Rock ramp designed to facilitate fish passage over a water diversion structure on South Boulder Creek, Boulder, Colorado - Matt Kondratieff, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
FEBRUARY 21st, 2017: Water Quality in the Lower Arkansas Basin: Impacting your Bottom Line Workshop from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Otero Junior College Student Center, La Junta, CO 81050. This workshop will highlight best management practices to improve water quality in the lower Arkansas River. Changes in water rights, non-point source and point source pollution have had cumulative effects on water quality and further impact the uses of Arkansas River water. This is a FREE event but RSVP is required. A complimentary lunch will be served during the workshop. Please RSVP by February 17th, 2017.
FEBRUARY 23rd, 2017: Webinar - An Accounting Approach to Ecosystem Services for Public and Private Sector Decision Making in the U.S., 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST. The Nicholas School is hosting a webinar on natural capital accounting - a tool being used in dozens of countries globally and by the private sector that tracks changes in ecosystem services and directly ties these changes to costs and benefits across different economic sectors. In this National Ecosystem Services Partnership webinar, Ken Bagstad and Carl Shapiro of the U.S. Geological Survey will describe ongoing work to develop the infrastructure for a national natural capital accounting system in the United States.The webinar is free, but advanced registration is required. Details HERE.
FEBRUARY 24th, 2017: Seminar on Current Water Issues on the Western Slope hosted by the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM). This seminar will be held at the Glenwood Springs Community Center, Sopris Rooms A & B, 100 Wulfsohn Rd., Glenwood Springs, CO 81601. Check-in starts at 8:30 a.m. The seminar is from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. For more information, seminar agenda and to register CLICK HERE. A light breakfast will be provided.
FEBRUARY 24th, 2017: 28th Annual Winter Tree Care Workshop. The Colorado State Forest Service has teamed up with the City of Greeley Forestry Program and the Colorado Tree Coalition for this workshop which provides updates and state-of-the-art information from Dr. Whitney Cranshaw, local tree care representatives, national experts and others. It will be held at the Island Grove Events Center, 421 N 15th Ave. in Greeley, the cost to attend is only $25/person. The cost includes lunch for those who register by Feb. 17. Individuals desiring a vegetarian lunch option must call(970)339-2405 to notify the event planners of this request. You can register, check out the agenda, and pay online HERE.
FEBRUARY 27th, 2017: Let’s WRAP – Fountain Creek! Workshop with the Colorado Data Sharing Network and Colorado State University eRAMS Team from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, location to be announced. Learn about water quality data sharing systems that can help you navigate upcoming Reg 85 Requirements and manage your water resource data more effectively to get better results in your watershed management decisions. The Colorado Data Sharing Network has been providing service to water organizations for over 15 years. Colorado State University has been working with CDPHE to develop the Watershed Rapid Assessment Program and other tools to bring together disparate watershed data sources and provide the ability to do analytics on that data on one cloud based platform. RESERVE YOUR SEAT!
February 28th, 2017: Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) will be hosting a Financing Sustainable Water Workshop in Glenwood Springs, CO. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from experts about resources and strategies that can help navigate the challenges of rate setting and resource management. CLICK HERE to learn more about AWE's Financing Sustainable Water initiative. Register for the Glenwood Springs workshop HERE.
FEBRUARY 28th, 2017: Rio Grande Ag Producers' Water Future Workshop by Colorado Ag Water Alliance, Colorado Cattlemen's Association, and CSU. The Colorado Water Plan aims to address the water needs of cities, agriculture and the environment in light of projected shortages. Agriculture is a focus; all the basin roundtables and the IBCC expressed that while water for other needs will come partly from agriculture, we must guard against large scale dry-up. Instead, the Plan promotes alternative transfer methods as an alternative. What does this emphasis on alternative transfer methods mean? What’s the motivation for farmers and ranchers to participate in leasing or to improve irrigation efficiency? What are the barriers? Colorado Ag Water Alliance is hosting a series of workshops throughout the state to share information and foster dialogue among agricultural producers. For more information go to rio-grande-ag-producers.
March 2nd, 2017: Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) will be hosting a Financing Sustainable Water Workshop in Lakewood, CO. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from experts about resources and strategies that can help navigate the challenges of rate setting and resource management. CLICK HERE to learn more about AWE's Financing Sustainable Water initiative.
Register for the Lakewood workshop HERE.
MARCH 2nd, 2017: Annual Colorado Nutrient Management Workshop hosted by the CSU CLEAN Center and Colorado Monitoring Framework. The 2017 stakeholder workshop will be held at the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Board Room in Denver, Colorado. You can register for the workshop HERE.
MARCH 22nd, 2017: Yampa Basin Ag Producers’ Water Future Workshop will take place from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Steamboat Springs Community Center at District at 1605 Lincoln Avenue, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487. The Colorado Water Plan encourages the use of “alternative transfer methods” to keep water in agriculture while addressing the anticipated gap in future water supply given projected population growth. What does this mean for agricultural water users in the Gunnison Basin? Irrigators will hear about opportunities for cost sharing of efficiency improvements, water leasing programs, and concerns about “use it or lose it” at this workshop hosted by the Community Agricultural Alliance and the Colorado Ag Water Alliance. For more information go to yampa_ag-producers.