By Shannon Lukens.
Close to 400 5th graders from Moffat and Routt counties learned about water Wednesday, at the 2nd Annual Yampa Youth Water Festival. It was held at the Routt County Fairgrounds in Hayden.
It was organized by Holly Kirkpatrick with the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District. She says the kids went to 22 stations to learn all about water in the Yampa Valley.
“Endangered fish that live in the Yampa River, to how we use water and distribute those across our communities. We have the Town of Hayden Public Works here explaining how they distribute water. We have the City of Steamboat Springs talking to students about how to keep the Yampa Clean.”
Kirkpatrick wants the kids to learn about the different aspects of water so that maybe they’ll choose one as a career path one day.
Presenters at the event include:
- AECOM
- Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes
- City of Steamboat Springs
- Colorado Crane Conservation Coalition
- Colorado Division of Water Resources
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Colorado State University Extension
- Colorado Water Conservation Board
- Community Agriculture Alliance/Routt County Conservation District
- Friends of the Yampa
- Jillian Tomlinson
- Town of Hayden Public Works Department
- Tread of Pioneers
- United Companies
- United States Forest Service/Trout Unlimited
- Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program
- Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District
- Yampa Valley Sustainability Council
- Yampa/White/Green Basin Roundtable
- Yampatika