hause
Jennifer Hawks
Bentley & Sandy
Henderson
Robin & Kendall Henry
Ann Hodges
Peter & Nancy Hoffmann
Bayard & Karen Hollins
Vinh Hua & Vinh Luu
Jim Jensen
Dave Johnson
Eric O. Johnston
Tom & Mary Beth Joiner
Larry Jones
Rodney & Valerie Britt-
Kalberg
Bill & Caroline Kane
Lois Kelly
Roaring Fork dawn. Janine Whiterell
Nancy Kelly
John & Mary Killebrew
Darrell & Deborah Kirch
Steve Knous
Dave Kodama & Zuleika
Pevec
Heidi Kowar
Mark Lacy & Sharon Clarke
Karen Lanier
Ronald & Lorchid Larue
Elizabeth Granger Lewis
Steven Litz
John Livingston
Jamie Lofaro
William & Barbara Lorah
Stephen & Deb Lyons
Karen C. McConnell
Laura Makar
Kathleen Mann
Katie Martinez
Harry & Jerri Mayer
Tony & Mona Mazza
Chip McCrory & Rachel
Dayton
Jerry & Pat McGrew
Ray Meyer & Cathy
Montgomery
Jack & Fran Mikaloff
Jean Moore
Tom & Carolyn Moore
Dave & Stephanie Munk
Leslie Newbury
Tim & Marina O’Keefe
Craig O’Brien
David Olmsted & Jacqui
Matthews
Dale & Charlotte Paas
Richard Parachini
Tom Paxton
Daryl & Laurie Pederson
Marian Perregaux
Meghan Perry
Peter Pierson
Mary Polite
Rachel Anne Polver
Linda Porter
Craig & Jill Rathbun
Anna Norine Rhudy
Shirley Rhudy
Ken Riley
J. Clement Rinehart
Roaring Forge, LLC
Jonathan Ross
Tom & Katie Rubel
Chad & Tiffanie Rudow
Fritz & Trudy Rudow
Bob Rugile & Amy Maron
Scott & Allyson Russell
Greg & Heather Rydell
Craig & Sally Sakin
Tom & Lois Sando
Todd & Jenny Sauer
Mike Sawyer
Phyllis & Lawrence F.
Schneider
Judith J. Schramm
Alan & Gail Schwartz
Jim Sears & Andrea
Holland-Sears
Jack Sebesta
Nicole Seltzer
Robert & Barbara Sheldon
Dan & Carolyn Shipp
Ron Simpson
Dan & Andrea Sprick
John Stickney & Lee Beck
Bruce Stolbach
Franz Stone
Christopher Sturm
Edward M. Sullivan
John Swomley & Jennifer
Roberts
Mitchell & Kathleen Sydoryk
Heather Tattersall
Jill Teehan
Matthew Thompson
Bill & Syd Tofany
Linda Ukraine
David & Jackie Wagner
Craig & Becky Ward
Melissa Waters
Michael & Sherra Weil
Gordon & Lynn Whitmer
James Wild
Diane Wills
Lee Wilson
Dottie Wolcott
Carrie Wolfer
John & Robin Wood
Paul & Angie Young
Ed & Cindy Zasacky
Other
($1-24)
Aspen Walking Tours LLC
Carolyn Balmer
Vicki Bauer
Gary Beach
Danielle Beevers
Beverly A. Campbell
Rich Carr
Michael Conners
Stacey McLendon Craft
Crawford-Arensman Family
Richard Duddy
Jen Engel
Mark & Judy Feinsinger
Stephanie Fitzpatrick
Donald J. Fleisher
John & Mary Lou Flynn
Clare Fuller
Gary & Sandie Gardner
Daniel Glidden
Ann Harris
William & Kathy Hegberg
Charles Hopton
Alex Irvin
Michael Kinsley
Pat Kraft
Theresa St. Laurent
Scott Limdenau
Gere & Barbara Loudon
Laura Maine
Judie Malievsky
Julia Marshall
Earl & Gail McKerrihan
Bob & Beth Mehall
Mary Anne Meyer
Scott & Cathy Miller
Ernie Minney
Tom Morrison
John & Susan Mount
Myers & Company
Gary O’Neill
Kenneth Olson
Lynne Pfrimmer Mace
William W. Poague
Gino & Donna Rossetti
Elayne Rossi
Kristen Sabel
Dean Seader & Nicole
Cattaneo
Glen Sibley
Mark Simpkins
Jane Stemsrud
Jinx Stone
Corey Strahm
Libby Sullivan
Lois Teegarden
Mike & Liz Thele
Marjorie True
Lindsey Utter
Hunt Walker
Elizabeth Ward
Bill Welcher & Joyce
Hardy
River Rendezvous
Live Auction Item
Donors
Sheryl & Doug Bech
Brexi Brasserie, Samantha
& Craig Cordts-Pierce
Janet Davis
Holland America Cruise
Lines
David O. Marlow
The Orchard at the
Carneros Inn / Timbers
