Eagle River Coalition

The river’s year never ends. Neither does the work to protect it.

The Eagle River Coalition is the voice for local rivers and streams, working year-round to protect the Eagle River and Upper Colorado River watersheds and the communities that depend on them. We bring together water experts, community leaders, volunteers, educators, and river lovers to restore, educate, monitor, and advocate for healthy rivers.

From the first snowpack of winter to spring runoff, summer’s long days on the river, and the return of snow in the fall, every season brings new challenges and new opportunities to care for our watershed. Your support makes it possible for us to be there through all of them.

Together, we are caring for our rivers all year long.

Donor support makes our work possible, including:

• Monitoring the health of our rivers and streams through water quality sampling and decades of data that help us understand what is happening in our watershed and make informed decisions about its future.

• Restoring river habitat by planting willows, improving riparian areas, and working with landowners, communities, and partners on projects that make our rivers healthier and more resilient.

• Teaching the next generation about water by bringing students to the river to discover aquatic insects, learn how scientists monitor stream health, and understand where their water comes from.

• Building a community that understands and participates in water issues through public education, Spanish-language programming, volunteer opportunities, and conversations about the laws, policies, and decisions that shape our water future.

• Bringing people together to care for the watershed, from community river days and restoration projects to the Eagle River Cleanup, where hundreds of volunteers show what is possible when a community comes together.

This year, we are also growing our capacity to meet the challenges ahead. We are strengthening our team, developing bigger and more ambitious restoration projects, expanding opportunities for community involvement, and looking for new ways to connect people with the rivers and streams that sustain this place.

There is a lot of work ahead.

Colorado's water future is becoming more complicated. Snowpack and water supplies remain a concern, drought continues to put pressure on our rivers, and warmer temperatures and a changing climate are making conditions harder to predict. At the same time, our communities are growing, increasing the demands on the limited water resources we all share.

These challenges affect far more than the river itself. They affect fish and wildlife, agriculture, recreation, drinking water, local economies, and the quality of life that makes Eagle County such a special place to live.

We cannot control how much snow falls or how much water arrives in the spring. But we can choose how we prepare, how we care for the water we have, and how we work together to protect it.

That is where the Eagle River Coalition comes in.

Your support allows us to keep showing up in every season: collecting the data that helps us understand our rivers, restoring habitat along their banks, teaching children and adults about water, bringing people together, and advocating for decisions that protect the watershed for the future.

Will you join us this Colorado Gives Day with a gift to protect our local rivers and streams?

Your donation helps ensure that the Eagle River Coalition can continue doing this work today, tomorrow, and in every season to come.