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June Pub Talk in Boulder
June 23, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
FreePlease join us for a pub talk about
Mining impacts and restoration of the Upper Arkansas River valley
presented by Laura Archuleta of the US Fish and Wildlife Service
on 23 June 2016 from 6 – 9 PM
at the Lazy Dog Sports Bar & Grill in Boulder
Laura will be presenting an amalgam of presentations, thanks to Linda Kiefer (EPA) and Doug Jamison (CDPHE), about the mining legacy in the Upper Arkansas River valley near Leadville, Superfund work, and the steps taken to restore natural resources values and the efforts that were critical to transforming the Upper Arkansas River from a severely impacted aquatic system to the Gold Medal fishery we enjoy today.
Laura Archuleta is an Environmental Contaminants Specialist with the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Colorado Ecological Services Field Office. She has over 19 years of experience working throughout the state, with numerous partners, on various projects including abandoned mine land reclamation, water quality issues, natural resource damage assessment, habitat and watershed restoration, hazardous materials spill response, and pesticide contamination. Laura has a B.S., cum laude, from Colorado State University in wildlife biology.