Fountain Creek Watershed District

Did you know we have a monthly e-newsletter? Stay up to date on all the watershed happenings and subscribe to the Fountain Creek Chronicles! 💦🩵🌈
Here's the link: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/Gxb6BOY/fountaincreekchronicles

Check out this article in the Pueblo Star Journal from our Outreach Coordinator Susan! We are so proud of her work and all that we are able to contribute to the Fountain Creek watershed communities.

Read it now: https://pueblostarjournal.org/news/2024/07/17/fountain-creek-watershed-warriors/

Always happy to support our partners! 🍻🍻🍻

We had so much fun planting native seeds at Rick's Garden Center this morning with dedicated volunteers Kristin, Joe and Lily! Thank you to Billy and Emma, who will look after our seedlings until they will grow into native plants that we will use for future programming. 🌱🌾🪻🐝

The Fountain Creek Brewshed® Alliance is thrilled to host Sarah Robinson of the U.S. Water Alliance TOMORROW night at Peaks N Pines Brewing Company - Tutt. Come and learn how a One Water approach helps solve local water challenges. 🌎💦🌊🩵

RSVP to [email protected] - attendees receive $1 off their beer!

6:00-7:00pm
4005 Tutt Blvd
Colorado Springs

Calling all Pueblo fans! TOMORROW night we can't wait to host the Mile High Youth Corps at Shamrock Brewing Company to share their experiences supporting the FCWD's important watershed restoration project sites. 🌾💦💛

RSVP to [email protected] - attendees receive $1 off beer!

6:00 - 7:00pm
108 W 3rd St
Pueblo, CO

Show Generation Wild Colorado how you’re planting your or how your flowers are growing by sharing pics or video on FB or IG and tag . They’ll randomly select 5 families to win a Bee Team prize pack: a GOCO Osprey backpack, a GOCO MiiR water bottle, and a handmade Simply Bee Organics native bee house. Post by August 25 at 11:59 pm to enter.

You know FCWD loves supporting our pals so we were happy to jump in on 's campaign! We've been handing out seed packets at FCWD events and have a little kiosk at our home office at the . Drop by to grab a pack for your family, spread native seeds, and spread the word that bees (and other pollinators) need our protection! 🫶🐝 🫶🪻🫶🌻🫶💧

Get your pedals ready (or borrow a 🚲) for the Popcycle Rides and Community Cruises coming up. We're happy to support our community members and hardworking partners as they enjoy cool treats on fun, family friendly rides!

There was a great crowd at Metcalf Park baseball field in Fountain, CO for Field of Drinks Beer Festival on June 29. Congratulations to member Reservoir Brewing in Pueblo West for winning the People's Choice Award!
Many of the Fountain Creek Brewshed® Alliance members participated. It was hot but the beers, wines, hard ciders and seltzers were cold! Special thanks to Peaks N Pines Brewery - Fountain for event organizing and having so many dedicated volunteers.

Upward Bound summer participants at Pueblo Community College learned about the watershed, from Pueblo Outreach Coordinator Susan, and how citizens can reduce non-point source pollution to creeks, ponds, rivers, and streams. The high school group interacted with the tabletop model and then found a storm drain on campus to apply education stickers. Now students, faculty, and neighbors will know that "Only rain should go down the drain!"

You can get a pint at Brass Brewing Co. too 🍻 We have the BEST partners!

Happy Wednesday - take a look at what’s going on ⬇️
New Beer Release: Flower Eater Honey Lavender Blonde
New Slush Release: Cherry Bomb 🍒
Happy Hour 4:00-7:00 🍻
Trivia starts at 7:00PM - come win prizes!

The Beer Release: Flower Eater Collaboration Honey Lavender Blonde Ale was crafted by nine brewers from the Fountain Creek Brewshed Alliance and supports clean water in Southern Colorado. With each pint sold, $1 goes to the Fountain Creek Watershed District. Enjoy bright lavender floral notes, a touch of clover honey sweetness, and balanced bitterness from Cascade and Alora hops. Refresh yourself with this 5.8% ABV brew that celebrates community and nature. 🌿💧

And in downtown COS at Mash Mechanix Brewing Co! Cheers to clean water 🍻

We'll be celebrating in Pueblo at Walter's Brewery & Taproom tonight too! See you there as we toast to clean water 🍻

And at either location: Peaks N Pines Brewery - Fountain & Peaks N Pines Brewing Company - Tutt

Try Flower Eater at all participating locations including Cerberus Brewing Co. on the west side!

