Colorado River Watch

Betty Ford Alpine Gardens continues to collect and analyze samples from Gore Creek as part of this ongoing community-science effort. Colorado River Watch, a statewide volunteer water quality monitoring program, has trained over 1400 adults and student volunteers that collect data for 800 stations and over 500 rivers in Colorado.

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Betty Ford Alpine Gardens’ Education Director Nanette Kuich and community volunteer Timm Paxson get geared up to collect monthly water samples from Gore Creek for Colorado River Watch.

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