Glen Haven

North Fork

Drake

Estes Park

Loveland

Big Thompson River

Milliken

South Platte River

Olympus Dam

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Big Thompson River Restoration Coalition

Master Planners: Ayres & Associates, Logan Simpson Design

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

A Public, Private Partnership

Fiscal Sponsor-Wildlands Restoration Volunteers Steering Committee, Fiscal Committee, Technical

Advisory Committee, & Education and Outreach Committee

Communication and outreachE-Newsletter, Facebook & bigthompsonriver.org Presentations to civic groupsCoordination of implementation projectsMaster Plan progress meetings with stakeholdersInter-Agency Forums

Organizational Structure

& Communication

Master PlanAssessments & MCDA toolMaps that identify:

Modifications to Main Channel

Increase Channel Capacity Restore HabitatLocations for Bank

ProtectionHard & Soft Armor

Design Restoration PrototypesGuide to Permitting Process General cost informationList of potential funding

sources

Partners effectively completed exigent projects:Bank StabilizationDebris Hazard MitigationRoot Wad Material StagedPlanted Willows and Native Grasses1500 WRV Volunteer Hours +

Master Planning Underway, $300,000 raised

Agency & Stakeholder Cooperation

Successes

Agency Adoption of Master Plan

Organization of Neighborhood Reaches

Technical Assistance Detail Plans and Grant Applications

Funding for Implementation of Master Plan

Challenges &

Goals