Water Center Events

Upcoming Events Sponsored by the Hutchins Water Center/ CMU 

Natural Resources Seminar Series, Mondays at 4pm, 8/21 - 12/3, Wubben-Science, Room 141, CMU. Maps & Directions. All presentations are free and open to the public, no registration necessary. Water-related speakers include:

• 9/24 Kerry Riley, Instructor of Geology, Colorado Mesa University, Reading the River: Connections among Rocks, Climate, Vegetation, and Erosion
• 10/8 Dr. Kris Hulvey, Assistant Professor Wildlands Resources, Utah State University, Can We Manage Public Rangelands for Grazing and the Environment? Balancing Livelihoods, Clean Water and Sage Grouse Habitat
• 10/22 Amy Haas, Executive Director, Upper Colorado River Commission
• 11/5 Dr. Gigi Richard, Visiting Instructor of Geology, Ft. Lewis College, Water Yield Sensitivity to Snow Loss in Colorado Headwater Streams.    

Student Water Field Conference, September 21-23 on the Grand Mesa in Western Colorado: spend a weekend learning about water with other college students from across Colorado. 

Planning for an Uncertain Future: Drought Contingency Planning, Demand Management and the West Slope, Oct 23, 10-3:30, CMU University Center. 

8th Annual Upper Colorado River Basin Water Forum: Bridging Science, Policy & Practice, Nov 7-8, 2018. CMU University Center. 

• For riparian restoration eventsaround 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. 
• From Planning to Implementation: A look at Steamboat Springs' new Stream Management Plan, Sept 6, Webinar. 
• Yampa/ White Basin Roundtable, Sept 12, Craig, CO. 
• Colorado River District Annual Seminar: Risky Business on the Colorado River, Sept 14, Grand Junction, CO. 
• Uncompahgre River Canyon Clean-up, Sept 15, Ouray, CO. 
• Watershed by Bike Tour - Glenwood Canyon Trail, Sept 15, Glenwood Springs, CO. 
• Gunnison Basin Roundtable Meeting, Sept 17, Montrose, CO. 
• Water 101 & 102 Seminars, Sept 18-19, Nucla, CO. 
• New Mexico Water Law Conference, Sept 20-21, Santa Fe, NM. 
• Colorado Basin Roundtable Meeting, Sept 24, Glenwood Springs, CO. 
• Sustaining Colorado Watersheds Conference, Oct 9-11, Avon, CO. 
• Southwest Basin Roundtable Meeting, Oct 10, Durango, CO. 
• The Future of the Colorado River: A Community Symposium, Oct 13, Moab, UT. 
• Annual New Mexico Water Conference, Oct 17-18, Las Cruces, NM.
• Rifle River Cleanup, Oct 20, Rifle, CO. 
• Wyoming Water Association Annual Meeting and Education Seminar, Oct 24-26, Laramie, WY. 
• Colorado River Water Users Association annual meeting, Dec 12-18, Las Vegas, NV. 
• Riparian Restoration Conference, Feb 5-7, 2019 Phoenix, AZ. 

Recent Events Sponsored by the 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. 
• 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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