Following the film screening of “Thinking Like Water” in early September, a group of generous volunteers signed up for a day of building Zeedyk structures at Turkey Springs on Sept. 20.
Zeedyk structures, named after the man who created them (Bill Zeedyk), is a watershed and wet meadow restoration method.
The structures were put to the test this weekend during the record-breaking rains in Southwest Colorado. As a testament to the work of our volunteers, they are doing their job: slowing down the water in the drainage, preventing further channelization and erosion.
On Sept. 20, the crew built a Zuni bowl and a one-rock-dam at a damaged watershed near Turkey Springs. This project was conducted as part of Monica Nigon’s master of environmental management project, which is sponsored in part by the San Juan Water Conservancy District, where Nigon serves as an education and outreach intern.
We hope this is the first of many watershed restoration events to come. If you have any further questions about Zeedyk structures or watershed restoration in the Upper San Juan River Basin, please contact Nigon at mnigon.sjwcd@gmail.com.
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