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Heavy lifting is complete at the CCC Ditch Project Site!

Nov 7, 2011 | Blog, Division 4

From inception to coalition building to planning to fundraising to materials harvest to construction, this project has been over ten years in the making. This project could not have occurred without the cooperation, patience, and stick-to-it-iveness of myriad...

CCC Ditch Site Visit

Oct 21, 2011 | Division 4, Photo

Equipment in river above CCC Ditch Check structure CCC Ditch Don Bennett CCC Ditch Don Corey Diversion into CCC Ditch CCC Ditch Corey Engen, George Glasier, BLM staffers at head gate Construction at CCC Ditch check structure CCC Ditch valley view CCC Ditch head gate...

CCC Ditch, Project Update

Sep 21, 2011 | Blog, Division 4

Last month, work crews were busy at the CCC Ditch headgate near Naturita, CO, harvesting materials in order to begin construction of the diversion structure. The new diversion structure will alleviate fish passage issues, will create a safer environment for...

Materials Harvest Underway

Aug 18, 2011 | Blog, Division 4

The CCC Ditch is located near Naturita on the San Miguel River. The San Miguel River is one of Colorado’s last free flowing rivers and is one of the few naturally functioning riparian ecosystems remaining in the Western United States. We have been working in...

CCC Ditch: Construction on the horizon

Jan 15, 2011 | Blog, Division 4

The San Miguel River is one of Colorado’s last free flowing rivers and is one of the few naturally functioning riparian ecosystems remaining in the Western United States, but even this magnificent river suffers from inadequate flow levels. In dry years, critical...