Watershed Biodiversity Initiative

The Roaring Fork Watershed Biodiversity & Connectivity Study is complete and you can explore it online! Here's how:

1) Read the final report on the Roaring Fork Watershed Biodiversity and Connectivity Study at Colorado Natural Heritage Program's website. https://cnhp.colostate.edu/projects/roaring-fork-study/

2) The most sophisticated and interactive version of the Biodiversity Study requires ArcGIS software, version 10.2 or better, and a certain level of expertise. Contact Tom Cardamone at WBI ([email protected]) to explore accessing and “test driving” the Study.

3) A publicly accessible and interactive version of the Study that does not require special software or expertise will be available on The Colorado Natural Heritage Program website in early 2023 on the CODEX platform (Colorado Data Explorer) https://cnhp.colostate.edu/maps/codex/

‘Big ideas’ proposed to help deer and elk in Aspen area New biodiversity study intended to guide land management and land use

WBI is thrilled to serve as the fiscal sponsor for an exciting new organization called Roaring Fork Safe Passages (RFSP). RFSP formed to create citizen advocacy in support of reducing vehicle wildlife collisions in the Roaring Fork Valley while knitting back together our watershed’s fragmented wildlife habitat.

To learn more, join RFSP’s mailing list, please visit https://www.roaringforksafepassages.org/

Effort underway to create safe passages for wildlife across Highway 82 New nonprofit group aims to raise $150K by June for critical study