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Local Motion: Upper Gunnison River Restoration Project

By Lisa Young
Published February 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM MST
A one rock dam Zeedyk meadow restoration structure on USFS managed public lands in the Gunnison Basin.
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A one rock dam Zeedyk meadow restoration structure on USFS managed public lands in the Gunnison Basin.

Today we hear from Cheryl Cwelich water resource specialist with the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District. Cheryl talks about the importance of the district and a the vital usage of Zeedyk structures to restore wetlands.

We also hear an audio clip from Bill Zeedyk on the structures from a Quivira Coalition video and we hear how local rancher Robbie LeValley who is using the structures on her family's ranch near Hotchkiss, Colorado

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Lisa Young
Lisa was born in Texas but grew up on a small farm in Olathe, Colorado and considers herself a “Colorado native after six years of age.” Lisa has nine years experience in news reporting. She began her career as a News Director for a small radio station on Colorado's Eastern Plains. Following her initial radio career, Lisa worked as a staff reporter for The Journal Advocate and South Platte Sentinel in Sterling, Colorado and then returned to the Western Slope as staff reporter for the Delta County Independent.
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