Our Mission: Protect Clear Creek’s watershed and forest health and improve wildfire resilience through community collaboration.
About the Partnership
Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership’s purpose is: Partnering to reduce catastrophic wildfire risk, increase community awareness of fire-safe neighborhood strategies, and support safe and clean water supplies throughout the upper Clear Creek Drainage.
CSM Capstone Project recognized for their innovation, societal impact and proof of concept.
Best Environmental Impact
Beaver Habitat Development: Bakerville, Clear Creek County
Team members were Alyssa Moreland, Emma Nelson, Hannah Snakenberg, Mitchell Awdziejczyk and Nicholas Forerester. The team was advised by Alina Handorean, teaching professor of engineering, design and society.
The team also took third place overall for their Beaver Habitat Development on the mainstem of Clear Creek. Sponsored by the City of Golden and Clear Creek Watershed and Forest Health Partnership, the team came up with several ways to add to or expand existing beaver habitats, which safeguard against flooding and can provide shelter for the animals in the case of a wildfire.
From The Colorado School of Mines Newsroom - DECEMBER 12, 2023 BY JASMINE LEONAS
UCCWA Webpages
The Clear Creek Watershed benefits from multiple organized stakeholder groups. The Upper Clear Creek Watershed Association shares this website for event postings and document hosting.
Thank you for participating in our July 2023 Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership Retreat!
Partnership Formation
The Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership (CCWFHP) began to form in late 2020 in response to project implementation needs identified through the Pre-Wildfire Planning Study’s development. Implementing wildfire mitigation at the watershed scale demands a collaborative approach due to the scale of the problem, resource limitations, and the complexity of mixed land ownership and jurisdictions. Any watershed management collaborative must include diverse stakeholder voices; view our Members page to see current members, and get in touch if you’d like to participate. CCWFHP exists to facilitate communications, relationships, and collaboration between these stakeholders and implement projects that will address relevant vulnerabilities in the region. Learn more about the Partnership’s purpose and values on the About page.