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Animas Watershed Partnership and La Plata Open Space Conservancy (LPOSC) are partnering to complete up to 3.7 miles of bank restoration along the Animas River on the north end of the City of Durango. This section of the river suffers from degraded, eroding riverbanks due to historic upstream gravel mining, which results in increased sedimentation and reduced resiliency and assimilative capacity. The eroding banks also result in a lack of floodplain connectivity, making this section of the river prone to flooding. The proposed improvements would help bring this stretch of river back into equilibrium and allow the riparian zone to heal naturally over time. Stream bank restoration would improve downstream water quality, improve riparian wildlife habitat and habitat for native fisheries, mitigate the loss of conservation easement-protected land to erosion, and increase assimilative capacity. This work will also make this stretch of river more resilient to flood events and improve soil-water retention.
These efforts are being completed in conjunction with the Animas River Plan and will be used to demonstrate how projects can be implemented to improve Animas River water quality and water resource resiliency for the watershed and communities that depend upon it. |
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Funding for portions of this project is still being sought; the anticipated completion date for this project is 2031.
Geographic Scope: Up to 3 miles of the Animas River on the north end of the City of Durango
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The Project is Funded By:
Southwestern Water Conservation District, River Network, The Nature Conservancy, Natural Resources Damages Fund
Contact:
AWP Coordinator, Sensa Wolcott [email protected]
Animas Watershed Partnership Chair, Carrie Padgett, [email protected]
Animas Watershed Partnership Chair, Carrie Padgett, [email protected]