MARCH-OCTOBER 24th, 2021 | Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. The Banff Center for Arts and Creativity lives its vision to inspire artists and leaders to make a unique contribution to society through its annual Mountain Film Festival, a competition among many, many aspiring and innovative filmmakers. In 1986, Banff began sharing the talents and film products of these mountain filmmakers participating in that year's festival with a larger community, starting with visits to 3 cities in Canada to now over 450 sites on a world tour. Click HERE for more information.
APRIL 17th-24th, 2021 | Earth Week Summit. Join Green Team Academy for the 3rd Annual Earth Week Summit with this year’s theme of “Teams & Trees”. In this initial webinar at 9AM MST, you’ll find out about the proven 90-day approach for launching your environmental or community initiative. Then you’ll find out what the top teams from the 2020 International Climate Action Challenge have achieved since their start date of September 1, 2020! This will be followed by a virtual happy hour at 10:30 MST. These events are free and open to all! For more information click HERE.
APRIL 19th-22nd, 2021 | Colorado Rural Water Association Annual Conference | Crowne Plaza Denver Airport Convention Center. Join the 40th annual CRWA conference live. Early bird registration is now open and ends March 19th. For more information and to register click HERE.
APRIL 21st, 2021 | Get to Know Your Soil | Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners. Itching to learn more about the soil underneath your feet? If so, Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners has a fun video about soil chemistry and how to test your very own soil sample! Take what you learn from the video and apply it to the real world by going outside and utilizing the additional worksheets available on the website to explore the soil around you. Watch the video on the 21st by clicking HERE.
APRIL 22nd, 2021, 4:30-6pm MDT | Earth Day Celebration: Healing with Nature | The Alliance Center. Come together virtually with changemakers from across the Colorado and beyond to recognize our sustainability victories from the last year and explore opportunities to restore our planet and our relationship with it. You’ll hear an inspiring conversation between Nicole Jackson, an environmental justice activist and educator and Next Generation Advisory Council Member at National Parks Conservation Association, and Bianca Acosta, Community Outreach Manager at GrowHaus in Denver. They will discuss how reconnecting, rebuilding and rediscovering our connection with nature can be cathartic and restorative to both the planet and ourselves. For more information click HERE.
APRIL 24th, 2021, 10am-1pm | San Juan Resilience Youth Summit. Students will present projects on environmental challenges, and participants will collaborate to create innovative solutions. Parents and community members are encouraged to attend to learn from our students and be part of an authentic audience of peers and adults. This summit provides an opportunity for our community to build a more holistic picture of resilience in our communities. Students must register to present their projects by March 26th. Click HERE to learn more.
MAY 17th-20th, 2021 | River Rally | River Network. Hosted annually by River Network, River Rally provides an inspiring and energy-infused touchpoint for nonprofit groups from across the U.S. and beyond, as well as for agency and foundation representatives, industry innovators, philanthropists, academics, students, and community leaders. We bring thought leaders and practitioners together to accelerate progress towards an equitable and sustainable water future. For more information click HERE.
MAY 21st, 2021 | Palisade Farm Pedal | Bike Tour. The bike tour will be along the Colorado River and canals around Palisade, stopping at local farms, talking with farmers and ranchers, and learning about ditches and their operations. Tickets are only $25. For more information and registration, click HERE.
JUNE 13th, 2021 | Garden of the Gods 10 Mile/10K Run | Colorado Springs. The Garden of the Gods Ten Mile and 10k has always had it all — a spectacular setting, a physically demanding course, competition in almost every age-group, excellent runner support, unique awards and great shirts. This is one of the most beautiful and challenging road race venues anywhere! Click HERE for more information.
JULY 19th-21st, 2021: American Water Resources Association (AWRA) 2021 Land and Water Policy Specialty Conference | Denver. The 2021 Summer Specialty Conference will bring together stakeholders from various types of organizations and professions across multiple disciplines to address the design, integration, and implementation of the programs and research necessary to improve the connection of land and water planning and policy. For more information click HERE.
JULY 27th, 2021 | Water Fluency | Water Education Colorado. The Water Fluency program offers immersion in the language of water as well as tools for navigating the culture, complexity, and future of water management and policy issues. Water intersects all issues that communities are facing. Water is crucial for the economy, tourism, public health, and the environment—but it isn’t always clear how the decisions made on water trickle down to affect other sectors. Click HERE to register and for more information.
SEPTEMBER 21st-23rd, 2020 | Colorado Wildland Fire Conference. Deadline for Presentation Proposals has Been Extended until March 5th, 2021. Registration coming soon. For more information click HERE.
OCTOBER 11th-13th, 2021: Colorado Open Space Alliance Conference | Grand Hyatt in Vail.
DECEMBER 1st & 2nd, 2021: South Platte Forum. Check back for registration opening in 2021. Read more HERE.