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Examples of opportunities for water <br />quality montoring are as follows: <br />• The City of Louisville is <br />implementing a water quality <br />program that could involve citizen <br />volunteers in the montoring of <br />Coal Creels at its confluence with <br />Community Ditch, <br />• The Town of Superior sees the <br />value of citizen-based water <br />quality monitoring as a useful <br />educational experience, <br />The Town of Nederland could use some help in monitoring the amount of e-soli bacteria <br />that may be found downstream of the Eldora Townsite, <br />The US Forest Service could use some help in montoring the water quality of high <br />mountain lakes and, <br />The Boulder County Audubon Society sees the usefulness of water quality montoring <br />within the riparian corridor on Boulder Creek where bird observatory areas are situated. <br />4c. Restoration <br />Boulder County, City of Boulder, City of Louisville, US Forest Service, Wildland Restoration <br />Volunteers (WRV), Boulder Flycasters and the Boulder County Audubon Society have all been <br />involved in successful restoration projects over the years. However, according to the <br />stakeholders that were interviewed for this project, more could be done. <br />Examples of opportunities for restoration are as follows: <br />• Boulder County sees the need for restoration in various places throughout the watershed, <br />• The City of Boulder would like to see restoration at the confluence of Boulder and South <br />Boulder Creeks, <br />• Rocky Mountain Anglers would like to see restoration east of 28ti' Street in Boulder; <br />• 2 Guys Fly Shop sees the need for restoration at the Boulder Creek and Saint Vrain River <br />confluence, <br />• The Town of Nederland sees the need for restoration at Chipeta Park and, <br />• The Boulder County Audobon Society would like to see restoration performed at their <br />east Boulder Creek and Valmont Reservoir bird observation areas. <br />4d. Invasive Suedes <br />The New Zealand Mud Snail, Eurasian watermilfoil, Didymosphenia geminata, along with non- <br />native weed species like Russian Olive, Leafy Spurge and Japanese Knot Weed are all affecting <br />riparian and instream areas of Boulder Creek and its tributaries. As previously mentioned, EWM <br />was identified as the invasive species that posed the biggest threat to portions of Boulder Creek, <br />some of its tributaries and agricultural ditches. <br />Participants from a KICP educational haiiung <br />