April 11th, 2024 | Water With Your Lunch | WECO. Every year, mid-April means peak snowpack for the Rocky Mountains. But what does that mean for the rivers? And why have recent forecasts consistently overestimated the snow-to-flow connection? Hosted in partnership with the Colorado River District, join on Thursday, April 11 where guest speakers from the Colorado River District, the Aspen Global Change Institute, the CSU Climate Center, and NOAA’s Colorado Basin River Forecast Center will break down our current snowpack conditions, look at upcoming expectations for runoff, and examine how recent climate trends are affecting the way we predict water availability in the West.
April 12th, 2024 | Spring Conference | CAEE. Join CAEE for the Spring Conference to explore the intersection between Social Emotional Learning and Student-Centered and Nature-Centered Practices. We will explore innovative ways to engage students in a learning environment that is not only designed to help them acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. Expect a day filled with inspiring discussions, hands-on workshops, and a chance to connect with educators across the state!
April 13th, 2024 | Poudre River Cleanup | Coalition for the Poudre River. Spend your Saturday morning with the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed (CPRW) and Odell Brewing Co, April 13, 9-11am, for a river cleanup in Old Town, Fort Collins. Volunteers will be led by experienced crew leaders and all safety equipment and supplies will be provided by CPRW and Odell's. After the cleanup, stick around Odell's for a River Appreciation Day event from 11am-3pm.
April 15th-17th, 2023 | Partners in the Outdoors | Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Save the date. The Partners in the Outdoors Conference is Colorado's foremost opportunity to cultivate common ground, explore best practices of partnering, and design collaborative solutions with diverse voices and stakeholders to conserve Colorado's outdoor heritage. Our annual conference has quickly become one of the signature events in Colorado bringing together organizations, agencies, schools, businesses and communities engaged in the future of Colorado's conservation and outdoor recreational opportunities.
April 20th & April 27th, 2024 | Earth Month Tree Planting | DAR. In the face of desertification, where our land lay bare and biodiversity scarce, we see not desolation but potential. Trees are the cornerstone of our regenerative design, restoring topsoil, inviting biodiversity, and sequestering carbon. They are the breath of our ecosystem, vital to the resurgence of life in Boulder County. Together, we are DAR: a community dedicated to replenishing our land, restoring our planet, and rekindling the spirit of our community through the power of regenerative agriculture.
April 25th, 2024 | Creating a Regenerative Future | The Alliance for Collective Action. The Alliance will share opportunities to support climate action taking place this spring, including upcoming volunteer days, bills to testify for, ballot initiatives to support and more. This Earth Week, let's raise our glasses to toast the planet and recognize meaningful action for a brighter, greener future!
April 27th, 2024 | Earth Day, Every Day | Boulder Watershed Collective & City of Lafayette. The City of Lafayette invites residents to enjoy the outdoors and learn about the several ways you can protect the Earth, fight climate change, and create a more sustainable Lafayette. This family-friendly event will have a variety of opportunities for all ages to enjoy.
May 13th, 2024 | Trees in the West | CSU Spur. Join for a one-day conference exploring complex and shared sustainability challenges for urban forests in the Western US from diverse perspectives. Connect with your colleagues, learn from experts, and share your insights. Save the date!
May 13-14th, 2023 | River Rally. The joyful and deeply moving experience of River Rally combats feelings of isolation, overwhelm, and burnout for network members working at the intersection of water and justice and ignites collective action and power for the work ahead. River Network is able to provide many registrants with financial assistance to attend River Rally! Support will range from partial to full registration support, with additional assistance for travel and lodging based on need. Applications will be accepted through February 8, 2024.
May 18th, 2024 | Sand Canyon Wildflower Hike | San Juan Mountains Association. Celebrate Colorado Public Lands Day by joining us on a guided, spring wildflower hike at Sand Canyon. We will be going for a hike (no more than 5 miles) on moderate terrain. Along the way we will observe and learn about the flowers in bloom, as well as learn about the area’s geology and human history.
May 22nd-24th, 2024 | Rocky Mountain Mining & Reclamation Conference | Mountain Studies Institute. The event will be hosted at a variety of iconic Leadville locations, including Freight, Colorado Mountain College, and Tabor Opera House. There will be a keynote and meet and greet on the evening of Wednesday, May 22nd. Thursday, May 23rd, will be technical talks followed by a reception. Lastly, a variety of tours are scheduled for Friday, May 24th.
June 5th-7th, 2023 | Western Slope Rural Philanthropy Days. Save the date. The Western Slope Rural Philanthropy Days (RPD) conference will be hosted June 5-7, 2024 in Fruita! This opportunity only occurs once every four years in the Western Slope region, serving Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin, and Mesa counties.
June 20th, 2024 | Take me to the River | Coalition for the Poudre River. Join for the 2nd Annual Take Me to the River fundraiser to support and celebrate the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed (CPRW), your local watershed group working to improve and maintain the ecological health of the Poudre River through community collaboration.
September 11th-13th, 2023 | San Luis Rural Philanthropy Days. Save the date.
September 20th, 2024 | The Colorado River District’s Annual Water Seminar. Save the date.
October 4th-6th, 2024 | Rocky Mountain Cell Friends of the Pleistocene Field Trip. Come explore the paleoclimatology and geomorphology of central Utah! This Friends of the Pleistocene (FOP) trip is motivated by recent and ongoing research into how one of the world’s greatest landscapes developed. Presenters will focus on Quaternary features and highlight recent and ongoing research into how the extraordinary features of this region developed.