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CLF Arts & Advocacy

Friends of the Yampa partnered with Steamboat Springs artist Jill Bergman to promote advocacy through art centered around the Yampa River. We hosted two community art nights — one in Craig and one is Steamboat — where participants shared their love for the Yampa River, its public lands and wildlife using linocut stamps, markers, pens, pencils and more. We also did a call for art from female artists to use in a publication.

The publication uses poetry, photography, paintings, prose, pen drawings and myriad other forms of art to celebrate the Yampa River. From elementary school students to adults, this project impacted all ages in the search to share what we all love about the wild Yampa River!

This project was funded by the Conservation Lands Foundation.

Check out the Wild Yampa River

Flip through the digital publication below.

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Community Art Nights (Craig and Steamboat Springs)

View our community art night photos below

Thank You!

Thank you to the Yampa River Valley artists and community members who helped make this project possible. We truly couldn’t create this masterpiece without you. Thank you to Jill Bergman for your time, expertise, beautiful stamps, and layout skills to create such a beautiful homage to the Yampa River.

And a special thanks to Conservation Lands Foundation for funding such an amazing way to celebrate the Yampa River and its public lands that we enjoy so much.

Advocacy 

Our goal is to influence land and water management policies, planning, and projects that improve environmental health and protect the recreational integrity of the Yampa River and its tributaries.
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Stewardship

Our goal is to assess and document Yampa River health, identify opportunities for collaboration, and implement environmental and recreational projects.
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