GRAND COUNTY WATER INFORMATION NETWORK
COMPREHENSIVE WATER QUALITY MONITORING, INFORMATION, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN GRAND COUNTY, COLORADO
What We Do
GCWIN works to monitor environmental health through a scientific approach. Across 5 different programs, the information we collect works to protect and improve our water quality here in Grand County. Explore our different programs here!
Over 9 million lines of data has been collected by GCWIN, since our beginning in 2004, through our monitoring programs. Access our data here!
Each year GCWIN hosts 8 different field trips across 5 schools in the East Grand and West Grand school districts, in addition to many other educational events. Learn more about our community outreach and collaborators who help make this outreach possible!
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Monitoring Locations
9 Million
Lines of Data
636
Grand County Students Reached through Watershed Education
Recent News
GCWIN has begun the 2024 monitoring season! So far, the Temperature & Electric Conductivity program is up and running and the Stream Temperature program is being deployed throughout the month of April. The Water Clarity and Cyanobacteria programs are set to begin in June.
The Sonde device has been secured for GCWIN! This new equipment will increase our monitoring capabilities. You can learn more about what a Sonde is here.
2023 was a big year for GCWIN. On top of reinstating the watershed week field trips for all Grand County middle schoolers, GCWIN monitored 74 sites around the county and collected over a million lines of data. Read more about our work this past year in the June, August, and December 2023 Newsletters.
GCWIN gives a huge thank you to Mary Price, who has stepped down from the Executive Director position. She has been with the organization since 2017 and has been ED since 2020. Congratulations to Kyle Masterson, who moved into the Interim Executive Director position on February 1st, 2024!
