In June, 2021, the Ouray Regional Recreation and Conservation Alliance (ORRCA) were awarded a $60,000 grant from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO).
ESRI Storymap for interactive recreation map: Ouray Regional Recreation and Conservation Alliance (ORRCA) (arcgis.com)
ORRCA will collaborate to dramatically expand land, water and wildlife conservation as well as advance their shared goals of outdoor recreation, natural resource management, priority setting, and planning for our surrounding areas. The necessity of managing visitors and maintaining infrastructure to provide a positive outdoor experience while limiting resource impacts, has been identified as a top priority. ORRCA strives to strengthen public and private relationships and collaborate in their efforts to connect more people to on-the-ground activities, enhancing habitat restoration and conservation.
ORRCA is comprised of regional partners, including: Ouray County, the City of Ouray, Town of Ridgway, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Ridgway State Park, the Ouray Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests, the Bureau of Land Management, the Uncompahgre Field Office, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, National Forest Foundation and the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership.
For more information, please contact ORRCA at: orrca@ourayco.gov
You can learn more about the Alliance and their plans by viewing the individual meeting information below.
***August 14, 2023 Meeting***
Stakeholder Meeting Agenda
***July 24, 2023 Meeting***
Stakeholder Meeting Agenda
***June 26, 2023 Meeting***
Species Task Force and Stakeholder Meeting Agenda
***June 12, 2023 Meeting***
Stakeholder Meeting Agenda
***May 8, 2023 Meeting***
Stakeholder Meeting Agenda
ORRCA Origin StoryMap
Post Scrum - Study Area
***April 24, 2023 Meeting***
***April 10, 2023 Meeting***
Agenda
Stakeholder Meeting Zoom Video
Zoom meeting chat transcript
***March 27, 2023 Meeting***
Stakeholder Meeting Agenda and Minutes
Stakeholder Meeting Video
CODEX White Paper
Heritage Network Ranking System - CNHP
***March 2, 2023 Meeting***
Stakeholder Meeting Agenda
Meeting Video
Geographic Boundary Discussion
Geographic Boundary
Geographic Boundary
Grant Draft Boundary
Chaffee County Wildlife Settings
Envision Chaffee Slideshow
Chaffee Rec Plan for Wildlife
CPW Talking Points
March 2 Wildlife Settings Discussion
***February 2, 2023 Stakeholder Meeting***
Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18VwgfgU9oyYUxELMfhakWW-6VBKGtSBeruuC9xn5xd4/edit?usp=share_link
Meeting Minutes with Zoom Recording link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M-dtOPpOd1TpaOjeeAGJzU2DW3POOFJ5U-B3F7huT-E/edit?usp=share_link
Meeting Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JrlqM6vtiaGf6Gv3OaOU6GZy-_dIXKTKa3_irrcuPvA/edit?usp=share_link
***January 11, 2023 Working Group Meeting***
Meeting Agenda and Minutes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wjQHTHQjcxOfzXvlwIVdfVzR-RmKZUGzMmVDlzLsYz4/edit?usp=share_link
Zoom Chat Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17QOV-bzoaK3uN6DEMNqPsRs1ZerNsFcW-E5allHi01Q/edit?usp=sharing
***January 5, 2023 Stakeholder Meeting***
Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YjFFWXH87lEBFBdOdND7i5ak869Y0W3XcsaXdhZhhzw/edit?usp=share_link
Meeting Minutes with Zoom Recording link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ayPCte_h3bagJPq3UYTILyO46B3fAdlEC7wZKwjx4Fw/edit?usp=share_link
ESRI Storymap for interactive recreation map: Ouray Regional Recreation and Conservation Alliance (ORRCA) (arcgis.com)
***December 7, 2022 Organizing Committee Meeting***
Meeting Agenda and Minutes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-O5RUyqzK5jdP7uwBi5NZZEubGZjmgQkLOT99If7RmY/edit?usp=share_link
