The Reserve on the East River – Gunnison, Colorado

This exclusive, 1500-acre recreation development included a 65-acre monoculture meadow. To transform it into a diverse, riparian upland ecosystem, Jim Sell Design diverted the East River through a series of streams and drop structures to create nine new fishing ponds, wetlands, streams, and trails. These provide an improved and biologically diverse wildlife habitat as well as a backdrop for native shrubs, grasses, and other Rocky Mountain plants.