Water Center Events

Upcoming Water Events Sponsored CMU 

• Hutchins Water Center - sponsored Faculty Social at The Point (the bar in CMU's University Center), Sept 12, 4pm - 6pm. We provide the snacks, you buy your drinks!
• 2020 Riparian Restoration Conference, Feb. 4-6, 2020, CMU University Center, Grand Junction, CO. Organized by RiversEdge West and hosted by the Hutchins Water Center at CMU. Proposals for sessions and individual presentations are due Oct 31 - details in this Call for Abstracts. 
• 2020 Water Course, Feb 11, 18 and 25, 6:00 - 9:00pm, CMU University Center, Grand Junction, CO. 
• 2020 Upper Colorado River Basin Water Forum, November 4-5, CMU University Center, Grand Junction, CO. 

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.
• Sesquicentennial Colorado River Exploring Expedition art exhibit, "Contemporary Views of the Arid West: People, Places and Spaces," through Nov 2019 in Page, AZ, Green River, UT and Green River, WY. 
• 64th Annual NM Water Conference, "Common Water, Sacred Water: Tribal Perspectives on Water Issues in New Mexico," Nov 6-8, Pojoaque, NM.
• Free workshop: Integrating Land Use Practices into Water Efficiency Plans, Nov 12, Grand Junction, CO. 
• Ag Water Workshop: Integrated Water Management Planning and Ag, Nov 12, Gunnison, CO. 
• Yampa/ White Basin Roundtable meeting, Nov 13, Craig, CO. 
• Gunnison Basin Roundtable meeting, Nov 18, Montrose, CO. 
• West Slope Water Summit, Nov 19, Montrose, CO. 
• SGM Water/ Wastewater Fall Forum, Nov 22, Glenwood Springs, CO. 
• Colorado Ag Water Summit, Dec 2-3, Loveland, CO. 
• Colorado River Water Users Association annual conference, Dec 11-13, Las Vegas, NV. 
• Snow School for Water Managers, Feb 19-21, Silverton, CO. 
• AWWA Intermountain Section Water Quality & Infrastructure Midyear Conference, April 10, Midway, UT. 

Recent Events Sponsored by the Hutchins Water Center at CMU

• 9th Annual Upper Colorado River Basin Water Forum, Nov 13-14, 2019, CMU University Center. 
• 2019 Mesa County State of the Rivers Meeting, May 14, 6:30 - 8:30 in CMU's University Center Ballroom. This meeting will provide you with an update on this year's snowpack, expected river flows and reservoir operations, as well as drought planning and information on an innovative project to help endangered fish in the Grand Valley. Co-sponsored by the Colorado River District. 
• 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. 
• 2019 Water Course, Feb 11, 18 & 25. 
• 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.  

Earlier Events