Participating Businesses
- Aspen Earthmoving
- Aspen Irrigation
- Aspen Skiing Company
- BP Reclamation
- Eagle Crest Nursery
- ELC Environmental Services
- Nilex Geotextiles
- Pleasant Avenue Nursery
- Yenter and Company
- Western Native Seed
- Wright Water Engineers
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The Independence Pass Foundation leads a unique partnership effort--the Independence Pass Restoration Team. Established in 1991 with assistance from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, this multi-disciplinary group of experts is responsible for helping develop the most effective, least costly design solutions for reclaiming the Top Cut. The group meets periodically for intensive work sessions, and members of this team assist in many ways. Pitkin County, for example, assists with hauling and stockpiling of material needed in the restoration work. The Buena Vista Correctional Facility provides inmate labor for a variety of different projects on the Pass every year.
Member Agencies
• City of Aspen
• Colorado Department of Corrections
• Colorade Department of Minerals and Geology
• Colorado Department of Natural Resources
• Colorado Department of Transportation
• Colorado Geological Survey
• Colorado State Forest Service
• Colorado State University
• Pitkin County
• U.S. Forest Service
• U.S. Resource Conservation Service
• University of California/Davis
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