Welcome to the
ARKansas river Watershed Collaborative
Serving colorado's Arkansas River Basin Communities by addressing locally-identified watershed issues for economic, ecological & social benefit
SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Please excuse our mess as we continue to update our new website! Please Contact Us with questions.
WHO WE ARE
Founded in 2015 as a subcommitee of the Arkansas Basin Roundtable, the Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative was one of the outcomes of the Roundtable’s Watershed Health Working Group’s efforts when preparing the Basin Implementation Plan. Initially, the focus of their energies were heavily influenced by the Waldo, East Peak, and West Fork Complex fires, which brought on the need for watershed protection and community partnerships. After gathering feedback from several reaches of the basin, it was determined that watershed health concerns spanned a wide variety of locally identified challenges, which helped to shape the Collaborative into what it is today.
In 2017, the Arkansas RIver Watershed Collaborative (better known as ARWC) became a 501c3 nonprofit. ARWC service area includes all 23,000 square miles of the Arkansas River Basin and spans from Leadville to the Kansas boarder. ARWC serves as the nonprofit arm of the Arkansas Basin Roundtable who serves as ARWC's Board of Directors.
Our Mission
"To provide assistance to Arkansas Basin communi:es to address locally identified watershed issues for economic, ecological, and social benefit"
Our Vision
“Healthy Watersheds & Economic Prosperity”
Our Work
Our work includes: Forest Health, Fuels Mitigtion, Post-Fire & Flood Recovery, Stream Management Planning, Water Quality, Stream Restoration, Collaborative Development, and Stakeholder Engagement.