Glen Haven
North Fork
Drake
Estes Park
Loveland
Big Thompson River
Milliken
South Platte River
Olympus Dam
I-25
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