HAPPY EARTH DAY 2023
We Are All Caretakers of our Watershed
HELP US CELEBRATE the estes valley watershed
April 22 is Earth Day
At the Estes Valley Watershed Coalition, we are focused on the health of our waters, forests, and wildlife in Estes Valley and we are celebrating our watershed and all of its resources for the whole month. We hope all of you who share our exceptional valley will join us in celebrating our water too.
Make sure and register to attend the Earth Day Event on April 22nd from 2-5 pm.
ART PROJECTS FOR ALL AGES
Have fun by downloading and coloring your favorite water color page! We would love to see your artwork and display it below in our Earth Day Artisan’s Gallery and at our local Estes Park Ace Hardware.
Please send your artwork to: EVWatershed@EVWatershed.org or US Postal mail to EVWC , P.O. Box 4494, Estes Park, CO 80517.
By sending your drawings to EVWC, you are providing consent to display them to the public on this webpage, at Ace Hardware, and in the EP News.
Activities for learning about Water
Understanding the unique nature of water and how it behaves can be fascinating! Learn how to create your own water cycle. From evaporation to the creation of water droplets that can simulate what the Earth experiences daily! Can water climb? Absolutely! Create your own capillary experiment!
Download your activity pages today and give your skills a try with at-home water projects!
What is a watershed anyway?
A watershed is described as an area that drains or “sheds” water into a specific waterbody. Every body of water has a watershed and the Estes Valley Watershed drains into Lake Estes which is a part of the Big Thompson River and the Colorado Big Thompson Project. This system provides water to more than 1 million downstream water users along the Front Range.
There is only one Planet Earth, and only one Estes Park. As the gateway to one of our nation’s natural gems, we have a special responsibility to care for all the beings that cannot speak for themselves, the birds, the mammals, the fish, and all the nutrients they depend on.
Over the years we have nearly lost it all in floods and fires. The Estes Valley Watershed Coalition formed to help restore our watershed after the thousand-year flood in 2013. Ten years later, our work is not finished.
We invite you to join us in spirit or on the ground to become caretakers too!
Thanks to our wonderful local sponsors!
