What’s New?


Check out some of the latest activities, new resources, and upcoming projects around the watershed…

River Artist Profile: Amy McMahon

For those of us that love nerding out on anything related to rivers and aquatic life, we’ve got a treat ...

New Important Noxious Weed Resource in the Watershed:Las Animas County Noxious Weed Guide

Hot off the press – the brand new Las Animas County Noxious Weed Guide!This new comprehensive guide to noxious weed ...

In Case You Hadn’t Heard…We Have a New State Park in Our Watershed!

Fishers Peak - The Purgatoire River Watershed will soon be home to not one but two state parks! The Crazy ...

Bar NI Ranch Community Fund Grant AwardedTo Support Youth Education and River Enhancement

The Purgatoire Watershed Partnership, Trout Unlimited local chapter, The Youth Club of Trinidad, and Bird Conservancy of the Rockies partnered ...

New and Improved Public River Access Sites along the Trinidad River Walk

In November 2019, the Mile High Youth Corps, City of Trinidad, and the Purgatoire Watershed Partnership hit the ground to ...

Patagonia Youth Education & Restoration Work Day

On Nov 4th, 2019 we held a special youth and young adult river restoration and education day sponsored by Patagonia ...

Fish and More Fish Oh My!

On November 13 2019, Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) spearheaded an assessment of the fish populations in the Purgatoire River ...

Another Successful Purgatoire River Fall Cleanup!

On Saturday October 5th 2019 we held our annual fall Purgatoire River Cleanup event and were joined by 46 enthusiastic ...