Rio Grande Watershed Conservation and Education Initiative

Rio Grande Watershed Conservation and Education Initiative RGWCEI provides community outreach and education events to over 5,000 students and community members

Providing education on topics ranging from water conservation and natural resource management, to agriculture and range issues to students ages k-12 throughout the Valley. We provide on site lessons, in the field experiences, a youth camp, river trailer, and partnership with a variety of outdoor and agriculture professionals.

Yesterday’s forestry training for highschool Envirothon students was a success! Thanks to Colorado State Forest Service ...
11/20/2025

Yesterday’s forestry training for highschool Envirothon students was a success! Thanks to Colorado State Forest Service staff for sharing their knowledge of forest management and health and New Hope Church of South Fork for providing an indoor space for us close to the trees!

Whether rain or shine, this week's campers brought their A-game playing and learning. We had a lot of fun with the Stewa...
06/07/2025

Whether rain or shine, this week's campers brought their A-game playing and learning. We had a lot of fun with the Stewards-Youth Conservation Camp!

What a great time to have class outside! Yesterday, the Centauri 6th grade got to see what all goes into water managemen...
05/21/2025

What a great time to have class outside! Yesterday, the Centauri 6th grade got to see what all goes into water management, learn about soil health, river habitat, and visit the Conejos River. Thanks to Nathan with the Conejos Water Conservancy District, Regan with the Conejos County Soil Conservation District , and Codi with the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies for sharing their knowledge!

Proud to have 4 teams represent the SLV at the state Envirothon Competition last week! Teams from Center and Del Norte H...
03/10/2025

Proud to have 4 teams represent the SLV at the state Envirothon Competition last week! Teams from Center and Del Norte High School did a great job completing tests in Aquatics, Forestry, Wildlife, and Soils, as well as delivering a presentation to a panel of judges. Congrats to one of the Del Norte teams who placed 4th overall. Everyone rocked it!🥳 Special thanks to the Center Conservation District and Rio Grande Conservation District for supporting the teams.

Colorado Association of Conservation Districts - CACD
Del Norte School District
Center Consolidated School District

That's a wrap for our "Steward's Week" (ages 11-13) of Conservation Camp! Thank you to the U.S. Forest Service-Rio Grand...
06/09/2024

That's a wrap for our "Steward's Week" (ages 11-13) of Conservation Camp! Thank you to the U.S. Forest Service-Rio Grande National Forest, SLV Area extension, Boys & Girls Clubs of the San Luis Valley, and many others for leading activities and inspiring tomorrow's land stewards! Also, thank you to Dani with San Luis Valley Great Outdoors for leading night sky activities; pictures could not capture how cool the stars looked!

We had a great first day of Youth Conservation Camp!
06/05/2024

We had a great first day of Youth Conservation Camp!

Camp is less than three months away!🎉 If you know a kid who loves animals, plants, trees, and bugs, this camp is for the...
03/15/2024

Camp is less than three months away!🎉 If you know a kid who loves animals, plants, trees, and bugs, this camp is for them. Check out the registration page at https://www.rgwcei.org/youthcamp!

12/05/2023

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RGWCEI believes fostering tomorrow's conservationists starts with building connections to where they live. We thank all our partners, teachers, and donors for making these extraordinary events and programs possible! If you would like to learn more and support our work, go to https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/RioGrandeWatershedConservationEducation

We feel so honored to see Youth Conservation Camp featured! ☺️We have amazing partners and a community that make things ...
07/18/2023

We feel so honored to see Youth Conservation Camp featured! ☺️We have amazing partners and a community that make things possible!

Day 2: We had some awesome activities from presenters and played many campers' favorite game-animal survival!
06/15/2023

Day 2: We had some awesome activities from presenters and played many campers' favorite game-animal survival!

The sprouts group showed up with lots of enthusiasm for camp!! Day one was a blast!
06/14/2023

The sprouts group showed up with lots of enthusiasm for camp!! Day one was a blast!

That's a wrap for Steward's week of Conservation Camp; excited for Sprout's camp next week! A big thank you to all our f...
06/09/2023

That's a wrap for Steward's week of Conservation Camp; excited for Sprout's camp next week! A big thank you to all our fabulous presenters, counselors, cooks, sponsors, and volunteers who made it a success!!

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Center, CO
81125

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