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  • State of Colorado's Commissioner to the Upper Colorado River Commission Becky Mitchell, Farmer and Entrepreneur of the Navajo Nation, and Chief of Strategy for the Colorado River District Amy Moyer listen to Director & Writer of The River Mara Tasker respond to a question during The River panel discussion on October 29th, 2026. The Water Center hosted a film screening and panel discussion of The River, an urgent, intimate journey into the Colorado River crisis at a pivotal moment when rules that govern the river are expiring and renegotiations will determine how the river will be managed in the future. You can watch The River's extended film trailer by clicking this link!
  • Director & Writer of The River Mara Tasker laughs with fellow panelists during The River panel discussion on October 29th, 2026. The Water Center hosted a film screening and panel discussion of The River, which follows diverse perspectives from across the basin whose lives and livelihoods are bound up in the Colorado River. You can watch The River's extended film trailer by clicking this link!
  • Local historian Zebulon Miracle speaks about the history of water development in the Grand Valley to a crowd of excited attendees on August 12th, 2026. The Water Center partnered with the EUREKA! McConnell Science Museum for the Common Ground Speaker Series, a three-night educational opportunity discussing water, land, climate, and resilience in the West. You can watch the full presentation by clicking this link!
  • The Confluence Center of Colorado is flooded by a crowd of excited, chatting attendees. The Water Center partnered with the EUREKA! McConnell Science Museum for the Common Ground Speaker Series, a three-night educational opportunity discussing water, land, climate, and resilience in the West. Gigi Richard and Dr. Deb Kennard gave presentations about the hydrology of the Colorado River and water-wise landscaping to the pictured attendees on August 4th, 2026.
  • A razorback sucker emerges from a bag full of bubbles. CMU's Fish And Wildlife club installed a fish tank of razorback suckers to celebrate the Living River: The Promise of the Mighty Colorado exhibit by conservation photographer Dave Showalter. The Water Center and Tomlinson Library celebrated Showalter's work at the Summer Social on July 9th, 2026. You can learn more about the exhibit by clicking this link!
  • Two attendees observe photography from Living River: The Promise of the Mighty Colorado by conservation photographer Dave Showalter. The Water Center and Tomlinson Library celebrated Showalter's work at the Summer Social on July 9th, 2026. You can learn more about the exhibit by clicking this link!
  • Director of Interstate and Regional Water Resources for the Colorado River District, Raquel Flinker, speaks about how the Colorado River District is navigating uncertainty and adapting to change amidst Colorado's drought conditions during a panel discussion called Confronting Scarcity On The Colorado River with Aspen Journalism on May 6th, 2026. You can watch this discussion by clicking this link!

  • Executive Director of the Water Center, Shannon Wadas (pictured on the far left), smiles for the camera with Heather Sackett, Raquel Flinker, Tina Bergonzini, Ben Hoffman, and Matt Rice (pictured left to right) from various organizations during a panel discussion called Confronting Scarcity On The Colorado River with Aspen Journalism on May 6th, 2026. You can watch this discussion by clicking this link!

  • Associate Director of the Colorado Water Science Center for USGS, Brandon Forbes, presents to attendees about water management during the second night of the Water Course 101 Evening Seminar Series on April 23rd, 2026.
  • Audience members use the 10 minute intermission to chat about Dr. Eliot Jennings' presentation during the second night of the Water Course 101 Evening Seminar Series on April 23rd, 2026.
  • CMU Associate Professor Of Political Science, Dr. Eliot Jennings, speaks in front of a presentation detailing emergency management in relation to climate change during the second night of the Water Course 101 Evening Seminar Series on April 23rd, 2026.
  • The Assistant State Climatologist for the Colorado Climate Center, Peter Goble, presents on climate change and how it relates to water during the first night of the Water Course 101 Evening Seminar Series on April 16th, 2026.
  • Audience members and a CMU environmental science student watch Dr. Deb Kennard's presentation on fire regimes in Colorado intently during the first night of the Water Course 101 Evening Seminar Series on April 16th, 2026.
  • CMU Professor of Environmental Science and Technology, Dr. Deb Kennard, points to a slideshow illustrating burn severity from the Colorado Hayman Fire of June 8th, 2002 during the first night of the Water Course 101 Evening Seminar Series on April 16th, 2026.
  • Executive Director of the Water Center, Shannon Wadas (pictured in the center), strikes a "MAV Up!" with Andy Mueller, Raquel Flinker, Amy Moyer, and Bruce Walters (pictured left to right) from the Colorado River District during the Grand Valley State Of The River Meeting on April 7th, 2026.