Website: https://www.animasrivercommunity.org/
The Animas River Community Forum came together in response to the Gold King Mine spill incident. The Forum’s role is sharing and disseminating information related to the spill, the 416 fire, and the subsequent recoveries. The forum works on issues that have agreement among Forum Partners. The group is looking to the future.
All while honoring the institutional authorities and decision making of governmental and community organizations.
The Forum is open to the public. The Forum’s Community Partners include representatives from a broad mix of community sectors, including:
Local, State, Tribal And Federal Government Agencies: Silverton, San Juan County Durango, La Plata County, Southern Ute Tribe, San Juan Basin Health Department, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, & Safety, USGS, Bureau of Reclamation (USBR),
Community Organizations: Animas River Stakeholders Group, Mountain Studies Institute, 5 Rivers Trout Unlimited, Region 9 EDD, Animas Watershed Partnership, San Juan Clean Water Coalition, CO Water Conservation Board, SW Water Conservancy District
Interested Citizens, Educators, and Elected Officials.
* This is not a comprehensive list of Forum Partners.
Animas River Community Forum releases “Our Animas,” an educational publication exploring Animas River watershed health and safety.
Our Animas was created by an ARCF committee that shared a common vision of creating an educational document that would address community concerns, use locally collected data, promote the understanding of river health, and share actions that community members can take to support river resiliency. The intent is to update this document every year.
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