https://www.kvcollab.org/calendar daily 0.75 2026-02-17 https://www.kvcollab.org/calendar/willow-restoration-volunteer-day-for-kvrc monthly 0.5 2025-07-22 https://www.kvcollab.org/calendar/granby-music-and-market-lgfxr-phjne-fekfn monthly 0.5 2025-06-24 https://www.kvcollab.org/calendar/granby-music-and-market-lgfxr-phjne monthly 0.5 2025-06-24 https://www.kvcollab.org/calendar/granby-music-and-market-lgfxr monthly 0.5 2025-06-24 https://www.kvcollab.org/calendar/event-one-5c7ey-ftn8c-epe6f-3g56s monthly 0.5 2025-07-11 https://www.kvcollab.org/calendar/event-one-5c7ey-ftn8c-epe6f-3g56s-6rkfn monthly 0.5 2025-07-11 https://www.kvcollab.org/newsletters daily 0.75 2026-03-10 https://www.kvcollab.org/newsletters/restoration-milestones monthly 0.5 2026-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/467a9c73-68db-4a05-ba11-5dbb7c2e9e59/Kawuneeche+Valley+Restoration+Collaborative+KVRC+willow+planting+%28Sept.+12%2C+2025%29+25.jpg Newsletters - Restoration in Motion: Recent Milestones in the Kawuneeche Valley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/c32c7554-b949-4151-a74f-6786d61a8601/Beaver+Creek+Comparison+Images+%282%29.png Newsletters - Restoration in Motion: Recent Milestones in the Kawuneeche Valley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/55f25f95-a2ce-41a4-894e-1e2c6a329349/Kawuneeche+Valley+Restoration+Collaborative+KVRC+willow+planting+%28Sept.+12%2C+2025%29+73.jpg Newsletters - Restoration in Motion: Recent Milestones in the Kawuneeche Valley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/9293d656-a325-48ea-aa1f-6963c1d6f5e0/IMG_3106.jpeg Newsletters - Restoration in Motion: Recent Milestones in the Kawuneeche Valley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.kvcollab.org/newsletters/restoration-in-action monthly 0.5 2026-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/70e405b8-86b6-4c7e-9a34-ce4f58622ce7/KVRC-Newsletter-1.jpg Newsletters - Restoration in Action - The Degraded State of the Valley Dense willows used to stand tall in the Kawuneeche Valley, providing important material for beaver habitat that supports healthy wetlands. Since 1999, the Valley has lost 98% of its tall willows, which has reduced beaver ponds and surface water while allowing invasive plant species to spread more easily. With drier conditions, fewer willows, and smaller ponds, the Kawuneeche Valley’s landscape looks much different than it did just a few decades ago. The stream is now eroded, and the water table is lower. Because of all this, the Valley no longer provides many of its natural functions, including fire resilience, water quality support, and recreation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/daad90f3-4e6c-4c0a-bc28-efdc64c31dbd/KVRC-Newsletter-2.jpg Newsletters - Restoration in Action - Installing Instream Structures To begin restoring the ecosystem, KVRC monitors several environmental factors, including stream flow and groundwater levels. Once we understand the state of a specific project site, we develop design plans. In Beaver Creek’s case, our plan included installing three types of instream structures to mimic beaver dam functions and restore the streambed and water table. Read more about them here. After installing instream structures, water will begin to pool, and sediment will start to fall out, improving water quality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/6d65b7c4-18e8-4f10-b010-199e7b1aa39d/KVRC-Newsletter-3.jpg Newsletters - Restoration in Action - Creating a Wider Stream As the stream channel adjusts, sediment begins to settle out of the flow. This eventually helps reduce streambank erosion by slowing down the stream and forming pools. In periods of high runoff, streamflow spreads more broadly and provides better water access to more of the stream corridor. At many of our sites, we will install exclosure fencing to protect the willows within the fenced areas. This will give willows time to grow tall enough to support beaver habitat in the future. To speed up the processes, we also plan to plant willows at some sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/3320a44e-69ee-4446-bdb3-93c115e9e215/KVRC-Newsletter-4.jpg Newsletters - Restoration in Action - Our Natural Ecosystem Builders Return KVRC uses low-tech, process-based techniques to create a lively, beaver-friendly habitat that they can move into and sustain or improve with time. We’ve observed beaver activity in the surrounding areas, suggesting that they may move into our restored sites when the ecosystem is healthy enough to support them. As they gradually return, we expect them to construct dams and revive the ponds and surface water that used to cover the Valley floor. It's important to note that KVRC does not plan to reintroduce beavers. Instead, we will expand the viable habitat that already exists in Rocky Mountain National Park, giving them a chance to migrate naturally into the sites we’re restoring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/61448b72-62ec-42f2-be1e-8061e1bec94d/KVRC-Newsletter-5.jpg Newsletters - Restoration in Action - A Thriving Kawuneeche Valley Restoring the Valley is a long-term effort spanning decades, with initial restoration work at each pilot site expected to occur over 2-3 years. Even after installing instream structures, it can take years for the streambed and water table to fully recover. Willows also need time to mature—many won’t reach a healthy height for decades, like the ones in Rocky Mountain National Park that grew just over three feet in 15 years. Though full restoration will unfold slowly, we’ll see progress along the way; for example, at Beaver Creek, where fencing and structures went in last year, the stream’s shape and water levels have already started to improve! