Learning By Doing Inc

LEARNING BY DOING WILL RESTORE TWO STREAM REACHES ON THE FRASER RIVER AND WILLOW CREEK NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF GRANBY, COLORADO. TRANS-BASIN DIVERSIONS HAVE REDUCED STREAM FLOWS IN BOTH STREAMS AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE UNSTABLE CHANNEL CONDITIONS, HIGH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES, AND POOR WATER QUALITY. LEARNING BY DOING WILL COMPLETE RESTORATION ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CHANNEL DIMENSIONS, BANK STABILITY, FLOODPLAIN ACTIVATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION. THE PROJECT WILL RESTORE APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET OF THE FRASER RIVER IN A CRITICAL, PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION. THIS PORTION OF THE PROJECT WILL CREATE A LOW FLOW CHANNEL THROUGH THE PROJECT REACH, WHICH NOW CONSISTS OF AN OVER-WIDE CHANNEL WITH LITTLE STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY. THE WILLOW CREEK RESTORATION PORTION WILL INCORPORATE POST ASSISTED LOG STRUCTURES, BEAVER MIMICRY STRUCTURES, AND ENGINEERED LOG JAMS THAT WILL RESTORE NATURAL CHANNEL FUNCTIONS, CAPTURE SEDIMENT, AND RECONNECT FLOODPLAINS. THE WILLOW CREEK PROJECT AREA WILL BE PROTECTED AS A WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA. LEARNING BY DOING PARTNERS WILL RESTORE OVER 600 ACRES OR RIPARIAN WETLANDS AND 1.5 MILES OF CHANNEL, CREATING HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE, SUPPORTING RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND IMPROVING STREAM FUNCTION IN THE PROJECT REACH. LEARNING BY DOING IS MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, INCLUDING THE COLORADO RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, DENVER WATER, GRAND COUNTY, NORTHERN WATER, TROUT UNLIMITED, COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE, AND MIDDLE PARK WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT. THE TOWN OF GRANBY IS SUPPORTING THE PLAN AS A PROJECT PARTNER.

GRAND COUNTY LEARNING BY DOING IS A COLLABORATIVE, LOCALLY LED GROUP OF AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL, STATE, FEDERAL, AND NONPROFIT STAKEHOLDERS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT AT THE HEADWATERS OF THE COLORADO RIVER IN NORTHERN COLORADO. THE CHALLENGES OF TRANSMOUNTAIN DIVERSIONS, DROUGHT, AND CLIMATE CHANGE REQUIRE COORDINATED RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HEADWATER STREAMS THAT DELIVER VITAL WATER SUPPLIES TO COLORADO?S FRONT RANGE. LEARNING BY DOING WILL SUPPORT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT; ORGANIZED AND INFORMED, CONSENSUS-BASED DECISION-MAKING; IMPLEMENTATION OF HABITAT AND STREAM RESTORATION PROJECTS; WATER QUALITY MONITORING; AND COORDINATED WATER OPERATIONS WHILE FINALIZING THE UPDATED GRAND COUNTY STREAM MANAGEMENT PLAN.