July 22nd, 2023 | AVAS 4th Saturday Bird Walks | Nature & Wildlife Discovery Center. Join the Arkansas Valley Audubon Society at the River Campus each month on the 4th Saturday for an enjoyable outing to view and identify a variety of birds.
July 29th, 2023 | Skygazing | City of Fort Collins. Volunteers from the Northern Colorado Astronomical Society provide telescopes and share their knowledge about the stars, planets, galaxies, and more. This program is a drop-in program, so when you arrive, please find a volunteer or an astronomer to ask all of your burning astronomical questions!
August 3rd-4th, 2023 | West Slope Field Trip | River Network. Explore two indicators of river health—floodplain connectivity and flow regime—and practice your facilitation skills through this 2-day field trip! Learn about the Upper Gunnison Watershed Management Plan with Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District, connect with other SMP leads, and build a community of practice to collectively enhance work on SMP/IWMPs throughout the state. More details to follow.
August 8th, 2023 | Connecting Colorado: Pueblo. Connecting Colorado will be coming to Pueblo for a full day of learning and connection, including Education sessions aimed at forming high-performing boards, volunteer engagement, planned giving and more! Opportunities to connect with other regional nonprofit professionals to share ideas, solutions and celebrations. A panel discussion featuring local and state funders from Anschutz Family Foundation, Black Hills Energy, and The Colorado Trust, lunch, and a happy hour reception.
August 8th-9th, 2-23 | Colorado Climate Services Summit | CSU. The summit will highlight Colorado-specific needs as well as build awareness and a shared understanding of climate tools and services. In addition, it will provide an opportunity to build new connections with local, state, regional, tribal, and national efforts. Outcomes from the meeting will help create an approach to organizing and enhancing climate services in Colorado.
August 12th, 2023 | Poudre RiverFest. The Poudre RiverFest is a free, family-friendly festival that celebrates the Poudre River, promotes restoration, and educates people about our river corridor, an important natural resource in our community. The festival features activities for children and adults to explore the role of the river as an important habitat for wildlife, a lively recreation area, and a source for clean drinking water.
August 12th-16th, 2023 | American Phytopathology Society Plant Health 2023 Conference. Join us at the Sheraton Downtown Denver to explore this year’s meeting theme, "LINKS to a Sustainable Future," with programming that illuminates the interconnectivity of local and indigenous knowledge to the future of global agriculture.
August 19th, 2023 | From Burn to Bloom: The Art & Science of Wildfire Recovery | The Geospatial Centroid. From Burn to Bloom will be a fun and interactive community event with playful art and science activities, hopeful community reflection, and all-ages education. Get inspired by the ways nature repairs after fire and reflect on building more resilient landscapes–and mindsets–in the face of an ever-changing climate.
August 23rd-24th, 2023 | Four States Irrigation Council Summer Tour. Join the group in Wyoming this summer as they tour North Platte River water resource facilities and irrigation systems. The tour includes visits to historic and scenic dams and reservoirs.
October 17th-19th, 2023 | Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services Annual Meeting. Join for innovative speakers, interactive plenary sessions, break-out discussions, and field trips to local farms and businesses. Together we will address ways to attract and prepare the next generation of leaders to the food and agriculture workforce and improve global food security.
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