JANUARY 23rd, 2020: CREEC Meeting. The next U.S. Geological Survey CREEC meeting will be 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the New Terrain Brewing Company, 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy, Golden, CO 80403. The speakers will be: Bill Diguiseppi, Jacobs, "1,4-Dioxane: The Neglected Emerging Contaminant” and Nicole Fitzgerald, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow at Colorado School of Mines, "Trace Organic Contaminants in Stormwater and Their Fate in Rain Gardens." Email Bill Battaglin at wbattagl@usgs.gov to RSVP or ask for webex (online meeting) details.
JANUARY 28th, 2020: Water Festival Coordinators Gathering with Water Education Colorado. This annual gathering brings together water festival coordinators across the state to discover strategies to improve their events. It's also an opportunity to share best practices, challenges, and lessons learned. Register and find out more HERE.
FEBRUARY 6th, 2020: Community Resource Center is offering Strategic Planning | Colorado Springs, CO. Provide Executive Directors and Board Members the tools and resources necessary to craft a compelling and relevant strategic plan that is practical, measurable, and can be implemented without the cost of hiring an outside consultant. Join the Community Resource Center for a comprehensive, 1-day strategic planning workshop and learn the various processes that will engage board and staff in identifying the priorities of your organization and providing a roadmap for successfully meeting mission. Participants will learn about a streamlined strategic thinking and planning process and walk away with greater clarity on mission, goals, opportunities, and specific actions and next steps to move forward. See a list of training topics and register HERE.
FEBRUARY 11th, 2020: Community Resource Center is offering Strategic Planning | Durango, CO. Provide Executive Directors and Board Members the tools and resources necessary to craft a compelling and relevant strategic plan that is practical, measurable, and can be implemented without the cost of hiring an outside consultant. Join the Community Resource Center for a comprehensive, 1-day strategic planning workshop and learn the various processes that will engage board and staff in identifying the priorities of your organization and providing a roadmap for successfully meeting mission. Participants will learn about a streamlined strategic thinking and planning process and walk away with greater clarity on mission, goals, opportunities, and specific actions and next steps to move forward. See a list of training topics and register HERE.
FEBRUARY 12th, 2020: Hemp - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Adams County Fairgrounds. Free to the public! Lunch provided. Coffee and donuts at 8:30 a.m. Speakers begin at 9:00 a.m. Agenda coming soon! This workshop will cover everything from how to grow it, problems producers are facing, seed certification, regulations from the state and USDA, and Q&A panels with producers, industry professionals, and regulatory professionals. Please RSVP to Tiffani.Walker@USDA.gov.
MARCH 24th & 25th, 2020: Water Education Colorado’s Water Educator Symposium & Project WET Workshop. The annual symposium includes training and professional development as well as a time for educators around the state to gather, share best practices, learn from each other and problem-solve to overcome challenges in water education. Educators, water professionals and decision-makers are encouraged to attend. In the workshop, facilitators will model four activities and participants plan and teach a lesson to peers and receive feedback from workshop facilitators. Participants who successfully complete the training receive a Project WET Educator certification and Project WET Curriculum Guide 2.0. Find out details and register HERE.
APRIL 6th-9th, 2020: After the Flames Workshop and Conference. Granlibakken Tahoe, California. Experts warn that year-round fire season is the new normal. Wildfire is no longer "if" it will occur, but rather "when." The impacts of a wildfire last long after the flames are extinguished. Community leaders, agency representatives, property owners, and anyone impacted by wildfire are invited to join this interactive workshop and conference featuring recovery experts and agencies engaging After the Flames. Click HERE for more information.
Online Courses Available Through Colorado Rural Water Association. Industry studies have shown employee-training budgets for most water and wastewater utilities are tighter than ever. Web-based operator certification and license renewal training provides employers and their employees the flexibility of taking training courses at their own pace without the hassle and cost of attending live classes. Check them out HERE.