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Ridgway & Ouray County, Colorado Area

 

Town of Ridgway Link Page --government, local history, regional GIS data, recreation, and other links; most of mtngeogeek's important web links are on this page (why recreate a great links page?).

 

KVNF --Mountain Grown Public Radio, with world-wide-web radio stream.

 

Western Colorado Region Water & Natural Resources, Conservation, & GIS Data

 

Western Water Assessment --water law, water policy, climate, and basin news.

 

HB1177 Interbasin Compact (Water for the 21st Century) --Interbasin Compact (Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act) home page with links to basin pages including Gunnison Basin. Basin round tables are working together to resolve Colorado’s water challenges.

 

Colorado Water Conservation Board --essential information for Colorado Water Basin stakeholders. On-line publications on water law and western water policy are available on the CWCB Publications page. The November 2004 Statewide Water Supply Initiative Report, summaries, and presentations are available on the CWCB Information/Presentations page.

 

Colorado Watershed Assembly --a group committed to protecting and restoring Colorado's watersheds with links to Colorado water related organizations

 

Colorado Foundation for Water Education --information & workshops to aid in understanding of Colorado's water resources and issues. A reading list and on-line library of water for planners and hydrology primers is available on the CFWE Resources page.

 

Colorado Geologic Survey’s Ground Water Atlas --online free edition which provides an overview of ground water resources and pertinent water law.

 

U.S. Geologic Survey Real-Time Data for Colorado --real-time streamflow data for Colorado (USGS).  Uncompahgre River stations are toward the bottom of the page.

 

U.S. Drought Monitor --US Drought Monitor with prediction and current condition maps of precipitation, climate, wildfire hazard and other data.

 

Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project --download the science, report, and GIS data.

 

Geocommunicator --online mapping utility to view federal land and mineral use records.

 

geodata.gov --U.S. GIS maps and GIS data clearinghouse.

 

Colorado BLM Oil and Gas Leasing information --quarterly lease sale notices, results, and information. The leasing info is difficult to find from the www.co.blm.gov home page.

 

Uncompahgre Plateau Project --coalition of federal, state, and local agencies, local groups, and private citizens dedicated to applying a collaborative approach to restore and maintain the ecosystem health of the Uncompahgre Plateau using best science and public input.

 

Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts --non-profit dedicated to promoting and supporting land conservation in Colorado through leadership, advocacy, education, and outreach.

 

Land Trust Alliance --non-profit promoting voluntary land conservation and working with land trusts to provide information, skills, and resources needed to conserve land.

 

Aspen Valley Land Trust --Aspen Valley Land Trust (AVLT) is dedicated to preserving open lands for agriculture, wildlife, and recreation in the greater Roaring Fork Valley.

 

Black Canyon Land Trust --Promoting and ensuring conservation of private lands in the Uncompahgre, North Fork, and Lower Gunnison Watersheds.

 

BIO-Logic Environmental --natural resource consultants specializing in conservation easement documentation and conservation assessments, inventories, and management plans.

 

Solar Power, Alternative Power, and Off-Grid Living

 

Solar Energy Advice -- Your #1 resource for all your Solar Energy questions

 

Green-e --renewable electricity certification program for energy providers and products

 

National Renewable Resource Laboratory (NREL) --learning about renewable technologies from the R & D lab.

 

Back Woods Magazine --the article archive sports personal accounts of off-grid & alternative energy living (scroll down).

 

Mother Earth News --the renewable energy article archive.

 

American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy --energy policy & consumer resources.

 

Alliance to Save Energy --"Energy efficiency is the quickest, cheapest, cleanest way to extend our world's energy supplies." Information for consumers & policy makers.

 

Rocky Mountain Institute --home energy briefs, information for the average person and homeowner.

 

DSIRE --database of financial incentives such as rebates, tax credits, and tax deductions state by state.

 

U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solar Technologies Program --summary and primer on photovoltaic electricity and technology.

 

Wickipedia --A long explanation of photovoltaic (PV) solar power systems.

 

Philosophical

 

Bioneers --unification of nature, culture, and spirit for environmental & social justice. Also listen online to the Bioneers radio series.

 

The Thomas Jefferson Hour® --Weekly radio conversations with America's third president, always give pause for thought on the state of the nation and our constitution.

 

Cimarron Books & Coffee House --mtngeogeek's Great Third Place.

 

Purveyors

 

Treerecycle.com --distributors of unbleached recycled paper products and other eco-goods, we have found them to have excellent customer service and very rapid shipping.

 

Alternative Power Enterprises --alternative energy systems, installation, appliances, and information.

 

Colorado Yurt Company --custom yurts, teepees, wall tents, and solar power packages.

 

Ideas

1% For The Planet --businesses donating 1% of sales to the natural environment.

 

BUG (Business as Unusual Group) --Ouray County group dedicated to providing education in education and promotion of earth friendly and economically sustainable business and lifestyle practices in our region.

 

Greenbiz --resources for green businesses and green job seekers.

 

Since Sliced Bread Community --Searching for the best ideas since sliced bread to improve the lives of common Americans submitted and reviewed by common Americans. Over 22,000 ideas submitted. The winner has been announced.

 

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