February 29th, 2024 | St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District’s 2024 Water Symposium. Save the date!
March 1st, 2024 | Poudre River Forum: The Cost of Water. The Poudre River Forum, an annual initiative of the Poudre Runs Through It, is a platform for industry professionals and community members who farm, deliver clean potable water, drink beer, recreate, and advocate for river health to learn from one another and explore how to move from conflict to collaboration. The annual event attracts hundreds of river enthusiasts from Northern Colorado communities and beyond.
March 5th-7th, 2024 | Riparian Restoration Conference | RiversEdge West. Save the date and call for abstracts!
March 6th-7th, 2024 | Arkansas River Basin Water Forum. The 29th Arkansas River Basin Water Forum, the basin’s premiere water event, will feature the state’s top water experts discussing critical issues facing all segments of water users – agriculture, municipal, recreation, environmental and industrial – and engage attendees in seeking solutions to the many challenges faced in planning for a secure water future for the largest of Colorado’s river basins. Keynote presentations will be provided by Kate Greenberg, Commissioner and Robert Sakata Agricultural Water Policy Advisor both with the Colorado Department of Agriculture. In addition to expert presentations and panel discussions in the morning sessions, a variety of field trips will be offered in the afternoons. Full information on registering for the Forum, including choice of preferred field trips can be found in the link above.
March 27th, 2024 | Fluid Horiz. ons: Navigating the Water of Innovation | SWCD. It has been four decades since Southwester Water Conservation District held its first Annual Water Seminar. In the years preceding the first seminar, Lake Powell was at its highest water level in history and there was growing concern that Glen Canyon Dam would fail under the pressure of the full reservoir. In the years preceding this seminar there has been concern that the level would reach dead pool. A stark difference that reflects our current crisis. Save the date!
April 10th, 2024 | Society of Wetland Scientists Rocky Mountain Chapter Annual Meeting. Registration open & call for abstracts
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.
May 13-14th, 2023 | River Rally. The joyful and deeply moving experience of River Rally combats feelings of isolation, overwhelm, and burnout for network members working at the intersection of water and justice and ignites collective action and power for the work ahead. River Network is able to provide many registrants with financial assistance to attend River Rally! Support will range from partial to full registration support, with additional assistance for travel and lodging based on need. Applications will be accepted through February 8, 2024.
May 22nd-24th, 2024 | Rocky Mountain Mining & Reclamation Conference | Mountain Studies Institute. The event will be hosted at a variety of iconic Leadville locations, including Freight, Colorado Mountain College, and Tabor Opera House. There will be a keynote and meet and greet on the evening of Wednesday, May 22nd. Thursday, May 23rd, will be technical talks followed by a reception. Lastly, a variety of tours are scheduled for Friday, May 24th.
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.
September 11th-13th, 2023 | San Luis Rural Philanthropy Days. Save the date.
September 20th, 2024 | The Colorado River District’s Annual Water Seminar. Save the date.
October 4th-6th, 2024 | Rocky Mountain Cell Friends of the Pleistocene Field Trip. Come explore the paleoclimatology and geomorphology of central Utah! This Friends of the Pleistocene (FOP) trip is motivated by recent and ongoing research into how one of the world’s greatest landscapes developed. Presenters will focus on Quaternary features and highlight recent and ongoing research into how the extraordinary features of this region developed.