July 10th, 2024 | Field Trip to Cold Mountain Ranch. Join Colorado Water Trust on Wednesday July 10th for a field trip to Cold Mountain Ranch in Carbondale. Kate Ryan (Water Trust Executive Director) and Bill Fales (Cold Mountain Ranch Owner & Rancher) will talk about our collaborative project on the Crystal River, its origin and how it works, and discuss how the project demonstrates that agriculture and conservation can support each other for the benefit of our local economies and our rivers. RSVP by emailing Barrett at bdonovan@coloradowatertrust.org.
July 10th, 2024 | Happy Hour at El Dorado Bar & Lounge. Join Colorado Water Trust on Wednesday July 10th for happy hour at El Dorado Bar & Lounge in Carbondale. We will be discussing what’s new at the Water Trust and our specific projects in the Roaring Fork Valley. Everyone’s first drink is on us! RSVP by emailing Barrett at bdonovan@coloradowatertrust.org.
July 11th, 2024 | Denver Water Operations Complex Tour. Come learn about Denver Water's 35-acre Operations Complex. This operationally efficient campus was designed to showcase the future of sustainable, urban water use. The complex models a One Water strategy with onsite wastewater treatment that provides water for flushing toilets, rainwater capture for irrigation, and passive stormwater management. The 1.5- hour tour focuses on the LEED Platinum-certified Administration Building, which is net zero energy, offset with 1.3 MW of onsite solar power.
July 11, 2024 | San Juan Mountains Association (SJMA) has teamed up with the National Forest Foundation, Hardrock 100, and the San Juan National Forest to host a community event to help protect the Animas watershed by naturalizing campfire rings placed too close to South Mineral Creek. Ice Lake Trailhead - Lunch is provided! If you have gloves, please bring them but we'll have limited PPE on site. Sign Up to get out, get dirty, and give back!
July 11th, 2024 | Aspen Project Field Trip & Brown Bag Lunch. Join Colorado Water Trust for a field trip to one of our project sites in Aspen. We’ll meet at the Ute Trailhead and walk down to the river to show attendees where our project with the City of Aspen is located on the Roaring Fork. There, we’ll discuss how the project came to be, how it restores flow to the Roaring Fork River through the City of Aspen during dry years, and how it demonstrates one of the ways that municipalities and Colorado Water Trust can work together to keep water in rivers. Afterwards, we’ll walk back up to the trailhead for a brown bag lunch and continued discussion. RSVP by emailing Barrett at bdonovan@coloradowatertrust.org.
July 13, 2024 | CROSSCURRENTS a day of music and fun will be returning to Confluence Park from 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm. This FREE riverside festival features several live musical sets, water activities hosted by Confluence Kayaks, a kids zone hosted by the amazing SPREE program, food trucks, beverages, and more! The full music lineup is confirmed for this event! Live sets will be played from two stages throughout the event, with a headline performance from Girl Talk! The day will be filled with performances by MOTO BANDIT, South of France, Dogtags, Goldilox, Crl Crrll, and Dommy Tumont.
July 13th, 2024 | Yampa River Cleanup - Steamboat will focus on 15 different stretches of the Yampa River along with surrounding areas and downtown tributaries.Volunteer check-in starts at 9 am meeting at Little Toots Park, 55 12th Street, downtown Steamboat Springs. Sign up HERE.
July 18, 2024 | An Evening on the Lake at 6:00 pm at Hallam Lake sponsored by the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. A benefit for environmental education.
July 20, 2024 | Cherry Creek State Park Lake Appreciation Day - Volunteer Shoreline Clean up. 8:00 to 11:30 am volunteers will be cleaning up the shoreline from Tower Loop to East Shades Parking lot. 11:30 am to 12:30 pm - Grilled lunch will be provided. 1:00 to 3:00 pm Educational booths and Fun Activities for the public.
July 20th, 2024 | Denver Champion Tree Walking Tour from 8:00 am - 11:00 am. This is a 3-mile walking tour that will feature nearly 30 of Colorado’s Champion trees and some of the history around community forestry in Denver at South High School in Washington Park, and surrounding neighborhood. There is a suggested donation of $25/per person. Proceeds benefit The Colorado Tree Coalition. For more information and to register, coloradotrees.org/events.
July 20th, 2024 | Yampa River Reggae Festival River Cleanup. From 9:00 am – 11:00 am at Loudy-Simpson Park, Craig, CO. Daytime events include 5K Fun Run, Yoga in the Park with the Bands, Food Vendors, Art and Craft Vendors. Concert starts at 12pm with a Beer Garden. No outside alcohol or pets allowed at the event.
August 11th, 2024 | CSU Spur Hydro and Terra Buildings Green Roof Tour. Join for a tour of the 7500 square foot green roof on the Hydro and Terra Buildings at the CSU Spur Campus. Made up of 8 layers of material, this vegetated green roof absorbs rainwater and reduces stormwater run-off. Additionally, water from the roof is collected and piped directly into the water tap for research, directed to the ground level into a bioswale, and used for irrigation on other areas of the property.
August 20-22 | Colorado Water Congress Summer Conference. An exploration of pressing issues facing the water industry against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains at the stunning Cheyenne Mountain Resort. This conference offers a diverse array of topics, from legislative updates shaping water policy to discussions on wildlife conservation and management. Dive deep into the complexities of the Colorado River Basin, exploring its ecological significance, management challenges, and the interplay between communities and water resources in the hydro-social context. The 2024 Summer Event will feature 5 Pre-Conference Workshops. Learn More and Register.
September 4th-6th, 2024 | Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit: Scaling and Sustaining Local Impact | Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado. Place-based collaboratives work in close partnership with state and federal agencies to achieve big-picture goals that require local expertise, buy-in, and implementation. Working to match goals and opportunities across varying local, regional, state, and federal scales has proven challenging. Southwest Colorado has long been a hot spot for innovative multi-level collaboration that successfully bridges large-scale initiatives to local action. At the 2024 Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit, we draw from successes and challenges in Southwest Colorado and beyond to understand: How can we bridge the gap between local work and large federal opportunities? How can we adapt and sustain work at the local scale when high-level directives change?
September 5, 2024 | Colorado WaterWise 2024 the Colorado WaterWise Symposium at the Denver Marriot Westminster from 9:00am-4:30pm. This event brings together water professionals from across Colorado to learn from leading experts on a variety of topics including, water conservation, technology, land-use development and water nexus, legislative updates and more. Registration is OPEN!
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.
September 27th, 2024 | 15th annual Environmental Learning for Kids ELK 'n Eggs fundraiser breakfast from 7:30 am - 9:00 am at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Reserve your seat today for this always fun and fresh event. Register Now.
October 1-4th, 2024 | Colorado Wildland Fire Conference | Save the Date
October 1 & 2, 2024 | Save the Date for the C-9 Summit meeting of the Colorado nine (9) Basin Roundtables, the Interbasin Compact Committee, the Colorado Water Conservation Board and other interested parties for thoughtful discussion around current water issues and collaboration. Day 1 will include pre-conference tours and events around Crested Butte as well as an evening reception and dinner. Day 2 will include a full-day conference at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts from 8 AM - 5 PM. Agenda, registration, and tour details will be announced in the coming weeks.
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.
October 8 - 10, 2024 | Sustaining Colorado Watersheds Conference: Flowing Through Change. The Sustaining Colorado Watersheds (SCW) Conference has been held annually for the past 18 years to bring together knowledgeable and engaged community members, scientists, ecologists, water managers, educators, community leaders, young professionals, policymakers, and regulators to share knowledge, network, and discuss current issues facing Colorado’s watersheds.