SEPTEMBER 24th, 2020: Taste of PLT Workshop for Middle School Educators | CAEE | 4:00-6:00 p.m. Are you looking for new opportunities and activities to engage learners outdoors? This Zoom session will connect participants with Project Learning Tree facilitators to explore the Project Learning Tree program, engage in hands-on activities, and learn about additional PLT resources for virtual and remote learning. Participants will receive a hands-on activity that they can complete with learners. For more information and to register, click HERE.
SEPTEMBER 25th, 2020: Using Outdoor Spaces for Learning at Early Childhood Centers and K-12 Schools during COVID-19 | CAEE | Virtual | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CAEE is honored to welcome ADRIENNE SEDLAK, Education and Outreach Manager for the Early Childhood Health Outdoors program at the National Wildlife Federation and CHANTEL ESTES, NBCT and an engineering teacher at Roxborough Primary and Intermediate, to share: EASY ways you can set up a schoolyard or childcare center to support outdoor learning during COVID and strategies and ideas for taking students outside. For more information and registration click HERE.
OCTOBER 13th, 2020: “Main Steps and Considerations for Developing Stream Restoration that will be Viable in the Long Run” | Rivers Edge West | Webinar | 11:00 a.m. Successful riparian restoration hinges on understanding the stream corridor, which consists of three main elements: stream channel (aquatic zone), floodplain (riparian zone), and transitional upland zone. As part of this live webinar, Mark will introduce the guidebook, its diverse authors, case studies, and review the main steps and considerations for successfully restoring damaged stream ecosystems, including the riparian zone. For more information click HERE.
OCTOBER 27th, 2020: “Adapting Your Stream Restoration Project to Climate Change” | Rivers Edge West | Webinar | 11:00 a.m. Climate change is real, occurring rapidly, and has to be taken into account when developing stream restoration. As the second part of this two-part webinar series on stream restoration, Mark Briggs (Restoration Coordinator, RiversEdge West) will discuss climate change issues and strategies that stream practitioners can use to improve the likelihood of restoration success in the context of a rapidly changing climate. For more information click HERE.
Water Studies Certificate and Courses | Metropolitan State University of Denver. MSU Denver’s Water Studies Certificate is designed for professionals who want to protect this valuable resource and teaches students the history, law, management, and trends of water in Colorado and the American West. The certificate presents an opportunity to increase your skillset and broaden your marketability during this unknown time. Since the courses are entirely self-paced, you can complete the certificate while working through adjustments at home. These include unpredictable work schedules, home learning for children, or care of a loved one. For more information and registration click HERE.
Crop Residue Management and Water | Colorado Ag Water Alliance | Webinar. Watch the recent webinar with CSU's Joel Schneekloth on crop residue management HERE.
Storm-water Treatment Systems and Green Infrastructure | Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance. Educational video discusses stormwater treatment systems and green infrastructure. Click HERE to view.
The American Stormwater Institute, LLC now offers courses in a live setting and online that deal with developing the knowledge and skills required to conduct stormwater inspections. Our courses are based on a “Real World” attitude of finding implementable solutions to the challenges that stormwater inspectors face every day. The state and federal regulations require that “QUALIFIED PERSONS” conduct inspections related to stormwater permits. The overarching goal of the ASI classes is to ensure that our students are well qualified to conduct these inspections. For a list of all classes offered click HERE.
“We Can Make A Lot Happen When We Have A Plan” | American Rivers | Podcast. Learn more about Colorado's Stream Management Plans, an innovative planning tool prioritized in Colorado’s Water Plan, from people working with stakeholder groups and communities across Colorado to put them in place. Listen to the full podcast on Soundcloud HERE.
Returning Rapids Project: A discussion with Peter Lefebvre and Mike DeHoff | Colorado River Studies. The Returning Rapids Project seeks to document the recovery of river resources once inundated by a full Lake Powell, and now being exposed as reservoir storage declines. Peter Lefebvre and Mike DeHoff, principal investigators of the Returning Rapids project and professional river guides in Moab, Utah, are working to record these changes. They will share their preliminary findings and matched photographs in the talk. Watch the full video HERE.
Webinar: History, Release, and Spread of the Tamarisk Beetle | Rivers Edge West. Hear from Ben Bloodworth, the Tamarisk Beetle Program Coordinator for RiversEdge West, as he discusses the history, release, and spread of the tamarisk beetle. Click HERE to watch the full video now.
The Society of Outdoor Recreational Professionals opened recent, relevant past webinars and made those available to all for free during this challenging time. Some of the recent topics include inclusivity in the outdoor recreation community, strategies to influence visitor behavior, visitor use management, partnerships, effects of climate change on outdoor recreation, monitoring, and many more. This is an opportunity to keep your skills sharp and view a webinar that you may not have had time for previously. Access recent, free SORP webinars HERE.
Water & Wastewater Online Training. With TargetSolutions, water agencies can cost-effectively deliver quality courses to employees designed to increase safety comprehension, achieve compliance and decrease claims. Staying compliant with mandated training and continuing education requirements is critical. TargetSolutions comprehensive catalog offers online, state-approved water and wastewater continuing education. See the course catalog HERE.
Online Courses Available Through Colorado Rural Water Association. Industry studies have shown employee-training budgets for most water and wastewater utilities are tighter than ever. Web-based operator certification and license renewal training provides employers and their employees the flexibility of taking training courses at their own pace without the hassle and cost of attending live classes. Check them out HERE.