--->Support the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed!! Email Megan at Megan@poudrewatershed.org and Follow them on Social Media! @poudrewatershed
--->Support the Poudre River Fest! Visit Website and click on the link "Get Involved" and follow them on Social Media! @poudreriverfest
--->Attend the Festival! Save the Date! August 21st at New Belgium Brewery!
--->Shout out to Lara Smedley. The Poudre River Event Coordinator with her business Smedley Events
Meet Megan Maiolo-Heath
-Grew up in Monument, Colorado and always loved the outdoors
-Attended CU Boulder for her Undergrad in Psychology
-Attended University of Colorado Denver for her Masters in Public Administration
-Became a raft guide on Clear Creek. Where she developed her confidence, obsession and love for rivers
-After working in Ecuador, she realized there that she wanted to fight for the river
-Lives in Ft. Collins now
MEGAN'S NON PROFIT HISTORY/CONNECTION
-7 years ago Megan started working for Trees, Water & People Non Profit before landing at CPRW (Coalition for Poudre River Watershed)
-2012/2013 Hyde Park Fire happened which lead to creating the "Coalition for the Hyde Park Fire" to address post fire mitigation and restoration work. Trees, Water and People was the fiscal sponsor for that until they became the official Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed 501c3.
-She started as a board member for CPRW, later consulted and then at the end of 2020, she applied and got the Communications Outreach and Marketing Manager Position.
GET TO KNOW THE POUDRE RIVER WATERSHED
-Headwaters are at Poudre Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
-3 Major Tributaries but the main stem comes out of RMNP
-Large area covers about 1900 sq/miles
-Upper Poudre has 75 miles of Wild & Scenic River
-Lower Poudre is designated as a National Heritage Area (for its importance in the development of the Western Water Law)
-Flows into the South Platte Basin (Greeley,CO)
-Covers so much terrain (Head waters up in the High Mountains of RMNP, to Poudre Canyon to Ft. Collins, to plains through Winsor, into Greeley and ending in the Platte River)
-Hard Working River providing so much water to agriculture and 300,000 people in the front range
Story behind the name- French Trappers caught in a snow storm back in the early 1800's. Stashed a bunch their stuff including their gunpowder...hence the name..."Cache Le Poudre". "Stash the Powder".
Native American History- was a meeting place for several tribes in the west. Learn more at PoudreHeritage.org
Other Non Profits helping protect the Poudre River
- National Heritage Area- Managed by the Poudre Heritage Alliance
- Save the Poudre- Focused on water infrastructure, dams and reservoirs
- Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed (CPRW)- Focused on collaborative approach to Watershed management and Forest and River Restoration
CPRW-Mission to improve and maintain the ecological health of the Poudre River Watershed through "Community Collaboration"
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