New on tap at 5pm - Flower Eater - honey lavender blonde ale 🍯🪻
5.8% ABV | 19 IBU

Support a sweet cause and get the first taste today! The first 10 people to mention this post will get a free pint. 🐝

Flower Eater is a collaboration with the Fountain Creek Brewshed Alliance, a group of breweries in the Pikes Peak region who support the Fountain Creek Watershed District, with $1 of each pint sold going back to watershed health initiatives.

Bright floral notes from lavender buds highlight the beer’s refreshing flavor profile, finished with slight sweetness from clover honey, balanced by an approachable bitterness from Cascade and Alora hops.

The Fountain Creek Brewshed® Alliance is excited to introduce our limited-edition collab brew: the Flower Eater honey lavender blonde ale! 🍻🪻🐝

Support your watershed by trying the Flower Eater at participating locations, starting July 10th, and $1 per beer goes toward our clean water initiatives. Get yours while you can!

Peaks N Pines Brewery - Fountain, Mash Mechanix Brewing Co, Brass Brewing Co., Cerberus Brewing Co., Whistle Pig Brewing TGAP, Voodoo Brewing Co. - Colorado Springs, Manitou Brewing Company, Goat Patch Brewing Company, Walter's Brewery & Taproom

Did you know that it’s Plastic Free July? This is a national movement to build strength in numbers to work towards the vision of a plastic-free world. Join us in celebrating and help keep plastic waste out of our precious watershed!

What’s one single use plastic item you can commit to giving up for all of July?

Breakfast station for the win! 🥯🍎🍌☕ So happy to host ~100 community cyclists 🚴‍♀️🚴🚴‍♂️ - including Mayor Yemi and City Councillors Avilo, Henjum, and Leinweber - and help fuel all their rides yesterday. Besides tasty bites and coffee, we shared seeds in support of pollinators thanks to and locally made hats by . So thankful for partners like , CONO: Building Neighborhood Networks, Kids on Bikes, and for working together to host our SustainaCenter Breakfast Station. Big props to CONO: Building Neighborhood Networks Interim Executive Director Kelly Bull for leading the charge!

The hot 🌞 weather in Pueblo on June 20 did not deter a large crowd at Walter's Brewery & Taproom who enjoyed a cool ❄️ presentation by the local NWS Warning Coordinator for a Liquid Lecture.

Klint Skelly of the had awesome slides and videos to explain phenomena in Colorado and how our geography dictates highs, lows, storms and wind.

Thank you to all who turned out to drink 'n learn, and to Walter's Brewery & Taproom for discounts and set up!

Drop by the SustainaCenter (702 E Boulder St) this Wed 6/26 from 6am-9am as we give away breakfast to area cyclists with our neighboring orgs: Concrete Couch, CONO: Building Neighborhood Networks, Colorado Native Plant Society, Kids on Bikes, Trails and Open Space Coalition! Hope to see you there 🍎🥯🍌🍩 🚴‍♂️ 🚴 🚴‍♀️



Stations like ours will be throughout the community. Check out this map to find more and plan your route: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/56f29aec469c4f5cbb8802296395357c/?org=coloradosprings

What a bee-utiful night we had celebrating pollinators! On Thursday, Manitou Brewing Company graciously gave all guests $1 off pints and is contributing $1 from all Mighty Morphin Pollinator Hefeweizen sales to Fountain Creek Brewshed® Alliance's clean water initiatives! Many thanks to the brewery, Amy Yarger of for her informative talk, and our awesome guests for joining us!

Anyone remember how many varieties of bees live in the state of Colorado?? 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Answer in the comments and we'll confirm on Monday!

