WWRC 97-05d
Muddy Creek Seeking Common Ground Project
Abstract
Muddy Creek is located in south central Wyoming.
This half million acre area has been identified as a
principal source of sediment into the Colorado
River drainage. In 1991, the local conservation
district initiated the CRM (Coordinated Resource
Management) process to bring together affected
interests to effect ecosystem management on a
watershed basis. The group has worked to reduce
non-point source pollution from both upland and
riparian areas using a variety of tools. These include
grazing management, prescribed burning, water
development, creating wetlands and other practices.
Many projects were cooperative ventures involving
funding, survey and design, or construction. Site-specific
monitoring shows significant improvement.
However, improving watershed issues like water
quality, storage and flows will take a longer period
of time to document. What makes this project
unique is that so many diverse interests have come
together to seek common ground solutions to
watershed issues.
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