Fountain Creek Watershed District

🍍💧 What does a pineapple have to do with watersheds? More than you might think!

Join Colorado College professor Dr. Rachel Jabaily for our next Liquid Lecture at Whistle Pig Brewing as we explore the fascinating science, history, and biology of the pineapple and other fruits. Through live fruit dissections and an engaging discussion on the evolution of flowering plants, you'll discover how plants and water are deeply connected. 🌿🔬

📍 Whistle Pig Brewing (Templeton Gap location)
📅 Thursday, June 18th, 6–7 PM
🎤 Topic: What is a Pineapple?

By understanding how plants evolved and interact with their environment, we can better appreciate the important role vegetation plays in our home watershed. 🌎💚

🍍 Fruit cutting and kebabs
🍺 $1 off beers for attendees
🎁 Giveaways at the end of the night
📩 RSVP: [email protected] (Drop-ins welcome!)

Today is World Environment Day!!

Healthy watersheds are a crucial part of any environment. They do more than just provide clean water - they also strengthen local economies, protect communities, and improve quality of life! Protecting healthy watersheds can:

💧Reduce drinking water treatment costs
🏡 Increase property values
🚣 Support recreation and tourism
🌿 Improve public health and quality of life
🌊 Reduce flood and natural hazard impacts
🎣 Sustain fishing, wildlife, and outdoor recreation

..and so much more!

Learn more about watershed benefits by clicking on this link to a new EPA report: https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2026-04/economic-benefits-of-protecting-healthy-watersheds-april-2026_508.pdf

How will you celebrate and protect your home Watershed this World Environment Day?

Join us for two fantastic Liquid Lectures this month! 💧🌿🍻

🚴 Wednesday, June 17th – "Rollin' with Grassroots Gravel" at Walter's Brewery and Taproom from 6:00 PM–7:00 PM.
RSVP to [email protected]

🍍Thursday, June 18th – "What is a Pineapple?" at Whistle Pig Brewing from 6:00 PM–7:00 PM.
RSVP to [email protected]

RSVPs are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome!

Learn more about our Liquid Lecture Series and the Fountain Creek Brewshed® Alliance here: https://www.fountain-crk.org/liquid-lecture-series

Cheers to clean water, great beer, and a fun evening of learning! 🍺💧🌎

🍻💧 Tonight's the night! Join us at Cerebrus Brewing from 4:00 PM–7:00 PM for the Raise Hell for a Reason Fundraiser! 🎉

For every pint purchased, 🍺 $1 will be donated to the Fountain Creek Watershed District, directly supporting our watershed education, community outreach, and other efforts to protect our local waterways. 🌎🌿

Come enjoy great beer, support a great cause, and raise a glass to clean water and a healthy watershed! 💙🌊 Cheers to making a difference, one pint at a time! 🍻

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🚴‍♀️🌎💧 We kicked off Colorado Bike Month last Friday by hosting our third annual Ride the Watershed event in Pueblo! 🚴‍♂️🎉

Valued partners and watershed community members rode bikes all the way from CSU Pueblo to the Riverwalk downtown, with educational stops all along the route. Along the way, participants learned more about the waterways that connect our communities and the importance of protecting them. 🌿🏞️

The Fountain Creek Watershed District serves many purposes, including engaging the community through education and bringing organizations together to create positive change. 🤝💙 We are so grateful to everyone who spent the morning learning, riding, and connecting with us!

As Colorado Bike Month continues, we encourage everyone to get out on the trails, especially those that follow our precious creeks and rivers. 🚲☀️🌊 Check out ways to celebrate bike month and the great outdoors happening throughout Pueblo City and County: https://www.activepueblo.net/

📸 Photo Credit: The fabulous Allen Beauchamp with Trails and Open Space Coalition

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our Taproom Takeover at Mash Mechanix Brewing Co. and helped us raise $700 for clean water! 🍻🎉

We had an incredible evening connecting with community members, sharing conversations about watershed stewardship, and celebrating the amazing local craft beer scene that helps support our work with the Fountain Creek Brewshed® Alliance. Events like these remind us how powerful community partnerships can be when people come together around a shared love for clean water, local businesses, and great brews.

A special shoutout to the fantastic team at Mash Mechanix for hosting us and helping make the event such a success. We’re also grateful to everyone who stopped by, grabbed a pint, asked questions, and supported watershed education and restoration efforts throughout the evening.

Together, we’re helping build a stronger, more connected brewshed — one pint at a time! 💧🍺

It's , and we're celebrating with the results from the 2026 Great American Cleanup! 🎉🧹🌎

👉~800 volunteers
👉46 Cleanup Crews
👉~1,800 Cleanup Hours
👉~745 Bags of Trash
👉~11,500 lbs of Trash ➡ That's a whopping ~6 TONS of trash!

A big, resounding thank you to all of our incredible volunteers and community partners who made this year’s cleanup efforts such a success. Because of your dedication and hard work, we were able to make a meaningful impact across our watershed and throughout the community. 💧💚

Our watershed connects us all, and your stewardship plays an important role in keeping it clean, resilient, and thriving for future generations. 🌿🐦♻️

Thank you for being part of the Great American Cleanup and for helping care for the places we all call home. Mark your calendars for May 1, 2027 to participate in the Great American Cleanup next year! 🙌

After an incredible year of growth, outreach, and watershed education, our Colorado College PIFP fellow, Lucy, is excited to take her next steps deeper into the natural world ❄️🧊🔬. After her fellowship, she plans to pursue opportunities in glaciology and ice core geochemistry, with hopes of eventually studying climate change and polar science abroad 🌍🐧💧.

This summer, she will be working at the National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility in Lakewood, Colorado, where she will study the physical properties of 5 million-year-old ice from Antarctica 🧊✨.

We are so beyond grateful for all of Lucy’s support, positivity, and shining light ☀️💙. She has made such a meaningful impact on our team and community, and while we will miss her greatly, we know she will continue to do amazing things wherever she goes!

Best wishes, Lucy! 🎉👏💫