BECOME A RISING RIVER STEWARD
Upcoming Events
Welcome and Stewardship Day: (June 20th, 4pm-6pm- Santa Rita Park) Join the Rising River Stewards Network and learn how to monitor E. coli in your local watershed. MSI hosts four monitoring events throughout the summer at 16 different sites in the San Juan Mountains for volunteers to take E. coli samples.
Watershed Tour: Rivers (June 27th, 10am-2pm- Rotary Park) Learn about your local watershed! This includes a glimpse into our entire river system to help determine the quality of our water.
Stewardship Days: (July 3-7th, July 24-28th, August 21-25th, September 11-15th- E.coli Monitoring site) After attending our training event, help collect data on 1-4 sites in the San Juan Mountains during one or all of these dates.
Watershed Tour: Forests and Water (July 15th, 10am-2pm- Hermosa Creek Trailhead) Learn about your local watershed! This includes a glimpse into our forests and how they support our water downstream.
Watershed Tour: (August 9th, 10am-3pm- Ophir Fen) Help us up at Ophir Fen with restoring a wetland. This event includes education on the importance of wetlands and how they support our entire watershed system.
What does it mean to become a Rising River Steward(RRS)?
Our Rising River Stewards are committed to supporting their local watershed. As a Rising River Steward, you will learn the complexity behind our environmental systems, help with stewardship projects, create awareness around the impact you make, and build a relationship with the natural world. MSI’s environmental educators are hoping to support you by providing watershed tours and stewardship days to familiarize you with the land you live on and the environment that surrounds you.
What do you receive as a Rising River Steward?
Once you attend one Rising River Steward event, you will receive a RRS pin. This pin holds the responsibility to now share your new knowledge out with your community. Wear your pin into the world proudly and share with others how to become a steward of your local environment.
