Protecting and restoring watersheds since 2005
Science + Community
Left Hand Watershed Center protects and restores watersheds for people and the environment using a collaborative and science-based approach.
We are a stakeholder driven, non-profit organization located in Boulder County, Colorado that values science and community. We used sound science to monitor, assess, and manage our watersheds. We use data to plan and implement on-the-ground forest and river restoration projects. We strive to build a strong stewardship ethic in our community through place-based and participatory learning.
View the Left Hand Watershed 2021 Impact Report
Seeking Climate Resilience Investors
Are you interested in investing in solutions to mitigate the impacts of climate change locally? We want to talk to you! The Watershed Center’s strategic forest and river management projects enhance our ability to live with a changing climate– including living with increased wildfire, flood, and drought. You can help build climate resilience in our communities today.
Currents
St. Vrain Forest Health Partnership
Our local forests are susceptible to high-severity fire due to climate change and overly dense forest structure. While our forests are adapted to frequent low-severity fires, high-severity fires that are increasing in prevalence threaten homes and communities, water quality, habitat, and recreation. To mitigate these risks, forest restoration projects are already happening on city, county, and private lands, and planning is underway for work on federal lands. The St. Vrain Forest Health Partnership is here to 1) keep you informed about work in your neighborhood and across the landscape, 2) answer your questions and connect you with the right people when needed, and 3) work with you to ensure that the forest health restoration projects benefit your rivers, forests, and communities.
Front Range Fire Followers
Captain Jack Superfund Site
Adaptive Restoration Project
Our Work
Learn more about how we protect and restore Front Range watershed health.
Adaptively Manage Watersheds
We use science-based adaptive management to monitor and manage watershed health from the upland forests to the urban corridor.
Engage Community
We are building a community-wide stewardship ethic rooted in watershed science through place-based and participatory learning.
Restore Forests
We are leading a diverse partnership to address post-fire recovery and restoration, as well as landscape-scale forest health planning.
Restore Rivers
We plan and implement on-the-ground projects that advance watershed restoration practices and incorporate climate change scenarios.