How AloTerra and Partners Are Reviving an Ephemeral Watershed in Eagle, Colorado Hernage Creek, a dry and deeply-incised channel on the outskirts of Eagle, Colorado, doesn’t look like much at first glance. For most of the year it sits still and silent, its flows arriving only during spring runoff or rare flash-flood events. Aerial view of Hernage Creek, Eagle CO This fall, AloTerra Restoration Services, working alongside Otak, ERO Resources, and the Town of Eagle, launched an

AloTerra’s Hands-on Approach to Healing Telluride’s Valley Floor Nestled in the dramatic landscape of Telluride, Colorado, the San Miguel River is undergoing a profound transformation. Once choked by toxic mine tailings and stripped of its native vegetation, the river and its floodplain are now being restored to life by a dedicated team from AloTerra Restoration Services, in collaboration with Trout Unlimited, Medved Global, Tailwater Limited and local partners. Photography b

Tucked into the forested slopes near Garfield, Colorado, the dams at Fooses Reservoir and along the South Arkansas River were once key components of the historic Salida Hydroelectric Project. But after more than a century of operation, the aging infrastructure had become more burden than benefit, especially for the surrounding ecosystems. What followed was an ambitious, multi-agency restoration effort to return these waterways to a more natural state, benefiting both people a

A Closer Look at AloTerra’s Fort Collins Floodplain Project In the heart of Fort Collins, Colorado, AloTerra Restoration Services took on a meaningful and multifaceted restoration project aimed at reconnecting river systems, restoring native habitats, and helping protect the Environmental Learning Center's (ELC) water rights . With construction launching in the fall of 2022 and revegetation efforts extending through 2023, the project offered a unique opportunity to blend ecol

Located within the Cameron Peak Burn Scar, the Donner Pass & Lookout Mountain Trails have recently undergone their first major...

How a coalition of hands-on expertise, low-tech innovation, and ecological commitment is restoring floodplain habitat in Northern...

In the rugged heart of Colorado’s Front Range, the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire left behind more than just charred trees and blackened hillsides; it deeply altered entire stream systems. For Elk Creek, one of the waterways within the Big Thompson watershed, the fire’s aftermath meant massive sediment movement, stream incision, and a loss of connection between the channel and its historic floodplain. This disconnect meant once-healthy riparian zones became dry, isolated, and less ho