Watershed Focus Green River
The Green River is one of three watersheds in Wyoming in WyACT's focus, together with
the Snake River and Wind River. They represent the headwaters and upper drainage basins of three major river systems
(Snake-Columbia, Green-Colorado, and Wind-Bighorn-Missouri Rivers).
WyACT’s work in the Green River basin ties in with long-standing collaborations between
WyACT researchers, UW Extension, Wyoming State Engineer’s Office and The Nature Conservacy
on economic impacts of widespread water conservation as well as water conservation
program feasibility.
WyACT is currently supporting the climatic, hydrologic, and economic modeling needed
to answer stakeholder questions about these topics. Climate modeling is complete,
hydrologic modeling nearly complete. Economic modeling will use the outcome of the
hydrologic modeling upon completion. In its upcoming project year, WyACT will engage
stakeholders with this additional modeling capacity in hand. This work will continue
beyond the WyACT grant with sustained efforts of UW centers, UW Extension, and competitive
grant funding, building on nearly two decades of interactions with community partners
in the Green River basin and the increased integrated modeling capacity now available
at UW thanks to WyACT.
This page collects a range of links across the project web presence and external pages
that describe WyACT's involvement in Pinedale, Flaming Gorge, and the headwaters of
the Colorado River.
