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.
February 14th, 2020: Deadline to apply to the Growing Water Smart Workshop | The Lincoln Institute’s Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy and Sonoran Institute | Breckenridge, CO. May 6th-8th, 2020. Click HERE!
FEBRUARY 19th, 2020: Colorado River District Webinar—Know Your Snow: understanding the importance of Colorado’s snowpack to water availability in the American Southwest | 12:00 noon. Join the “Know Your Snow,” free educational webinar with presentations from Colorado River District Deputy Chief Engineer Dave Kanzer and Dr. Jeffrey Deems, a research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. "Know Your Snow” will highlight the importance of snowpack, snowpack monitoring and the latest associated science that defines our water supplies on Colorado’s Western Slope. Participants will come away with a better understanding of our snow hydrology and its impact upon our water supplies in the face of our warming climate. Hear updates on current snowpack and snow monitoring. Click HERE to register.
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.
MAY 6th-8th, 2020: Growing Water Smart Workshop | The Lincoln Institute’s Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy and Sonoran Institute | Breckenridge, CO. The workshop brings together community teams comprised of land use planners, water providers, and elected officials to learn strategies for reducing water demand and other water-related challenges in their community. Most costs (lodging and food) are covered for selected teams. The deadline to apply is February 14, 2020, and the application can be found HERE.
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.