Resorts, Sandy
& David Burden
Roaring Fork Club
River Rendezvous
Silent Auction Item
Donors
Ajax Bike & Sport
Alpine Ace Harware
Alpine Angling / Roaring
Fork Anglers
Amy Silverman
Anne Byard
Aspen Club & Spa
Aspen Floor Covering
Aspen Glen Club
Aspen Institute of Plastic
& Reconstructive
Surgery
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
Andrea Morales
Barbara Walker
Bed Bath & Beyond
Bighorn Toyota, Inc.,
Stephen Zeder
Bill & Jessie Van Lieshout
Bill & Joyce Gruenberg
Bill & Kathy Rodman
BLT
Bob & Arlene Earhart
Brandon Soucie
Bristlecone Mountain
Sports
Bruce LeMire
Cache Cache
Cameron Scott
City Market, Aspen
City Market, El Jebel
Clark’s Market
Copi Vojta
Cottonwood Ranch &
Kennel
Crystal Fly Shop &
Independent Flyfishing
Guides
Crystal Glass Studio
Crystal River Meat
Custom Log, LTD.
Dale Ratliff
Dan Weiss
Dane & Carter Brooksher
David & Kathy Finholm
David & Debbie Hunt
Dede Cusimano
Dick & Marianne Kipper
Donald & Jill Sheeley
Doug Rohrbaugh
Downvalley Tavern
Dr. Roger Davis & Dr.
Nancy Thomas
Jeff Dysart
El Korita Restaurant
Epicurious
European Antiques
David Finholm
Fishpond
Frank Norwood
Gisella
Harold & Bonnie
Kloosterman
Hayes Silver &
Goldsmithing
Tim Heng
Herb & Earlene Seymour
Hotel Jerome
Il Mulino New York
il Poggio
J. Clement Rinehart
James Morris
Jane Ogden
Janis Dybdahl
Jazz Aspen
Jan E O’s Jewelry
John Hart
John Livingston
John Taylor
Jon Waterman
Josef & Nancy Maison
Judy Pearce
Kea Hause
Kemo Sabe
Ken & Randy Kendrick
Ken Everett
Ken Robinson
Kitchen Collage
Konnyaku
Kristin McClinht
Kyle Holt
L’Hostaria
La Maison
Little Nell
Maggie Mathisen
Main Street Spirits
Merlin Clarke & Marcia
Maizel Clarke
Midland Baking Company
Mountain Blue Turf Farm
Myers & Company
Nuages
Pan & Fork Supper Club
Restaurant Six 89
Riverside Grill
Roaring Forge, LLC
Roaring Fork Club
Robert & Candice
Christensen
Robert & Sarah Woods
Russets
Rustique Bistro
Shelli Craig
Sopris Lighting
St. Moritz Lodge
Jeremy Stott
Syzygy
Tempranillo
The Marble Gallery
Timbers Resort
Trapper’s Lake Lodge
Ute City
Victoria’s Espresso &
Wine Bar
Marty Voller
Walden Watercolors
Will Sands
William & Anne Tobey
Willits Wine & Spirits
Woody Creek Tavern
In Honor of Andy Fromm &
Laurie Bomba
Jeff & Rhonda Fromm
Jennifer Paul
In Honor of Bob Loubier
Aldie Jennings Loubier
In Honor of Frank Shelden
Frank Shelden & Ann
Gregory
In Honor of Leroy Duroux’s
Birthday
Robert & Amy French
In Honor of Mike & Margaret
Simmons
Leonard M. Simmons
In Honor of Rick & Lotsie
Holton
Rob & Katie Holton
In Memory of Dale & Jean
Christensen
Dave & Diana Flett
In Memory of John Wenisch
Letitia Wenisch
In Memory of Richard
Goldstein
Rose Community
Foundation
In Memory of Vinko Tavcar
Randy & Nancy
Crenshaw
On Behalf of Peter Hoffmann
Aspen Skiing Company
Environment Foundation
In Memory of Ed Perregaux
Barbara Brines
Dane & Carter Brooksher
Leann Eustis
James Gilliam & Connie
Overton
Gordon Cooper Library
Bill & Joyce Gruenberg
Peter & Jony Larrowe
Lift Up
Joe & Sandra McMullen
Darrell & Jane Munsell
Ed & Cheryl Perregaux
Paul & Shirley Perregaux
Jack Sebesta
John Stickney & Lee
Beck
Ted Stude
Robert & Sarah Woods
Supporting
Organizations
Alpine Christian
Academy
Aspen School District
Aspen Country Day
School
Aspen Historical Society
Aspen Skiing Co.
