October 19th, 2023 | Quarterly Clean Water Webinars | CDPHE. These webinars provide permittees and the public with up-to-date information on division activities that could affect permittees, future permits, and Colorado's water quality. The webinars are open to the public and anyone is welcome to attend. If you have suggestions for topics please contact Andrew Sayers-Fay at andrew.sayers-fay@state.co.us
October 19th, 2023 | Yampa River Connection. Join Friends of the Yampa and Community Agriculture Alliance to learn about the Yampa River, resources, and all of the great work organizations are doing in the basin. Participants will get free dinner catered by The Local and one free beer from Yampa Valley Brewing Co. This is a fun and casual event to help the community get to know river-related organizations, as well as learn about the Yampa River Integrated Water Management Plan. All participants will be entered to win prizes.
October 20th-22nd, 2023 | Rendezvous | Colorado Trout Unlimited.This year, Rendezvous will include Friday group fishing opportunities and a welcome dinner; workshop sessions on strategic and succession planning for chapters, the future of TU’s “Priority Waters” and how it connects with the grassroots, Water 101 with Mely Whiting on the basics of Colorado water law, Upper Colorado Basin Commissioner Becky Mitchell on the state of the Colorado River, introductory training for STREAM youth education programs, and more! There will also be staff “office hours” available where different CTU and NTU staff will be available for 20-minute face to face consultations on particular issues, challenges, or successes you want to share.
October 21st, 2023 | Human Centered Design: WASH Symposium. The WASH23 Symposium raises funds for student awards for a WASH-related Conference or Applied Field Research Project. The awards are up to $1,000. Award applications are due by 11:59 pm on October 31, 2023. Award applications can be made on-line at the link below, or you can request an application for email submission. Application Instructions are available at the link below.
October 24th, 2023 | Water Conservation Symposium. Colorado WaterWise invites you to the 2023 Water Conservation Symposium! Join more than 125 other water professionals from across Colorado for a day packed with networking, professional development and engagement. Colorado WaterWise will also be hosting a happy hour immediately following the event. This will be a great time to discuss what you learned with other attendees and continue to build your network.
October 30th-31st, 2023 | Reshaping the River | Upper Colorado River Basin Forum. This year’s forum theme, Reshaping the River: Reimagining Water Use & Management in the Upper Colorado River Basin, will have a diverse array of speakers from across the Colorado River Basin. Agenda topics include innovative agricultural water management practices, resilient riverscapes, updates from state agencies, unpacking and understanding diminishing water supplies, reauthorization of recovery programs, and networking events. Come to learn more about these topics and meet other members of the water community.
November 8th-9th, 2023 | Water in the West Symposium | CSU SPUR. The 2023 Water in the West Symposium will be hosted for the first time at its permanent home at the CSU Spur Hydro building in Denver, with virtual options available. The Symposium will be hosted from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9 (breakfast and lunch provided). There will be an opening reception (also at CSU Spur Hydro) from 5:30-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8.
November 29th-30th, 2023 | Colorado Ag Water Summit | Colorado Ag Water Alliance. Save the date. Agenda and registration coming soon. If you are interested in being a sponsor, contact coagwater@gmail.com.
November 30th, 2023. South Platte Forum. Aims Community College Welcome Center, Greeley, CO. Early registration is now open! The South Platte Forum is proud to host a conversation about the 1923 South Platte River Compact between Colorado’s State Engineer and Nebraska DNR.
April 15th-17th, 2023 | Partners in the Outdoors | Colorado Parks & WIldlife. Save the date. The Partners in the Outdoors Conference is Colorado's foremost opportunity to cultivate common ground, explore best practices of partnering, and design collaborative solutions with diverse voices and stakeholders to conserve Colorado's outdoor heritage. Our annual conference has quickly become one of the signature events in Colorado bringing together organizations, agencies, schools, businesses and communities engaged in the future of Colorado's conservation and outdoor recreational opportunities.
June 5th-7th, 2023 | Western Slope Rural Philanthropy Days. Save the date. The Western Slope Rural Philanthropy Days (RPD) conference will be hosted June 5-7, 2024 in Fruita! This opportunity only occurs once every four years in the Western Slope region, serving Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin, and Mesa counties.