Colorado Riverfront Project Stacy K Beaugh, Colorado Riverfront Commission

April 15, 2014

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Map Courtesy of Tamarisk Coalition

Grand Junkyard?

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Our Vision: String of Pearls Artwork: Paul Gray

Colorado Riverfront Commission

• Formed in 1987 • Advisory board to four local governments

– Mesa County – City of Grand Junction – City of Fruita – Town of Palisade

• Appointed volunteers • Coordinates efforts to revitalize and enhance

Colorado Riverfront

Riverfront Project Partners • Mesa County • City of Grand Junction • City of Fruita • Town of Palisade • Colorado Parks and

Wildlife • Riverfront Foundation • US Fish and Wildlife • Grand Junction Lion’s Club • School District 51 • Mesa Land Trust • Western Colorado Botanic

Gardens, Strive • Grand Valley Trail Alliance • Grand Valley Bikes

• Urban Trails Committee • Bureau of Land

Management • Colorado National

Monument • Bureau of Reclamation • Tamarisk Coalition • Grand Valley Audubon • Western Colorado

Conservation Corps • Colorado Plateau

Mountain Bike Trails Association

• Great Outdoors Colorado

• Enhance riverfront values • Collaboration • Community engagement • Natural and cultural resource

conservation • Multiple use • Economic development • Compatible land uses • Stewardship • Legacy for future • Educational opportunities

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Riverfront Commission PO Box 2477 Grand Junction, CO 81502 (970) 683-4333 www.riverfrontproject.org

Thank you!

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