Happy weekend, Watershed Warriors 🐝🦋🍻🐝🦋🍻

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Fountain Creek Watershed District

Whether you're in northern or southern parts of the watershed tomorrow, you've got options!

Fountain Creek Brewshed® Alliance is hosting Liquid Lectures in 2 spots on Thurs, June 20th, 6-7 pm.

🐝🐦🦋 Celebrate Pollinator Week at Manitou Brewing Company as pollinator expert and the Butterfly Pavilion's Director of Horticulture, Amy Yarger, shares details of CO's bee-utiful pollinators. Grab a pint of MBC's special and support pollinators AND clean water initiatives by yours truly.

💨🌦☀️ At Walter's Brewery & Taproom, we'll be learning more about the Front Range's Wild Watershed Weather with an interactive presentation from Warning Coordination Meteorologist Klint Skelly of the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS). Bring your questions 🤓

As always, attendees receive $1 off pints 🍻
Manitou Brewing Company is also generously offering $2 off Mighty Morphin Pollinator Hefe crowlers.
RSVP to [email protected]; drop ins welcome.

Thanks to our awesome partners at Manitou Brewing Company - part of the Fountain Creek Brewshed® Alliance - for supporting clean water initiatives with their Mighty Morphin Pollinator Hefe! Get some while you can 🍻

Those flowers aren’t going to pollinate themselves🌸🌺🌻🌼🪻

For National Pollinator Week, June 17th - 23rd, MBC partnered up with the Fountain Creek Brewshed Alliance, to honor the bees with our mighty honey Hefe. For this week, $1 from each pint sold of the honey brew will be donated to the FCBA.

MBC is also the host for FCBA’s June Liquid Lecture, on June 20th from 6 - 7pm, on “How to be a Pollinator Protector”. Join us for a cozy patio chat while enjoying $1 off ALL MBC pints, plus take home some Mighty Morphin Pollinator Hefe crowlers for only $9!
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𝘉𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳. 𝘈 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯-𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩 & 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘦𝘺𝘦-𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦. 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵: 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺! 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥.
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We are sorry to say our beloved Watershed Outreach Coordinator, Hannah Mooney, is moving on. We wish her all the best on her next adventure!

We are now hiring a Watershed Outreach Coordinator. If you, or anyone you know fits the bill, please apply!

This is a fast-paced role with varied duties. If you can juggle multiple projects, enjoy working independently, as well as on a hard-working team, and can manage time effectively, this might be the job for you!
• Passionate, positive, energetic people-person.
• Experience with Google tools, Constant Contact, social media, budgeting, event planning and ex*****on.
• A strong commitment to the District and its mission of protecting and enhancing watershed health.
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Practical knowledge of natural resource management and best practices in education/outreach. Specific background in local watershed issues a plus.
• Desire and ability to effectively communicate and cooperate with coworkers, volunteers, Board members and partners.

APPLICATION PROCESS:
Send a cover letter and resume to [email protected].

The Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Feeling lots of gratitude for our partners at Mile High Youth Corps for their efforts to clear up areas of Pueblo's Confluence Park this week. With the support of a grant from , FCWD was able to contract the crews for 3 weeks of work valued at $29,350. Thank you, Great Outdoors Colorado - GOCO!

Fountain Creek Watershed District's Pueblo Outreach Coordinator, Susan, delivered the hardworking crew lunch, treats, and cold drinks today. It was a hot one and the crews are working so hard! Stay hydrated, friends! 🌞💦💦💦🌞

Take a read over at Colorado on the great work our brewery partners in the have contributed to and the overall health of our waterways! Clean water=great beer, friends! 🍺🍺🍺🍺

South Colorado breweries dive in for conservation — Thirst Colorado | Serving Up the Colorado Experience | Lifestyle and Craft Libations Brewshed Alliance helps clean watershed from Palmer Lakes to Pueblo

Come out to support the Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District December liquid lecture on Colorado Birds! This is great festive event. Check the flyer for additional details and RSVP.

Creek Week 2023: Cleaning Up With Fountain Creek Watershed Budget Dumpster donated two dumpsters to the Fountain Creek Watershed for their 10th annual Creek Week event in October.