MARCH 11th & 12th, 2020: San Luis Valley 2020 Annual Meeting & Educated Livestock Eat Weeds Workshop | Mosca-Hooper Conservation District | Alamosa County Meeting Room. Attend One or Both Days. Day One (9:00 a.m. - noon) Annual Meeting of the MHCD Board of Supervisors, catered by Sweet Peas. Day Two (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) Workshop with Kathy Voth - Educated Livestock Eat Weeds! Lunch catered by Sweet Peas. Learn how to use your livestock to manage brush, the benefits of making peace with weeds and how to think outside the box to develop unusual solutions to old problems. Leave with an individual livestock training plan so that when the weeds start coming up, you will know what to do! Registration ends on March 6th. No Cost but Registration is Required - To register, email moscahoopercd1@gmail.com.
MARCH 12th, 2020: Lunch & Learn | Colorado WaterWise | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m | Thornton, CO. Kevin Hartley, from the City of Greeley, designed a landscape irrigation auditor app primarily to streamline his own auditing processes. He will be sharing the inner workings of the application, how he uses it to perform his audits and the possibilities to expand the app for use along the front range. Register HERE.
MARCH 22nd, 2020: Rain Barrel Workshop on World Water Day | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Fort Collins, CO. Headwaters Institute is excited to partner with friends from the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed and Odell Brewing Company for this special workshop! Join a fun afternoon learning all about rainwater harvesting and how to install a rain barrel at your home. Afterward, enjoy the scenery (and beer!) at Odell Brewing Company while converting your barrel to a rain barrel. Maximum of 2 barrels per household. Children can attend for free with a family member registered for the workshop. Click HERE to register.
MARCH 24th & 25th, 2020: Water Educator Symposium & Project WET Workshop | Water Education Colorado | Keystone Science School. 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-8th, 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 was February 14, 2020. Check out the Resilient Comunities and Watersheds website HERE.
JULY 23rd & 24th, 2020: Certified Stormwater Inspector (Municipal) Training | National Stormwater Center | 8:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Denver, CO. Designed specifically for municipal personnel, this course offers training and certification to demonstrate, for the record, that inspectors are qualified. Inspectors will learn: how to inspect construction, commercial, and industrial, and municipal activities; what to inspect; the limits of their authority; appropriate demeanor; appropriate discretion. They also learn about the Clean Water Act, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, the six Minimum Control Measures, and how to better implement and support their MS4 stormwater program. All course instructors have stormwater enforcement experience at the Federal or State level. You will receive a discount of $50.00 for registration forms submitted 30 days or more prior to the training date. Payment is not due at the time of registration. Please download the announcement HERE with course details and registration information. Graduates of the Certified Stormwater Inspector course receive certification for 5 years and continuing education units, and ongoing, unlimited support of the National Stormwater Center. Register HERE.
Water & Wastewater Online Training. With TargetSolutions, water agencies can cost-effectively deliver quality courses to employees designed to increase safety comprehension, achieve compliance and decrease claims. Staying compliant with mandated training and continuing education requirements is critical. TargetSolutions comprehensive catalog offers online, state-approved water and wastewater continuing education. See the course catalog 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.