Water Center Events

Upcoming Water Events Sponsored CMU 

2019 Water Course February 11, 18 & 25 in CMU's University Center Ballroom. This three-evening seminar series will cover CO water law, regional hydrology, impacts of drought and aridification, and drought contingency planning.

Water Law in a Nutshell, April 3, CMU University Center. This eight-hour course in Colorado Water Law will be taught by Attorney Aaron Clay. 

An Evening with Jonathan Thompson, April 24, 6:30pm in CMU's University Center Ballroom. Jonathan Thompson is the author of River of Lost Souls, which tells the story behind the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster that turned the Animas River in southwestern Colorado orange with sludge. This event will be free and open to the public, with a reception followed by a slideshow and talk. 

9th Annual Upper Colorado River Basin Water Forum, Nov 13-14, 2018. CMU University Center. 

Upcoming Events Around the Region

• For riparian restoration events around the west, click here.
• For details on monthly Wyoming Water Forum meetings and webinars, click here. 
• For water events in Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley, click here.
• For water events in Colorado's Eagle River Watershed, click here.  
• For water events in Colorado's Uncompahgre Valley, click here. 
• Yampa/ White Basin Roundtable, March 13, Craig, CO. 
• Water in the West Symposium, March 13-14, Aurora, CO.
  
• Water 101: An Introduction to Water in the Surface Creek Valley, March 14, Cedaredge, CO. 
• Club 20 Winter Water Policy Meeting, March 14, Grand Junction, CO. 
• Gunnison Basin Roundtable, March 18, Montrose, CO. 
• Utah Water Users Association Annual Workshop, March 18-20, St. George, UT.
• Colorado Basin Roundtable, March 25, Glenwood Springs, CO.  
• Southwestern Water Conservation District Annual Seminar, April 5, Durango, CO. 
• Southwest Basin Roundtable, April 10, Durango, CO. 
• Water Environment Association of Utah Annual Conference, April 9-12, St. George, UT. 
• Aspinall Unit Working Group Meeting, April 24, 1:00 pm at the at the Western Colorado Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation, located at 445 West Gunnison Avenue, Grand Junction, CO.
• Colorado River Science - Moab Speaker Series: Jonathan Thompson, April 26, Moab, UT
• Birding on the Colorado River, May 3-5, Ruby-Horsethief Canyon, CO. 
• First annual Water Futures Games (successor to the Colorado Water Workshop), May 29-31, Gunnison, CO. 
• Animas and San Juan Watersheds Conference: Successes and Challenges from the Headwaters to Lake Powell, June 18-21, abstracts due April 15, Farmington, NM.
• Colorado Water Congress Summer Conference, Aug 20-22, Steamboat Springs, CO. 
• San Juan Mining and Reclamation Conference, Sept 24, Silverton, CO. 

Recent Events Sponsored by the Hutchins Water Center at CMU

• Planning for an Uncertain Future: Drought Contingency Planning, Demand Management and the West Slope, Oct 23, 10-3:30, CMU University Center. 
• Student Water Field Conference, September 21-23 on the Grand Mesa in Western Colorado: a weekend learning about water with other college students from across Colorado. 
• 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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