Conferences & Events Early April
April 10th & 11th, 2023 | Colorado Wildland Fire Conference. This conference is geared toward professionals working proactively to improve wildfire outcomes in Colorado communities and landscapes such as Mitigation Specialists, Emergency Managers, Firefighters, Researchers, Foresters, Developers and Policy Makers. Anyone wishing to learn more about how they can reduce their community’s vulnerability to wildfire is welcome to attend.
April 10th-April 14th, 2023 | Colorado Wildland Fire Conference. The Colorado Wildland Fire Conference is held every 18 months. This year our conference will be in Fort Collins, Colorado in April 2023; followed by a conference in the fall of 2024.The Colorado Wildland Fire Conference is geared toward professionals working proactively to improve wildfire outcomes in Colorado communities and landscapes such as Mitigation Specialists, Emergency Managers, Firefighters, Researchers, Foresters, Developers and Policy Makers. Anyone wishing to learn more about how they can reduce their community’s vulnerability to wildfire is welcome to attend.
April 12th, 2023 | Society of Wetland Scientists Rocky Mountain Chapter Annual Meeting. Registration is open for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists annual meeting on April 12, 2023, taking place at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Visit our announcement page for the registration link and links to submit an abstract and sponsor the event.
April 14th, 2023 | Water Fluency: Experience Leads to Innovation in the Rocky Mountain West | 2023 University of Denver Water Law Symposium. At the Symposium, these voices gather together to share their expertise on legal frameworks that govern water access, water management, and more. Through these panels, we’re eager to consider the ways that innovative solutions can result in controversy, and to begin to lay some groundwork for navigating within that controversy through cooperative and collaborative water management solutions.
April 14th, 2023 | Planting for the Future | RiversEdge West. The first workshop of RiversEdge West's 2023 Workshop Series will take place at the Tamaya Wellness Center in Albuquerque, NM on April 14th with a focus on planting for the future along the Middle Rio Grande. We'll hear a keynote presentation from the Institute for Applied Ecology on restoring habitat with climate-adapted plant palettes, from sourcing to planting. Numerous local projects will be highlighted, with presentations on practical restoration project considerations, case studies in maintaining geodatabases for collaboration, monitoring, and planning; an innovative restoration plan following the Big Hole Fire; and more. Field trips will include tours of the Pueblo of Santa Ana’s work to restore the river channel, and active and historic floodplain on the Rio Grande, as well as the San Antonio Oxbow and the Bosque School burn site to discuss process-based restoration tools and post-fire vegetation management. Cost: $50
April 25th & 26th, 2023 | Arkansas River Basin Water Forum. The 27th annual Forum will be held in Colorado Springs. The two day Forum serves as a conduit for information about the Arkansas River Basin and issues related to wise water management. We welcome a diverse group of water users and stakeholders offering attendees a unique opportunity to interact and engage. Through our annual Forums, a broader understanding of water issues has evolved along with the opportunity to find common ground.
April 29th, 2023 | High School Spring Stewardship Day | The Greenway Foundation. Join for our annual Spring High School South Platte Stewardship Day! Teens along the front range will help clean our city and South Platte River habitats by picking up trash in and along the River at Johnson Habitat Park. Service hours can be provided. Registration will open on March 29th, 2023.
April 30th, 2023 | City Nature Challenge Bio Blitz | Denver Audubon Nature Center. Help Denver compete in the International City Nature Challenge (CNC)! This ongoing project documents urban biodiversity and engages residents in the nature found all around them. The 2023 Denver Metro Nature Challenge will take place from April 28 –May 1 utilizing the popular iNaturalist.org app to collect observations made of local wildlife or plants—anyone can participate using the app and their smartphone.
May 10th, 2023 | Annual Children’s Water Festival. This year marks the 25th year the Southwestern Water Conservation District (SWCD) has been hosting an annual children’s water festival in Southwest Colorado. The Children's Water Festival presents a unique opportunity to educate fifth grade students about local water issues and the environment and helps them understand how they can protect water supplies and their environment. Volunteers are needed!
May 18th, 2023 | Trinidad Water Festival. Save the date!
June 2nd-July 1st, 2023 | Run Off - Call for Art | Friends of the Yampa. Friends of the Yampa seek artworks that celebrate the Yampa River and its surrounding watershed. Runoff, a community art show, is in its second year presented by Friends of the Yampa. The mission of Runoff is to bring together artworks that inspire the preservation of water resources, and demonstrate a variety of stakeholder ties to the Yampa River Basin.
June 12th, 2023 | Colorado Brownfields Conference. This year’s theme, Brownfields – Redevelopment Gold, explores the many opportunities associated with brownfields. With unprecedented levels of funding for brownfields cleanup and support and an ever-growing need for community revitalization and affordable housing, it’s time to cash in on the Redevelopment Gold! Everyone from community leaders and municipal staff to consultants and development professionals will be able to learn, grow, and network at this year’s conference. The Call for Sessions opens January 10th through February 26th.