Toadflax Project

The Delta Conservation District is partnered with the US Forest Service and Delta and Gunnison Counties to treat a 640 acre Toadflax infestation near the headwaters of the North Fork of the Gunnison River in the West Elk Wilderness. After two years of treatment, the Toadflax is 80% controlled and the grass and forage density have increased.

Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG)

The DCD was awarded funding to identify and map areas of high salinity and selenium along with areas where water conservation practices have been applied by the NRCS within the District and to target those areas where water conservation practices are not known to exist. The funding comes from DCD Partner, the Colorado River Water Conservation District.


Ditch Mapping Project

Research from the Colorado Division of Water Resources reveals there are 1,644 documented water diversions from rivers and streams into our ditches and canals within the District. The District is compiling a GPS map of these diversions, canals and ditches.

NFRIA water quality monitoring

North Fork River Improvement Association - The Delta Conservation District is partnered with NFRIA and has given NFRIA funding for water quality monitoring on the North Fork of the Gunnison River.