OUR MISSION: To improve & maintain the ecological health of the Poudre River Watershed through community collaboration.
The Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed plays a unique role as a community-based watershed group. We convene stakeholders around emerging water and forest issues, share information, coordinate projects and volunteers, educate residents, and promote stewardship of the Cache la Poudre River Watershed for current and future generations. All of this work requires a community of active and engaged citizens - join us in our mission!
CPRW Programs
Featured Projects
Low-Tech Process-based Restoration (LTPBR)
LTPBR refers to a method of restoring degraded or damaged riverscape ecosystems that relies on natural processes and minimizes the use of technology or external inputs.
Red Feather Lakes Area Wildfire Defense Project
Funded by a Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG), this project will improve the wildfire defense of the entire Red Feather Lakes area through specific risk reduction and preparedness activities.
Tree Planting in Burn Areas
A coalition of local environmental non-profits, including CPRW, are partnering to reforest burn areas using up-to-date science to inform our efforts and monitoring to refine our approach over time.
Our Impact
We are proud of the impact we have made to protect and restore the Poudre Watershed. Learn more by reading CPRW’s recent annual reports.
9,830+
Volunteer Hours Donated
23,200+
acres of post-fire Recovery & restoration
1,650+
acres of collaborative wildfire mitigation
Get Involved
Our work would not be possible without your support. The Poudre River Watershed needs champions like you to protect and conserve this most precious resource. Check out the ways to get involved with the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed today!
CPRW Events
Join us at one of our upcoming events to support CPRW and learn more about the work we do to support watershed health.
Volunteer opportunities
Interested in volunteering with CPRW? Find out about upcoming volunteer opportunities today.
Make a Donation
Your donations make our work possible. See how you can support CPRW's mission by making a tax-deductible donation.
Read the Blog
Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed - Blog
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That area of land, a bounded hydrologic system, within which all living things are inextricably linked by their common water course & where, as humans settled, simple logic demanded that they become part of a community.
- John Wesley Powell
