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<br />they can develop ownership in the process.
<br />Ultimately, this effort is designed to integrate local
<br />interests and science-based analysis to explore alter-
<br />native strategies for protectmg our stream flow
<br />dependent forest resources, while maintaining a baJ..
<br />ance between ccological, human. and economic
<br />water demands. ~It is rcassuring," says High Country
<br />Citizens Alliance representative to the Pathfmder
<br />Project. Steve Glazer, ~that the Forest ServICe IS
<br />reaching out in inViting stakeholder partICipation In
<br />the Forest Plan reviSion process."
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<br />For more information on the Pathfinder Project.
<br />please Contact John Almy, GMUG Forest Service
<br />Hydrologist. at 970/874-6656.
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<br />Appro/matt'ly lilli/It'd - ,I'i/lt'fl'" n),'t'r lilt' "l1lft'.11 j70t1r alollg
<br />IVi/lvu' Creck. ..ift' (~f list' l'1I1/~fil/da l'ro/t'ci'.. pilot ..tudy,
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<br />Colorado Watershed Assembly Second Annual Meeting in Frisco
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<br />Tht' Second i\nnll.ll C(lnfert'ncl' of thl' Co]ur.1Jo
<br />W(jtershed Asst-'lTlbly (CW/\) Wit" h('IJ on s..'ptelTlPt.'r 7-
<br />H .It thl' Hulid.l)" Inn - Summit Ctlunty in rris.co.
<br />Coloradtl. \hlrt' than 110 pt'upll' from .Kro,.. Ctlltlr.1do
<br />atll'nth'd, includin,; \\"atl'P..tlt'tl ctlordin,llors, )?o\'t'rn-
<br />ownl .1~t'nC)' stolif, and \\".lh'r ,]nd ri\'er protl'dion
<br />adi\'ists.
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<br />CW^ I'rl'sidl'nl Richard fo\. t:un\'t'nt't..!thl' conft'n'nn'
<br />un Frid.l)' moming, which \\",1.. \...il.h'd off by Colllr.ldo
<br />St'ltalof John f\',1Os. s,.'n,lltir b'.Hls lnld parlicip.HlIs
<br />lh,11 tilt' C(llllfad(l \V.ltl'r..hl'd A.,'>!'mbly and IIldi\-idu.ll
<br />w.ltt'r~hl.d group~ aft' critically impt.rl,lIlt to thl' luluft'
<br />ot Colorado'., fin'rs. ,,In'.lm~ ,Ind othl'f n.llllr.l]
<br />n-,..tlllrt'~'...
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<br />Sl..'ll.lttlf b'.m.. wl'nl un Itl ~l\" Ih.lt Ih~' C\\',\ h,b .1
<br />uniqm' opJ'tlrlunily 10 illlP,ld .,t.ltl' ,lIld f~'dl'r,ll k'~i...la-
<br />lion b~'t..1U"l..' it i~ ]tlt.'ally-drin.'1l and ].;.nl'\\'-' ht'-.l Iht'
<br />i-....lIt.'s ill 111":.11 w.l\t'r.,l1l'd... I-k ,11...\1 d,linll'J lh.ll
<br />Clllor.ldtl'" kgl.,I.lhlf... Ilt't'1.1 10 1'1' bt'lil'r l'du',llt'd by
<br />tlwir cIln-.lilm'nl.. 11n W.111'f is...Ut';.. .lIld lh.ll tht' C\\':\ i.,
<br />in,l grl'.ll pt,-.Itilln hllll.l"t' tllolt IMprt'n_
<br />
<br />"I thin\... Ih,lt tilt' t'unll'rl'nlt' W.I-' .1 tft'lllt'ndllu-. "uc-
<br />\"l'-.",," -..lY"C\\':\ pr,,,,idt'nt Rit-h.lrd Ftl\. "\\l' h.ln' pwn
<br />gn'.ltl\ iIllI'Tl''''-'L'd with th" IllUllttlldt' tit lllkr... frtlm -.,)
<br />m.lIl\'J'L'1.'pk willin)..; Itl -.il'p itlrW,1fd and \tl'f" with u-.
<br />to pr,'ll'Cl (\'[I'r.ldll'-. Ti\l'r... .llld .,tft',lms."