***December 1, 2022 Stakeholder Meeting***
Meeting Agenda and Minutes with Zoom Recording link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1efTk-YzackQdrBJb0C3P9OLtd_szcZJe17gS2LW0Xe4/edit?usp=share_link
Meeting Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RLvC-PYy2SpuAT3q11jzPrND4Nv2B0j9Zu51sqifjVk/edit?usp=share_link
***November 21, 2022 MVS Subgroup Meeting***
Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BztJKA9E74W-s0II7hyPToXEIHoFZQgFu2qBIU8Y8zw/edit?usp=share_link
Meeting Minutes with Zoom Recording link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XoOFa5PUDgJF2T7zNkG-zy41FJ0y9hDjHvs-h08sTiY/edit?usp=sharing
***November 3, 2022 Organizing Committee Meeting***
Meeting Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TeisCwl2nlYCc1592rU8WQKiPTMnPgd958j0xTPkkPg/edit?usp=sharing
Meeting Minutes with Zoom Recording link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ggKISHd5TC0Pda1rJErhhDtP3se6veid4AlBY95LMnE/edit?usp=sharing
Zoom chat: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EdwtlCvbrgS6N0RZvs_uasKMH6KW8EuLvwRjyWl_bGs/edit?usp=sharing
***October 27, 2022 Mission, Vision, Geographic Scope Subgroup***
Meeting Agenda and Minutes with Zoom Recording link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XoOFa5PUDgJF2T7zNkG-zy41FJ0y9hDjHvs-h08sTiY/edit?usp=sharing
***October 13, 2022 Stakeholder Meeting***
October 13, 2022 Stakeholder meeting (Hybrid meeting) - View video of meeting (begins at 17:50 - passcode = Bts4Gvk*) and view presentation slides.
Meeting Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/137m7vG1oIoS1ye09kCYLJ2plDFFBLMfeLRgAXEUoRsk/edit?usp=sharing
Meeting Minutes with Zoom Recording link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wsrAIw0yU6jP8fmDIj3TxJ2ow7WDwT5nmcE_z1A10jI/edit?usp=sharing
Zoom Chat notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eit4NE0oZ1JSchDOpFC-cLKwlbr-QDWKmV7SBzf4m0g/edit?usp=sharing
***October 6, 2022 Organizing Committee Meeting***
Meeting Agenda and Minutes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FMISF785tDVk6QQc39Y-OFyeGQyQhqqv8LZRSr0rl4U/edit?usp=sharing
***September 1, 2022 Organizing Committee Meeting***
Meeting Agenda and Minutes with Zoom Recording link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YcoHHXi97DKiej_hk2mlY4eMg1lZ6vIa5hAjbdBPS1c/edit?usp=share_link
***August 4, 2022 Meeting Questions and Responses with other RPIs***
STOR (Gunnison County): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dmyi0S3N6eK3Kgo3S3o90dxqXjAZYZCXrX3bu-CPN7I/edit?usp=share_link
SLV GO (San Luis Valley): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IWjF6gh4aJss6JEBgxdCWgsjHM9-qOeEbWObcZCmhb4/edit?usp=share_link
***July 25, 2022 Meeting***
Meeting Minutes
***February 3, 2022 Meeting (Virtual)***
• Meeting #4 Agenda 2/3/2022
Original Who is ORCA? - to be updated
Meeting #4 Recording
Meeting 4 Online "Padlet" Survey
Draft 4 Meeting Record
• DRAFT matrix comparing Meeting #3 presenters’ organizations
***Jan 19, 2022 Meeting*** (Virtual)
• Meeting #3 Agenda
• Meeting #3 Record
• Meeting #3 Presentations:
o National Forest Foundation (NFF) Opening Slides
o Envision Chaffee Slides
o Gunnison County STOR Slides
o SLV (San Luis Valley) GO! Coalition Slides
• Full Meeting #3 Video Recording (2 hours)
***Kickoff Meeting #2 - Dec 12, 2021***
• Meeting #2 Agenda
• CPW Partners in the Outdoors Grant – ORCA grant summary & Meeting #1 Themes
• CPW Partners in the Outdoors Grant – ORCA grant summary
• Colorado Outdoor Regional Partnerships Initiative Fact Sheet
• Colorado Outdoor Principles
• Post-Meeting Email Text
***Kickoff Meeting #1 - Sept 21, 2021***
• Meeting #1 Agenda
• Pre-Meeting Email Text
• Small group discussion questions
• Completed post-meeting surveys
• Post-Meeting Email Text