Day One Plenary: The River Ethic
Shaping a river ethic to improve societal understanding of stream corridors
Moderator: Julie Ash, Colorado Riparian Association & Stillwater Sciences
River Music Hydrographs play a symphony
by Dave Merritt, USFS National Stream and Aquatic Ecology Center
Session 1 Mitigating Impacts on Streams—Technical and Policy Perspectives
Moderator: Julie Ash, Colorado Riparian Association & Stillwater Sciences
A Fork in the Road: Stream Mitigation in Western States
Peter Skidmore, Walton Family Foundation
Mitigation Banking: The Confluence of Policy, Business, and Restoration
Lucy Harrington, Westervelt Ecological Services Tom Smrdel, Headwaters Corporation
Session 2 Financial/Legal/Social Tools to Keep Water Flowing in Rivers
Moderator: Jayla Poppleton, Water Education Colorado
Conversations on Creatively Funding Watershed Projects Corporate Water Stewardship: Private Investments and Leadership for River Health
Molly Mugglestone and Todd Reeve, Business for Water Stewardship
Public Funding for (Un)usual Times
Jeff Shoemaker, The Greenway Foundation
Poudre Flows: Improving Flows While Respecting Water Rights and Operations
Kate Ryan, Colorado Water Trust Eric Potyondy, City of Fort Collins Linda Bassi, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Dan Brown, Cache La Poudre Water Users Association
River Sisters/ Hermanos del Rio: Connecting Across Boundaries, Languages and Cultures
Zuza Bohley, Americas for Conservation + the Arts
Interactive Video Social
Moderator: Mallory Hiss, Colorado Watershed Assembly
Day Two Plenary: Colorado Water Plan—Past, Present, and Future Visions
Prioritizing projects that protect watershed health and benefit our water supplies
Moderator: Chris Sturm, Colorado Riparian Association
[I]nfluence /// c[O]nfluence
A graphic composition of Colorado River flows with piano interpretation by Brittney Hofer
Session 3 (Un)Usual Best Managment Practices - Rural and Urban
Moderator: Casey Davenhill, Colorado Watershed Assembly
Rural Innovations in Watershed Management
Moderator: Casey Davenhill, Colorado Watershed Assembly
Modeling Results: How Effective are Agricultural Conservation Practices in Protecting Water Quality?
Phil Brink, Brink, Inc. Brianna Trotter and Tyler Wible, Colorado State University
Integrating Low-tech and Process-based Restoration (PBR) Techniques to Enhance Riparian Function: A Community Research Model
Blake Osborn, Colorado State University Luke Javernick, River Science
Keep It Colorado—The Role Land Trusts are Playing in Water Conservation
Melissa Daruna, Keep it Colorado
Urban Innovations in Watershed Management
Moderator: Mary Powell, Mile High Flood District
Chasing Unicorns: A Business as (Un)Usual Model for Urban Stream Management
Mary Powell and Laura Kroeger, Mile High Flood District
Laying out the Land to Preserve the Stream Network, Reduce Runoff, and Enhance a Community
Sara Johnson and Jim Wulliman, Muller Engineering
Transforming the High Line Canal in a Most Useful (Un)Usual Way
Cathy McCague and Joshua Phillips, High Line Canal Conservancy
Session 4 Going to (Un)Usual Scales for Future Impact
Moderator: Julie Ash, Colorado Riparian Association & Stillwater Sciences
Planning the Fluvial Future: Making the Most of Fluvial Hazard Zone Maps
Michael Blazewicz, Round River Design Chris Sturm, Colorado Water Conservation Board & Colorado Riparian Association
How to Scale up Watershed Restoration in Colorado: Ecosystem Services of Healthy Watersheds Provide More Partner and Funding Opportunities
Jackie Corday, Corday Natural Resources Consulting Fay Hartman, American Rivers Abby Burk, Audubon Rockies
A Common Vision for Water Education in Colorado: Equipping Coloradans to be Water Stewards
Scott Williamson, Water Education Colorado Christina Medved, Roaring Fork Conservancy