Southwest Wetlands Focus Area

Focus Areas

Wetland Focus Areas in Colorado are designated by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Currently, Colorado has 10 official Focus Areas, with the Southwest Focus Area being the newest. Official designation was granted to the Southwest Focus Area in August of 2001. The concept of Focus Areas is part of the Colorado Wetland Wildlife Conservation Program, and it is the Focus Areas that help to implement the goals of the Colorado Wetlands Program at a local level.

Mission Statement: The Southwest Colorado Wetlands Focus Area is a non-regulatory, non-profit partnership of voluntary and willing participants. Our mission is to preserve wetlands, riparian areas, and associated uplands through community partnerships, conservation, enhancement, restoration, creation, and education. The area of focus is southwest Colorado and its drainages that extend into New Mexico and Utah.

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Next Wetlands Focus Area Meeting

18 December 2008 at the Stoner Ranch in Dolores
Meet at Dolores Town Hall parking lot (not the street slanted parking area) at 10:30
OR call Catherine (970-247-7393) to carpool from Durango at 9:30

Agenda:

Discussion and ranking of potential projects for the Wetland Funding Program for 2009
Meet Brian Sullivan, the new state coordinator of the Colorado Wetlands Program
Meet Don McLean (enlightened landowner), visit Stoner Ranch, and help brainstorm

          Adventures of a raindrop: a 7-minute film from 1948 identifying the importance of watershed management

Please visit the San Juan Watershed Woody-Invasives Initiative (SJWWII)

LANDOWNER RESOURCES!

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