<br />
<br />Tht' nlOfL'rt'IlCl' tl',lturt'd .1 rand di...cu..-.itlO pn \\'h.lt
<br />10":.11 ,md n')..;it1n,11 \\",lll'r...hl'1.-I .1t"ti\iti,... ,1ft' IXl-urrillg in
<br />C\'!t'r.ldo. \Itlsl 1'1 tilt' gwup... rtT'llrtt'd h.l\-ing (0.1-
<br />k'-.Cl'd .1ruund ,1 Itl....1I i...slll' ..u(h .1-. ...lft'.lm rl''''lorJtitln.
<br />
<br />Gunnison B.1SlnlGr.v~d '.'dll,~. W,lter For-.Jm Ne-,',<.;I(,:ter
<br />
<br />but L'ach wall'~Ill'd group h,l" l'\'uIH-d in ,l diffl'fl'nt
<br />W.lY ,:md difl'cli(ln, .1l"n'fding to 101..".1] nl't-ds, Fund rais-
<br />ing, p.lftneTillg, and 10(",11 r.ulicip.1lion Wl'Tl' the com-
<br />mon tht'm(~ l'xprl...'>t-d by ]tlC,l[ rt'pn-''>!-'ntatiH..._
<br />
<br />rht' ("onfeft'nct' al'>!, indudloJ pft''''~'nlati(lns ,md panel
<br />di...t.us...il1fl... on fin.llleing \\',llt'r~hl't-l .1cti\'itie." ~"',ltl'T
<br />quality, I.:md trust .lCli\'itit...., innll\'ing partm'rs, IhL' tri-
<br />t'nnial f('\'it'w pnKL''>S, .1mtlJlg otlwr... i\ 1l11lllhl'rof go\'+
<br />t'rnnwnl.lgl'llcil... wilh an intert'.,l in wah'r"ht-d protL'C-
<br />titln Wl'ft' ft'pfl''>!-'ntt'1.1 and pn"'l'nteJ informatillll on
<br />progr.1Il1" lht'Y eould uffl'r in .,upport of Illt'a] wall'f+
<br />.,ht'd ":,lll'>!'... It \\'.lS l...linl.)t~'d Ihallllt'rt' are 25 gun'm-
<br />nwnt .lgl'ncil.... lh.lt oflt'r ,>!lmt' '>t'n'iCl' fl']l'\'anl to
<br />\\",lh'r..ht...l gftlllp....
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<br />C\\A ['rl'.,idt'llt Richard Fo\ rt'porh...i th.lI Ihl'ft. .lft'
<br />n\lW ,1ppftl\im.lt~'ly /tlrty-fin' l(l~..ll initi,lt;\.".. in
<br />Ctlloradtl in\tllving ..:iti;;en-tl,bt'1.1 walt'r~lwd groups.
<br />but thi... ...till flTTI'-.t-'llb It'Ss th,1n ~)"" tlf tht' ~t.lll".. l.lnd
<br />.:Ire.l. It W.l'> ,1t,>!1 Tt'pl1rtt'J th.ll thl'ft, Mt' OVl'f hn'nly
<br />Iltln-pTofit mg.lni..atiolls wilh W.lt~'TShl'1.1 intl'r~..."'.
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<br />Tht' CIllt1T.1J,1 \Valt'r"tll'd ,\s..t-'mb])..l fl'1.'l'ntl~- forml't-l
<br />umbrdla I'fg.lni;.:,ltipll pf tht' \'Mimh w.lh'r...hl't.l .md
<br />rivef pTtltl'1..tinn grpups from .KfO..... thl' ..t,111', \\",1'"
<br />Itlllndt't..! I,hl n'M tn "uprort (ll11,lbpf.lti\t' l'fturls Itl
<br />prph'd .lnd impro\t' lhi' ltlll",,'n'alion 01 ].md ,md n.H-
<br />ur,ll fl''''-'urn.... 01 CIl]t1radtl \\',ltt'r...hl'd... F(lf moft'
<br />inlt1rrn.1!lun abtlul the Ctllorado \\'ah'r...hL'd ASSL'mbh'
<br />or tn jIlin .1....1 Illl'mbt'r. ct'lllail RichMd F(l'\. PH'sidl'nl
<br />,lt ('I71l) 4,"W-.1hi'i'i. CUul F!...,1fiu.,. lft'.lSllfl'f ,It (714) i'i1i'-
<br />27.17, ,lr Chfis Rn\H', St'Cfl't.Iry .11 (111.1) 241-7417 tlr gll
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