Because people and places matter, the Interpretive Association of Western Colorado is dedicating to preserving and celebrating the rich stories, legacies, and landscapes of Western Colorado.
Specifically, IAWC plays a leads collaborative effort to identify, fund and implement, restoration and interpretation projects of significance in Western Colorado.
Partners included governmental agencies and a broad range of community organizations and individuals.
Because people and places matter, IAWC looks forward to many more years of preserving and celebrating the rich stories, legacies, and landscapes of Western Colorado.
Western Colorado Interpretive Association (WCIA) was founded in 1988 as a non-profit organization to assist the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and other government agencies in scientific, educational, historical, and interpretive activities of the resource areas in western Colorado. Through these efforts visitors to the public lands can better understand the area, and it is hoped, develop a sense of value and desire to ensure their protection and sustainable use for current and future generations.
Twenty-five years later, the Interpretive Association secures and administers grants to preserve, protect and interpret the cultural heritage and natural attributes in an eight county region of Western Colorado, working closely with community groups to identify, fund and manage projects deemed most significant. In 2013, WCIA updated its name to Interpretive Association of Western Colorado (IAWC). The IAWC also operates bookstores featuring regional maps, books and DVDs, located in Delta and Gunnison. Profits are used to fund educational and interpretive projects on the public lands. For more information go to www.interpcolorado.org
Organization name
Interpretive Association of Western Colorado, Inc.
other names
Interpretive Association of Western Colorado, Inc., IAWC, Western Colorado Interpretive Association
1988
Tax id (EIN)
84-1115612
Category
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Address
2250 Hwy 50Delta County, CO, US