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Local Research and Remediation Efforts 

Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies 

SWCD contributes funding to the Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies each year. This funding goes towards Snow Tel Sites, Dust on Snow Research, and other efforts to better understand our snowpack. 

For the 2025 Summary Report visit their season summary: WY 2025 Season Summary — Colorado Dust-on-Snow Program

For more information please visit their website at: Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies – Serving the Mountain Community since 2003 (snowstudies.org)

Bonita Peak Community Advisory Group

An old mining area called Howardsville, showing a dirt road, mountains, a few buildings, clear sky with puffy clouds.
Howardsville, an old mining town north of Silverton, CO

Each year, SWCD contributes to the Bonita Peak Community Advisory Group (CAG) to support mine remediation efforts, specifically after the Gold King Mine spill.  

For more information on the Bonita Peak CAG please visit their website at: Bonita Peak Mining District Community Advisory Group (CAG) Official Site (bonitapeakcag.org)

San Miguel Watershed Coalition 

The San Miguel Watershed Coalition uses many gauges, tools, and research to maintain an integrated model to better understand hydrology in the San Miguel Watershed.  SWCD helps fund these efforts. 

For more information, please visit their website at San Miguel Watershed (sanmiguelwatershed.org) 

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