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Causes: Environment, Water, Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management
Mission: Advocate for the health & conservation of area rivers via research, education and projects. Erwc provides a forum where everyone can gain a greater understanding of the eagle river environment.
Programs: Water quality monitoring and assessment project - to ensure continued and improving water quality through extensive water quality monitoring and data assessment in collaboration with 12 entities in the eagle valley.
us forest service project - erwc works with the forest service annually to improve native trout (and other acquatic species) habitat on public lands.
urban runoff/water quality action planning - an on-going effort to improve water quality in the eagle river watershed through the development of the community-specific action plans. The completed plans provide each town with: specific recommendations for code/regulation adjustments, site- specific projects, revegetation projects, and educational programs. The plans include cost estimates and prioritization according to the anticipated effectiveness of controlling water quality impacts.
to educate the public regarding conservation of the eagle river and to provide conservation services to it and its tributaries.