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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Exhibit 2 <br />QUESTION 2: What does your organization value about stream corridors? <br /> <br />Organization Stream Corridor Value <br />ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS <br />Boulder Creek Watershed Initiative Their ability to attract various aspects of the conununity to environmental issues. <br />CO Water Conservation Alliance Environmental benefits. <br /> Primary and irreplacable wildlife habitat Aquatic species obviously cannot exist without a healthy stream <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife . Puttman corridor. <br />Roaring Fork Environmental Education Association Wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, flood control capacity, groundwater recharge, etc. <br />Sierra Club, Rocky Mtn. Chapter - Cunningham I} Wildlife habitat; 2) Esthetic enjoyment; 3) Maintain stream stability/minimize catastrophic flooding <br /> Extremely productive wildlife habitat, their value as migration corridors for many species. aesthetic qualities, <br />Valley Land Conservancy recreational values. <br />FEDERAL AGENCIES <br />Evirorunental Protection Agency. HamiltonlRuiter A full range of ecological function./Natural biodiversity & function. <br />US Geological Survey, Lystrom The dynamic nature of the fluvial system to adjust to changes in streamflow and sediment supply. <br /> Stream corridors should be maintained in their original condition for fish and wildlife habitat, and also supply <br />USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service the background for protecting the quality of water and transport of the quantity of water during flood activities. <br /> Riparian vegetation, wildlife, birds, fish. The importance oftbe floodplain to the riparian and aquatic ecosystem <br />USFWS integrity, <br />FLOODPLAIN & SPECIAL DISTRICT <br />Fountain Creek Watershed Project Flood attenuation, capabilities, wildlife habitat. aesthetic value.. <br />Grand Junction Drainage Dist. Vegetative diversity in a valley that annually receives only 8.~" of precipitation. <br /> water quality protection; ecosystem integrity; wildlife corridors; recreational usage; open space; flood <br />Northwest Colorado COG protection! Aesthetics; Flood Control; Water Quality Protection; Streambank. Stabilization. <br />San Miguel Watershed Coalition The San Miguel has globally significant plan communities which we hope to help preserve. <br />Upper Arkansas River Restoration Project Grazing; Fisheries; Riparian Habitat <br />WATER ORGANIZATIONS <br /> Wildlife habitat. forage production, streamside vegetation protects banks from eroding, water retention, <br />Alamosa River Watershed Project aesthectics. wind break and sheher from the elements. <br />Battlement Mesa weD A source of water supply and transportation. <br />Colorado River WCD - Merrittrrenney Almost everything/water conveyance <br />Upper GuruUSon WCD Fisheries, recreation, irrigation diversions, land use opportunities, environmental values. <br />