MAY 8th-16th | Rifle Creek Restoration Spring Planting | Middle Colorado Watershed Council. Come participate in a day or more of planting (social distancing followed) along with a free lunch to help restore ecosystem functions on Rifle Creek. Local community members, clubs and organizations, students or youth groups, natural resource buffs, local landowners, gardeners, master gardeners, water professionals, or anyone interested in river health are invited. The event is free, but you must register because spots are limited. Register for the event to secure your spot and get directions! Additional questions? Email ReviveRifleCreek@gmail.com.
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 3rd, 2021, 8:45am-12:00pm | Lower Arkansas River Basin Tour | Water Education Colorado. The re-envisioned tour will be held via Zoom, expanding the accessibility and reach of our typical audience that includes water professionals, ag producers, educators, elected officials, and interested community members. The tour will include sites between Pueblo Reservoir, John Martin Reservoir and beyond, giving participants an up-close look at regional water-related activities and attributes. The itinerary will showcase water quality projects, agricultural operations, alternative transfer methods (ATMs), interstate compact considerations, the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, municipal, environmental and recreational priorities, and more. There will also be an interactive Q&A opportunity with tour speakers, and a post-tour networking event. Click HERE for more information.
JUNE 5th, 2021 | Grizzly Creek Trail Restoration | MCWC. After months of planning, GCRA is ready for boots on the ground. The Alliance has reserved days throughout the spring and summer to work on trails, engage the public and set up tours for fire-impacted areas of the canyon. Anyone can sign up to help with trail work in No Name Canyon on May 22, Grizzly Creek on June 5 or on Hanging Lake Trail Oct. 1. You can join our Grizzly Creek crew as the MCWC team on June 5 by emailing admin@midcowatershed.org
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.