Events

Upcoming Events Sponsored by the Hutchins Water Center/ CMU 

• Annual Mesa County State of the River meeting & dinner, May 8, 6-8pm, CMU University Center Ballroom, Grand Junction, CO. Co-sponsored with the Colorado River District. Join us for a complimentary chili dinner (for first 70 RSVP's) and learn about this year's snowpack and reservoir operations, current Colorado River Basin issues, and potential impacts of the dry year in the Grand Valley. RSVP here. 
• 8th Annual Upper Colorado River Basin Water Forum, Nov 7-8, 2018. CMU University Center, Grand Junction, CO. 

• For riparian restoration events around the west, click here.
• For water events in the Roaring Fork Valley, click here.
• For water events in the Eagle River Watershed, click here.   
• For details on monthly Wyoming Water Forum meetings and webinars, click here.
• State of the White River Forum and Douglas Creek Conservation District Annual Meeting Banquet, April 4, Rangely, CO. 
• Southwestern Water Conservation District annual seminar: “Weathering the Weather: Resilience in Managing Our Water Resources Today,” April 6, Durango, CO. 
• Lower Colorado River Basin Tour, April 11-13, 2018, Las Vegas, NV. 
• Southwest Basin Roundtable meeting, April 11, Durango, CO. 
• National Water Dance - Western Colorado, April 14. Dancers from across the country will perform a site-specific dance at water sites, live streaming their dances on Facebook and YouTube simultaneously. Come see Western Colorado’s contribution on the Colorado River - location TBA. 
• H2O Outdoors Educational Camp for High School Students, April 18-20, Keystone, CO. 
• Moffat County State of the River Meeting, April 19, Craig, CO. 
• Water in the West Symposium, April 26-27, Denver, CO. 
• Summit County State of the River Meeting, May 2, Silverthorne, CO. 
• San Juan Mining and Reclamation Conference, May 2-4, Creede, CO. 
• Grand County State of the River Meeting, May 3, Granby, CO. 
• Eagle River Valley State of the River Meeting, May 9, Edwards, CO. 
• Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum meeting, May 14-17, Saint George, UT. 
• Middle Colorado State of the River Meeting, May 15, Rifle, CO. 
• State of the Gunnison River Basin Meeting, May 21, Montrose, CO. 
• Getches-Wilkinson Center Summer Water Conference: What Lies Beneath? Reasons to Care about Groundwater in the Southwest, June 7-8, Boulder, CO. 
• Western Rivers Teacher Workshops, June 18-22, Gunnison, CO.
• Upper Colorado River Commission meeting, June 20, Santa Fe, NM. 
• Mountain Studies Institute Summer High School Field Course, July 9-12 and 16-19, San Juan Mountains, CO. Apply by April 15.  

Recent Events Sponsored by the Water Center/ CMU

• An Evening with River Photographer Tim Palmer, April 16, 2018, 6-8pm, CMU University Center, Grand Junction, CO. This event will include a reception with complimentary beer, non-alcoholic beverages and snacks, followed by a slideshow and discussion with Tim Palmer. 
• 2018 Water Course, Feb 13, 20 & 27 from 6-9pm in the CMU University Center Ballroom. The course covered Hydrology and Water Law in Colorado; Preparing for a Drier Future; and Grand Valley Initiatives to Improve Habitat and River Access. 
• Workshop: Setting Watershed-Scale Priorities in Riparian Restoration, Feb 8-9, 2018 CMU University Center, Grand Junction, CO. This workshop is organized by the Center for Colorado River Studies at Utah State University and hosted by the Hutchins Water Center. 
• Riparian Restoration Conference, Feb 6-8, 2018, CMU University Center, Grand Junction, CO. This conference is organized by the Tamarisk Coalition and hosted by the Hutchins Water Center.  
• 2017 Upper Colorado River Basin Water Forum, Grand Junction, CO, Nov. 1-2. 
• The Economics of our Water: A Colorado River Business Tour, Oct 7, Grand Valley, CO. This event is being organized in collaboration with Business for Water Stewardship, Alpine Bank, Colorado River District, Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce, Grand Junction Economic Partnership, and the Grand Junction Outdoor Recreation Coalition. 
• Fourth annual Student Water Field Conference, September 23-24, Keystone, CO. The Hutchins Water Center and the One World, One Water Center at Metropolitan State University of Denver take turns hosting this field conference that is open to all Colorado college students. This year, OWOW is hosting in Keystone!
• CMU Natural Resources of the West Seminar Series, Mondays at 4pm, fall semester, Saccomanno Lecture Hall, Wubben Science Building, Room 141, CMU Main Campus.
• Upper Colorado River Basin Water Forum: Complex Systems in Flux: Changing Relationships between Water, People and the Environment, Nov 2-3, 2016, CMU University Center
• Student Water Field Conference, Sept 23-25, Grand Junction, CO. 
• Colorado Basin Roundtable Integrated Water Planning Stakeholder Meeting, Aug 16, 2016 Glenwood Springs Public Library.
• Mesa County State of the Rivers, May 12, 2016 6-8pm, Grand Junction City Hall Auditorium, 250 N 5th Street
• Film screening and reception for River of Sorrows: Inheriting Today's Dolores River, April 13, 2016 6:30pm, CMU University Center
• 2016 Water Course, Feb 18 & 25 and Mar 3, 2016 CMU University Center.
• 13th Annual Tamarisk Coalition Conference: the Road to Riparian Restoration, Feb 9-11, 2016, CMU University Center.
• 5th Annual Upper Colorado River Basin Water Forum, Oct 28-29, 2015, CMU University Center.

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