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Big Thompson River Restoration Coalition. BTRRC Steering Committee, WRV, Larimer County, CDOT, NRCS, CWCB, City of Loveland, USFS, CDPW, USBR, Trout Unlimited, Serve 6.8, LC LTRG Big Thompson Watershed Forum, Weld County, Town of Milliken. Glen Haven.
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Big Thompson River Restoration Coalition BTRRC Steering Committee, WRV, Larimer County, CDOT, NRCS, CWCB, City of Loveland, USFS, CDPW, USBR, Trout Unlimited, Serve 6.8, LC LTRG Big Thompson Watershed Forum, Weld County, Town of Milliken Glen Haven Master Planners: Ayres & Associates, Logan Simpson Design I-25 Drake Loveland North Fork South Platte River Olympus Dam Big Thompson River Milliken Estes Park
OrganizationalStructure & Communication • A Public, Private Partnership • Fiscal Sponsor-Wildlands Restoration Volunteers • Steering Committee, Fiscal Committee, Technical Advisory Committee, & Education and Outreach Committee • Communication and outreach • E-Newsletter, Facebook & bigthompsonriver.org • Presentations to civic groups • Coordination of implementation projects • Master Plan progress meetings with stakeholders • Inter-Agency Forums Your Text Here
MasterPlan • Assessments & MCDA tool • Maps that identify: • Modifications to Main Channel • Increase Channel Capacity • Restore Habitat • Locations for Bank Protection • Hard & Soft Armor • Design Restoration Prototypes • Guide to Permitting Process • General cost information • List of potential funding sources
Successes • Partners effectively completed exigent projects: • Bank Stabilization • Debris Hazard Mitigation • Root Wad Material Staged • Planted Willows and Native Grasses • 1500 WRV Volunteer Hours + • Master Planning Underway, $300,000 raised • Agency & Stakeholder Cooperation
Challenges & Goals • Agency Adoption of Master Plan • Organization of Neighborhood Reaches • Technical Assistance • Detail Plans and Grant Applications • Funding for Implementation of Master Plan