James Creek Watershed Initiative| Adopt Your Watershed

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Contact Person and Group Information

Contact Name:	Colleen Williams	Street Address:	P. O. Box 110

Group or School Name:	James Creek Watershed Initiative	City:	Jamestown

E-mail Address:	echoice3@aol.com	State:	COLORADO

Phone #:	(303) 449-2621	Zip/Postal Code:	80455

Is this a School Group?No

National or Regional Group Affiliation: (If your group is a member of a larger national or regional organization, or other partnership, give name.)

Describe your group's purpose, activities, publications, or accomplishments: * We are a citizen grassroots initiative dedicated to engaging the community in protecting the quality of our drinking water and the forest ecosystem surrounding it. This is done by: public forums, citizen work/study groups, quarterly newsletters, water quality sampling & testing, Elementary School "Stream Team", Impact studies of ORV's, creek clean-ups, Floodplain hazard mitigation, fuel reduction projects, closure & reclamation of "Fair Day Meadow" reducing sediment loading to James Creek.

What waterbody types is your group involved with? (use X to check all that apply):

Groundwater	X River or Stream	Estuary	Other:
Coral reef	Marine	Air	Watershed
Land	Lake or Pond	Reservoir
Beach	X Wetland

Do you conduct monitoring?
Is your group a state-wide organization?	No

Select the type of organization that most closely describes your group:	Watershed Alliance/Council

If you selected "other" as the type of organization above, please enter the type here:

List your group's partners:	River Watch of Colorado

Number of Volunteers:	100

If your group has a website, what is the Internet Address (URL)?	http://www.cultureofgiving.org/nonprofit.cfm?npid=674


Geographic Information
In what geographic area does your group work?

Zip Codes:	80455

Counties:	Boulder

Cities/Towns:	Jamestown

Select a State:	Colorado

Select your USGS Catalog Unit: (Select a state in the field above to show watershed choices.)

USGS Cataloging Unit: (8 digit)	10190005,

Stream or Watershed Name:	James Creek

Latitude/Longitude:

Describe in your own words:	The James Creek Watershed is located 17 miles northwest of Boulder, Co