FEBRUARY 20th, 2021, 1:30p.m.- 3:30p.m. | Rain Barrels 101 Webinar | Colorado Stormwater. The Rain Barrels 101 webinar is in collaboration with the Gardens on Spring Creek and the CSU Colorado Stormwater Center. Rain Barrel workshops are the perfect way to take the next step in rainwater harvesting at your home. You will receive an introduction to rainwater harvesting and instructions on how to install and maintain your rain barrel at home. The cost is only $5. Click HERE for more information.
FEBRUARY 20th, 2021, 9-11am | Propagating Colorado Native Plants from Seeds | Wild Ones Front Range Chapter. Want to introduce more natives to your garden? Frustrated at the difficulty of sourcing a variety? Jan teaches us how to grow our own. She will use pictures of blooming plants, fruits and seeds to instruct attendees on how to collect, clean, store, sow, germinate, grow and transplant Colorado native plants. The presentation will include a discussion of materials and a downloadable slide list and resource handout. Click HERE for more information and to register.
FEBRUARY 22nd-23rd, 2021, 9 am- 4p, CT | Hydraulic Modeling for Water Utility Distribution Systems | EUCI. This course introduces hydraulic models for water utility distribution systems and covers how modeling can be applied to benefit water utilities. Ensuring robust and redundant infrastructure, reducing operating costs, planning for outages, and determining fire fighting capabilities are some of the items that attendees should have new ideas about after this course. Click HERE for more information and click HERE to register.
FEBRUARY 23rd, 2021, 1:00p.m. - 2:30p.m. | How to Plan for Climate Extremes and Increase Resiliency with Green Infrastructure. In Colorado, like much of the West, communities must be prepared for climate extremes on both sides of the spectrum – from drought to flooding. Localized Green Infrastructure (GI) strategies are climate resilient water management solutions that can help cities to manage stormwater runoff while providing a host of additional benefits including increased access to green space, reduced heat island effect, opportunities for recreation and physical activity, increased habitat for pollinators and wildlife, and groundwater recharge. Join for an overview of GI including the variety of solutions available in Colorado, their associated benefits, and what to consider when integrating GI into land development projects. There is no cost to this webinar. For more information click HERE.
MARCH 2nd-5th, 2021 | Certified Interpretive Guide Training Course. South Suburban Parks and Recreation District, in partnership with the National Association for Interpretation (NAI), is offering a training course for individuals in the field of Interpretation. It is designed for individuals who deliver interpretive programs or have contact with the public at interpretive sites. It is only one of three in-person courses on the calendar nationwide at this point, and will be limited to 10 students or moved to a facility that will allow for social distancing if protocols allow for larger group sizes. This is a great option for those that prefer in-person learning or face-to-(masked, socially-distanced)face coaching. Please click HERE to learn more and register.
MARCH 6th, 2021, 8:30a.m. - 12:00p.m. | High Plains Landscaping Workshop. The High Plains Landscape Workshop presented by Fort Collins Nursery is a one-day signature educational opportunity for inspiring smart home garden design, resulting in beautiful home landscapes in Colorado. Hosted by the Gardens on Spring Creek in partnership with the City of Fort Collins Utilities Department and Colorado State University Extension, proceeds from this important annual fundraiser benefit The Gardens. Join us for this year’s virtual workshop to learn about adaptable plants and practices that you can bring to your own home garden. The event will feature keynote speaker Nan Sterman and will offer focused breakout sessions led by local area experts on your topic of choice. The course is $35. For more information click HERE.
MARCH 9th-10th, 2021 | Stormwater Control Measure Design/Design Review Class. In this 2-day training workshop, participants are taught how to design and review designs of SCMs. The workshop includes 12 hours of presentations/discussion in a classroom setting, a 2-hour field trip and a 2-hour written exam (optional). Participants that successfully pass the written exam receive certification from Colorado State University Extension and are recognized on our website. For more information click HERE.
MARCH 10th-11th, 2021 | Asset Management for Water Utilities | EUCI. This introductory course to Asset management takes the participants on a visually engaging journey through the broad landscape of asset management concepts. A series of interactive exercises will demonstrate how the concepts are applied into practice in a way that will help Water and Wastewater Utilities design strategies to realize value from their assets. Take a look at the course brochure HERE and register HERE.
MARCH 24th-25th, 2021 | Stormwater Control Measure Inspection and Maintenance Course. In this 1.5-day training workshop, we teach participants how to recognize SCM maintenance needs and how to perform maintenance correctly. The workshop includes 8 hours of presentations/discussion in a classroom setting, a 2-hour field trip and a 2-hour written exam (optional). Participants that successfully pass the written exam receive certification from Colorado State University Extension and are recognized on our website. For more information click HERE.
MARCH 30th-31st, 2021 | Smart Water Technologies | EUCI. Due to growing populations, increasing urbanization, climate change and the need to address cost have increased the demand for water. In addition, the cost implications from maintaining aging infrastructure has also become a driving factor for growth in the smart water management market. Owing to the global demand, the need to address the operational issues of water management becomes crucial. Consequently, the adoption of smart water management technologies is expected to gain traction. In this course, we will look at the entire water management ecosystem which includes: sensors, smart meters, communication infrastructure and supporting software to enable two-way communication, IoT and artificial intelligence. Conference attendees will walk away with actionable information and take informed decisions, pertaining to optimized water distribution and usage. Click HERE for more information. Click HERE to register.
APRIL 8th-9th, 2021 | Project Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities | EUCI. Project Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities will cover the hard basics of defining and closing a project while driving home the importance of refining the soft skills that bring an idea from the drawing board to your residents’ backyard. This course will enable you to assess the feasibility of a project and define (or refine) your plan. The instructor will layout strategies for piloting a project, identifying new opportunities, mitigating risks, promoting your team to take ownership of their work, and defining the intangibles of customer communication. Click HERE to view the full brochure.
APRIL 19th & 22nd, 2021 | CRWA’s 40th Annual Conference and Exhibition. This event has been RESCHEDULED. For questions and/or to register, please call 719-545-6748.
Colorado Master Irrigator offers farmers and farm managers advanced training on conservation- and efficiency-oriented irrigation management practices and tools. This program is the product of efforts led by several local producers, district management representatives, and others. Colorado Master Irrigator is modeled on the award-winning Master Irrigator program created and run since 2016 by the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District in the Texas panhandle. Topic experts from Colorado and adjacent Ogallala states, serve as instructors over the 32 hours of the program. Colorado Master Irrigator's interactive class format is designed to encourage peer-to-peer exchange among participants and instructors, helping forge useful contacts that graduates can reach out to after their participation in the program. Click HERE for more information.
The Clean Water Certificate (CWC) training program for workforce development provides high quality training opportunities that promotes job growth in the stormwater industry and delivers industry-specific, job-readiness skills and knowledge. Click HERE to learn more about this training program offered by the Center for Watershed Protection.
“Stormwater Treatment Systems and Green Infrastructure” | Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance. Educational video shot and edited by Jacob Erickson (Hermits Peak Watersheds Alliance PR Media Specialist), narrated by Aaron Kauffman of Southwest Urban Hydrology, and produced by Hermit's Peak Watersheds Alliance. Click HERE to view.
“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.
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.