Environment Foundation
Aspen Youth Center
Basalt Elementary School
Basalt High School
Basalt Middle School
Blue Creek Ranch HOA
Blue Lake Preschool
Breckenridge Heritage
Alliance
Bridges High School
Camp Aspen/Snowmass
Carbondale Community
School
Carbondale Middle
School
City of Aspen
Crystal River Elementary
School
Garfield County
Glenwood Springs
Elementary School
Glenwood Springs Middle
School
Gordon Cooper Library
Green Mountain Coffee
Roasters
Ironbridge POA
Kootenay Resources, LLC
Midland Point HOA
Park East HOA
Pitkin County
Pitkin County Open
Space & Trails
Prehm Ranch
Roaring Fork School
District RE-1
Ross Montessori School
Rotary Club - Snowmass
Village
Snowmass Club
Ruedi Water & Power
Authority
Sopris Elementary School
St. Stephens Catholic
School
Thompson Divide
Coalition
The Thrift Shop of Aspen
Town of Snowmass
Village
Valley View Hospital
In-Kind
Blazing Adventures
Dylan Gibson, D.M.D.
Kootenay Resources, LLC
Microsoft
Mount Sopris
Conservation District
Reese Henry & Company
Rock Gardens Rafting
Fletcher & Valerie Yaw
RIVER CURRENTS
is published by Roaring Fork
Conservancy twice annually.
Roaring Fork Conservancy is
the watershed conservation
organization for the Roaring
Fork Valley. Our mission is
to inspire people to explore, value
and protect the Roaring Fork
Watershed. We are an independent
501(c)(3) not-for-profit
organization based in Basalt,
Colorado, the geographic center
of the Roaring Fork Watershed.
Roaring Fork Conservancy was
founded in December 1996 to
bring people together to protect
our rivers. We appreciate your
support and comments.
ROARING FORK
CONSERVANCY
P.O. Box 3349
200 Basalt Center Circle #120
Basalt, Colorado 81621
Tel: (970) 927-1290
Fax: (970) 927-1264
Web: www.roaringfork.org
E-mail: info@roaringfork.org
Board of Directors:
Diane Schwener, President
Stephen Ellsperman, V.P.
Ramsey Kropf, Secretary
Gail Orrick, Treasurer
Carter Brooksher
Andrew Light
Jim Light
Rick Lofaro
Louis Meyer
Rick Neiley
Jennifer Sauer
Larry Yaw
Program Staff:
Rick Lofaro,
Executive Director
Claire Britt,
Office Manager
Sharon Clarke,
Land & Water Conservation
Specialist
Sarah Johnson,
Education Coordinator
Tim O’Keefe,
Education Director
Chad Rudow,
Water Quality Coordinator
Sarah Woods,
Director of Philanthropy
August 2010 - August 2011
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P.O. Box 3349 ~ Basalt, Colorado 81621
NONPROFIT ORG
U.S. POSTAGE
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Glenwood Spgs, CO
Permit No. 90
Save the Date | Friday December 9th
A Midwinter’s Evening of Art
T O BENEFIT OUR RIVERS
By Invitation Only
ann korologos gallery
5:30pm to 8pm
Tom Korologos
211 Midland Avenue Basalt 970.927.9668
koR ologosgA lleRy.C o M
Roaring Fork Conservancy is the watershed conservation
organization in the Roaring Fork Valley that brings people
together to protect our rivers.We are an independent, nonprofit
501(c)3 organization whose mission is to inspire people
to explore, value, and protect the Roaring Fork Watershed.
www.roaringfork.org/art | 970.927.1290