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From the Field: Willow Creek Update

Aug 4, 2022 | Blog, Division 5, Featured

Our project on Willow Creek was the first use of a Water Conservation Program created under Senate Bill 13-19. It conserves flows and protects the fishery in Willow Creek and the Colorado River by ceasing diversions at two irrigation ditches during certain low flow...

Celebrating Kate and Alyson in honor of International Women’s Day

Mar 8, 2022 | Blog, Type, Uncategorized

In honor of International Women’s Day, we interviewed the two amazing women that work directly on our flow restoration projects: Kate Ryan, Director of Programs and Senior Staff Attorney, and Alyson Meyer Gould, Staff Attorney and Director of Policy. Read on to learn...

Celebrating Colorado’s Black History: Learn about Dearfield, Colorado

Feb 10, 2022 | Blog, Division 1, Uncategorized

In honor of Black History Month, we invite you to learn about Dearfield, Colorado; an historic agricultural settlement for African Americans located about 30 miles east of Greeley in the Platte River Valley. Founded in 1910 by Oliver Toussaint Jackson, an entrepreneur...

Little Cimarron River Project is Ready to Go

Dec 9, 2021 | Blog, Division 4, Uncategorized

The Little Cimarron River project is a groundbreaking water sharing project that is designed to continue existing agricultural production during the early season and support river health when needed later in the summer. We recently installed irrigation infrastructure...

Returning Home to Colorado

Nov 22, 2021 | Blog, Organizational

After a four year hiatus, I am thrilled to have returned home to Colorado and to the Colorado Water Trust. In 2017, I left my full-time position as Development Director at the Water Trust to travel with my family on a world journey that would take us to 20 countries...