About
Confluence Collective, LLC was founded in Southwest Colorado by a local river guide, Monica Nigon, as a means of addressing degraded watersheds as a result of drought and overuse. A degraded watershed - one which can no longer store water or access its floodplain - means unmitigated erosion of sediment that ends up in our rivers and reservoirs, affecting everything from the quality of the water we drink to the amount of water available for municipal and agricultural needs.
Monica sought to assist in restoring damaged watersheds in the Southwest by building low-tech process-based restoration structures. The hope is to fix just one drainage at a time, which will eventually result in turning otherwise segmented systems into a fully functioning connected watershed.
Meet the Founder
Monica Nigon
As a Master of Environmental Management with a Graduate Certificate in Ecosystem Restoration, Monica began Confluence Collective to assist her neighbors in restoring in incised channel due to the compounding impacts of erosion and degraded soil health. She has since made it her mission to restore one damaged creek or drainage at a time. You can reach her at monica@confluencecollective.co or 719-581-0902.