St. Vrain Creeks in Lyons, CO, are now better protected, due in part to the work of Save the Colorado.
Save The Colorado is thrilled to announce that the St. Vrain Creeks in Lyons, CO, are now better protected. Over the last two years, we’ve meet with Town officials several times to move forward a Rights-of-Nature like resolution, and finally on November 20, we were successful.
The resolution unanimously supported by the Town Board is titled, “PROTECTING THE NORTH AND SOUTH ST. VRAIN CREEK WATERSHEDS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED ECOSYSTEMS.”
The resolution states:
The Town Board resolves that the St. Vrain Creek watersheds, including the plants, animals, and associated ecosystems, should be considered in all decisions that could impact them. The Town Board recognizes that the St. Vrain Creeks should possess, at minimum, the following fundamental conditions:
- A flow sufficient in quantity to support and maintain ecosystem health;
- A functioning channel and floodplain riverine ecosystem, including horizontal and longitudinal connectivity, areas for infiltration of precipitation and groundwater recharge, moving and depositing sediments, and the natural habitats for native plants and animals;
- That the watersheds feed and be fed by rainfall, snowmelt, and aquifers;
- That biodiversity is maintained; and
- That the predominantly free-flowing nature of the South St. Vrain Creek is maintained.
We give a huge thank you to the Lyons Town Board and the Lyons Ecology Advisory Board for working with us for over two years to bring this resolution to fruition. The St. Vrain Creeks and Watershed are a special place that deserve the best possible protection.
In 2024, Save The Colorado will continue to work with local people, groups, and governments across Colorado and beyond to expand the protection of our life-supporting waterways.
Save The Colorado is a program of SAVE THE WORLD’S RIVERS. The Save The Colorado program mission is to protect and restore the Colorado River and its tributaries from the source to the sea. The Save The Colorado program focuses on fighting irresponsible water projects, supporting alternatives to proposed dams and diversions, fighting and adapting to climate change, supporting river and fish species restoration, and removing deadbeat dams. The Save The Colorado program has thousands of supporters throughout the Southwest U.S. from Denver to Los Angeles and beyond.
The Save The Colorado program is a small, grassroots, and very pro-active river-saving effort that strives to make a consequential difference in the protection and restoration of Colorado River and its tributaries. In addition, we do it will soul, passion, and fun.
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