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Conference Presentations Available for Download Below

Final Conference Agenda

Plenary Session 1

Riverside Ballroom

Change in leadership/change in approach? - New department heads speak to their biggest priorities and Colorado's best opportunities for the sustainability of our watersheds

Dan Gibbs, Executive Director Colorado Department of Natural Resources

Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Executive Director Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Kate Greenberg, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture

Amy Beatie, Colorado Deputy Attorney General, Natural Resources and Environment

Plenary Session 2

Riverside II, III, & IV

Working smarter - Technical perspectives on policy and regulation in managing Colorado watersheds

Dr. Colin Thorne, Chair of Geography, University of Nottingham

Dr. Janine Castro, Geomorphologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service

Round table discussion with speakers from both sessions

Keynote Address

Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West

Heather Hansman

Wednesday, October 9 - 8:30 am to 10:00 am

What if We Treated "Green" as "Grey's" Equal?

Jackie Corday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Jackie Corday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Laurie Wayburn, Pacific Forest Trust

Laurie Wayburn, Pacific Forest Trust

Dr. Rene Henery, Trout Unlimited

Dr. Rene Henery, Trout Unlimited

Ann Schwend, Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation —Water Resources Division

Ann Schwend, Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation —Water Resources Division

Lessons From the Field

Rick Danvir, Western Landowners Alliance

Rick Danvir, Western Landowners Alliance

Micaela Fenton, Colorado State University

Micaela Fenton, Colorado State University

Tyler Wible, Colorado State Univ. Phil Brink, Brink, Inc.

Tyler Wible, Colorado State Univ. Phil Brink, Brink, Inc.

Tanner Starbard, Mad Agriculture

Tanner Starbard, Mad Agriculture

SOLD! Water Transactions!

Brett Bovee, WestWater Research

Brett Bovee, WestWater Research

Alexander Funk, Colorado Water Conservation Board Mickey O' Hara, Colorado Water Trust

Alexander Funk, Colorado Water Conservation Board Mickey O' Hara, Colorado Water Trust

Heather Lewin, Roaring Fork Conservancy

Heather Lewin, Roaring Fork Conservancy

Jason Kline, SWCA Environmental Consultants Sarah Marshall, Colorado Natural Heritage Program

Jason Kline, SWCA Environmental Consultants Sarah Marshall, Colorado Natural Heritage Program

Wednesday, October 9 - 10:30 am - 12:00 Noon

Measuring and Modeling Water in the Shed

Noel Ludwig, USDA Forest Service

Noel Ludwig, USDA Forest Service

Steven Yochum, Forest Service -National Stream and Aquatic Ecology Center

Steven Yochum, Forest Service -National Stream and Aquatic Ecology Center

No Presentation Link - Derek Schook, Colorado State University

No Presentation Link - Derek Schook, Colorado State University

Adam Wlostowski, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research Graeme Aggett, Lynker

Adam Wlostowski, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research Graeme Aggett, Lynker

The New Urban Waterways

Joel Sholtes, Dept. of Engineering - Colorado Mesa University

Joel Sholtes, Dept. of Engineering - Colorado Mesa University

Brian Murphy, Otak Laura Kroeger, Mile High Flood District

Brian Murphy, Otak Laura Kroeger, Mile High Flood District

No Presentation Link - Gary Thompson, W. W. Wheeler & Associates, Inc.

No Presentation Link - Gary Thompson, W. W. Wheeler & Associates, Inc.

Benjamin Choat, Colorado State University Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Benjamin Choat, Colorado State University Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ecosystem Services: An Estimation of Value

Mark Beardsley, EcoMetrics

Mark Beardsley, EcoMetrics

Torie Jarvis, Northwest Colorado Council of Governments - Water Quality/ Quantity Committee

Torie Jarvis, Northwest Colorado Council of Governments - Water Quality/ Quantity Committee

What Can Ag Do for You? Agriculture as a Solution to Watershed Health

What Can Ag Do for You? Agriculture as a Solution to Watershed Health

Wednesday, October 9 - 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

A View of the Creek: Concepts in Stream Restoration

Brad Johnson, Johnson Environmental Consulting

Brad Johnson, Johnson Environmental Consulting

Jessica Doran, EcoMetrics

Jessica Doran, EcoMetrics

Sue Niezgoda, Gonzaga University

Sue Niezgoda, Gonzaga University

Brian Clarke and Brian Murphy, Otak

Brian Clarke and Brian Murphy, Otak

Forests, Fires, and Water: Exploring how Colorado Communities can Better Co-exist with Wildfire

Daniel Bowker, Coalition For The Poudre River Watershed

Daniel Bowker, Coalition For The Poudre River Watershed

Ben Gannon, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute

Ben Gannon, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute

Sarah McCaffrey, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Sarah McCaffrey, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Kelly Romero-Heaney, City of Steamboat Springs, Megan Burke, RESPEC

Kelly Romero-Heaney, City of Steamboat Springs, Megan Burke, RESPEC

Courtney Gutman, Big Thompson Watershed Coalition

Courtney Gutman, Big Thompson Watershed Coalition

Effective Stakeholder Engagement

Paul Hempel, Colorado Rural Water Association Christina Medved, Roaring Fork Conservancy

Paul Hempel, Colorado Rural Water Association Christina Medved, Roaring Fork Conservancy

Emma Reesor, Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project Christi Bode, Moxiecran Media

Emma Reesor, Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project Christi Bode, Moxiecran Media

Bethany Howell, Rio Grande Watershed Conservation & Education Initiative

Bethany Howell, Rio Grande Watershed Conservation & Education Initiative

Phil Brink, Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Water NetWORK

Phil Brink, Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Water NetWORK

Wednesday, October 9 - 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

How We Do: Stream Restoration Case Studies

Troy Thompson, Ecological Resource Consultants, Inc. Jason Lederer, Summit County Open Space and Trails Department

Troy Thompson, Ecological Resource Consultants, Inc. Jason Lederer, Summit County Open Space and Trails Department

Travis Stroth, Stillwater Sciences

Travis Stroth, Stillwater Sciences

Peter Skidmore, Walton Family Foundation

Peter Skidmore, Walton Family Foundation

Jennifer Shanahan, City of Fort Collins - Natural Areas Department

Jennifer Shanahan, City of Fort Collins - Natural Areas Department

Digging Deeper and Learning for the Future

Gretchen Rank, Mancos Conservation District

Gretchen Rank, Mancos Conservation District

Daniel Boyes, Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project

Daniel Boyes, Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project

Alison Witheridge, Denver Water Dr. Carolyn Nobel, Leonard Rice Engineers, Inc.

Alison Witheridge, Denver Water Dr. Carolyn Nobel, Leonard Rice Engineers, Inc.

Allan Pfister, Western Wildscapes, LLC & Mountain Studies Institute Aaron Kimple, Mountain Studies Institute

Allan Pfister, Western Wildscapes, LLC & Mountain Studies Institute Aaron Kimple, Mountain Studies Institute

Tools for Water Smart Planning

Thuy Patton, Colorado Water Conservation Board Geoff Uhlemann, AECOM

Thuy Patton, Colorado Water Conservation Board Geoff Uhlemann, AECOM

Jessie Olson, Left Hand Watershed Center

Jessie Olson, Left Hand Watershed Center

Becky Dunavant, CDM Smith

Becky Dunavant, CDM Smith

Gretel Folingstad & Austin Troy, University of Colorado Denver

Gretel Folingstad & Austin Troy, University of Colorado Denver