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/a33a71ae-4e5c-4a67-bb6d-cbd26b4ab398/Troutfest+Colorado+Logo Newsletters - Restoration in Action - Troutfest Colorado May 31, 2025 | 12 – 5 p.m. Denver | Coors Field Troutfest Colorado is a one-of-a-kind summer festival and celebration of conservation, education, and community. It’s an opportunity for anglers, would-be anglers, outdoor enthusiasts, and families to learn more about conservation and fly fishing. It is free and open to the public. Be sure to stop by KVRC’s table! Learn more about Troutfest, presented by Colorado Trout Unlimited, Colorado Wildlife Council, and the Colorado Lottery, at troutfestcolorado.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/200be995-f362-44ff-8974-203e5dffaa40/KVRC.jpg Newsletters - Restoration in Action - We’ve been busy analyzing monitoring data over the winter! Monitoring data helps us track changes in erosion, water flow, water quality, native plant growth, invasive species decline, and habitat conditions. One example of a key dataset we use to inform our decisions includes documenting how the instream structures installed at the Beaver Creek project site impact the stream characteristics, including the width and depth of the water in the channel. When documenting impacts in October 2024, we found that ponds, approximately three feet deep, formed behind some of the structures during one of the driest times of the year! Before the structures were installed, there was much less variability in water conditions at this site, indicating that restoration is already benefiting Beaver Creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/1719324330064-5X8C6X27WIZPI0NBVU3Q/KVERC+Leadership+Tour+%28July+22%2C+2022%29+13+%281%29.jpg Newsletters - Restoration in Action - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.kvcollab.org/newsletters/jan25 monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/0b407d03-6d6f-42f1-8d1a-3216a4e25572/KVRC+Media+Day+%28October+2024%29+40.jpg Newsletters - A Year in Review: Restoration in the Kawuneeche Valley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/54a6bfc8-c3c8-415a-9e52-6a99b7b74974/SBS_2.jpg Newsletters - A Year in Review: Restoration in the Kawuneeche Valley Simulated Beaver Structures (SBS) have the strongest and longest-term effect on stream flow, but they also require the most effort for design and installation. To install an SBS, untreated lumber is placed across the full width of a stream to pool water, just as a beaver dam would. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/0206db30-9d98-4894-a33a-a28cd6671423/BDA.jpg Newsletters - A Year in Review: Restoration in the Kawuneeche Valley - Beaver Dam Analogs (BDA) are similar to natural beaver dams and are made with natural onsite materials such as wood, brush, and soil. They function like SBS’s to pool water, but may not last as long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/3a932c1e-2b0b-4aa8-98ba-cfa1df3379bf/PAL_2.jpg Newsletters - A Year in Review: Restoration in the Kawuneeche Valley - Post-Assisted Log Structures (PALS) mimic natural log jams and are more porous than the other structures. They use vertically driven untreated posts to secure interwoven logs and brush across the stream. They are intended to slow flow velocity and trap sediment and other material, allowing it to build up behind the structure over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/92b9d50d-58db-4695-8807-ee4a3e92e0c7/Image%2Bpreview.jpg Newsletters - A Year in Review: Restoration in the Kawuneeche Valley - Throughout 2024, we hosted several outreach events, including guided tours for participants to learn about our restoration plans and the low-tech, process-based methods we use to support healthy ecosystems. We also invited local media representatives to visit the Beaver Creek site during exclosure fencing installation. By the end of the Fall 2024 season, we hosted five tours and attended six events to speak about our restoration work, including the international beaver conference at the University of Colorado, BeaverCON, in October. Interested in seeing our work up close? Watch for future engagement opportunities next season! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/6c7e13db-af73-4f76-a3a9-336858d3270a/IMG_9433.jpg Newsletters - A Year in Review: Restoration in the Kawuneeche Valley - In 2024, we continued monitoring to assemble detailed information about our restoration sites' shape and features, water movement and quality, vegetation, and habitat characteristics. This data helps us track changes in erosion, water flow, water quality, native plant growth, invasive species decline, and habitat conditions. Monitoring before and after implementing restoration methods allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of our strategies and adapt as needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c647f5f5a651799789e375/c64fd26b-247a-45cd-9c4d-05e6bc953ba4/Beaver.jpg Newsletters - A Year in Review: Restoration in the Kawuneeche Valley - Did you know that beaver are among the few animals that actively modify their environment? 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