Students Learn About the Fountain Creek Watershed

In the Spring of 2024, the District partnered with Colorado College Landscape Processes and Evaluation class and their professor Sarah Schanz. Fountain Creek Watershed District (FCWD) Executive Director Alli Schuch provided an introduction to the District, its work, and an overview of the Fountain Creek Watershed for the class in early April. Students spent time in the field observing and measuring some of the District's projects, developed three storyboards, and presented them to the Citizen Advisory Group at its April meeting. These storyboards provide an overview and evaluation of the District's work around erosion control, the erratic nature of the creek, and thoughts on future projects. 

The District will continue to work with Colorado College on these types of projects as this was a mutually beneficial partnership. 

Storyboards the students created: 

2017-2024 Erosion Rates: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cb9e55e424894b7bacb05f01e9b78993

13th Street, Project Assessment (Pueblo, CO): https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/145c014ba503427599c1cc1860be7d00

Future project and reference sites:  https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/07fcda7dde1f4bd88dc5380378b5c97d

If you would like to get your students, neighborhood, school, church, service group or club involved with the Fountain Creek Watershed District let us know! We are happy to partner with anyone and everyone.