Pre-Conference Workshops
Meet the Funders
Hosted by Colorado Watershed Assembly
Meet the Funders
Understanding and Restoring Floodplains
Hosted by Colorado Riparian Association with CSU and CU
Flood Plain Workshop Intro
Tuesday, October 4th
Riverside Salon III
1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
The Interconnected Web of Water Quality
Moderator: Jordan Parman, Metro Water Recovery
Thriving Together with Colorado Ag: Growing Resilience for an Equitable Future
Estella Moore, Colorado Water Quality Control Division, and Christi Bode, Moxiecran Media
Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment – Hanging Together So We Don’t Hang Separately
Amy Conklin, Barr Lake and Milton Reservoir Association, Nicole Poncelet-Johnson, Denver Water, Ron Falco, Colorado Water Quality Control Division, Steve Lundt, Metro Water Recovery, and Dan DeLaughter, South Platte Water Renewal Partners Colorado
Surface Water Quality Assessment
Program, Skip Feeney, Colorado Water Quality Control Division
Tuesday, October 4th
Riverside Salon IV
1:oo p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Stream Monitoring and Communication Frameworks
Moderator: Brad Johnson, CRA Board and Johnson Environmental Consulting
Connecting Through Crowdsourcing
Data, Kira Puntenney Desmond, Colorado State University
Successful Communication for Adaptive Management
Kelly Close, LRE Water
A Graphical Interface to Quantify and Visualize Streamflow Depletion
Jessica Rogers, S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc.
Tuesday, October 4th
Riverside Salon III
3:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Cultivating Uncommon Partners
Moderator: Karlene Thomas, CWA Board and Pinyon Environmental
Engaging Stakeholders and Developing Projects with Multiple Benefits
Lindsay Teunis, SWCA
Shannon Spurlock, Ochotona, LLC
(Un)Common Partners Come Together to Reach Shared Goals
Hally Strevey, Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed, and Sharla Benjamin, Boulder County Parks and Open Space
The Voluntary Flow Management Program, Coming Together for a Common Good
Ryan Bouton, International Open University Foundation
Tuesday, October 4th
Riverside Salon IV
3:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Watershed and Forest Health
Moderator: Chris Sturm, CRA Board and CWCB
Chris Sturm, Colorado Water Conservation Board
A Landscape View of Partnering with Beavers
Jessica Doran, EcoMetrics
Identifying Drought Indicators that Best Predict Regional Water Shortages
Rachel Bash, Lynker
Economic Impacts of River Recreation Opportunities
Hattie Johnson, American Whitewater, and Adam Wlostowski, Lynker Technologies
POSTER SOCIAL EVENT
Wednesday, October 5th
HYBRID CONFERENCE DAY (In-Person and Virtual Attendees): Together Like Never Before in the Riverside Ballroom
Welcome From Conference Partners and Kickoff Keynote
Congressman Joe Neguse
U.S. Congress, Colorado 2nd District
The Colorado Water Plan 2.0: Continuing the Way Forward Together
Moderator: Jayla Poppleton, Water Education Colorado
Russ Sands, Colorado Water Conservation Board
Stream Management Planning Five-Year Report
Nicole Seltzer, River Network
Public Education, Participation and Outreach for Water Plan Success
Bethany Howell, Colorado Department of Agriculture
Bringing Equity to the Water Plan
Sonja Chavez, Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District and State Equity Task Force
Colorado Water Plan 5 Years In: Lessons From the Field
Moderator: Casey Davenhill, Colorado Watershed Assembly
Emma Reesor and Daniel Boyes, Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project
7A and the Road Ahead: Forging Collaborative Relationships for Success
Scott Griebling, St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District
White River Integrated Water Initiative – A locally driven process
Callie Hendrickson, White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts
Fire on the Mountain: Adapting to the Era of the Western Megafire
Moderator: Julie Ash, CRA Board and Stillwater Sciences
Geomorphic Influences on River Corridor Resilience to Wildfire Disturbances
Ellen Wohl, Colorado State University
Using Watershed Processes to Plan For and Mitigate Fire and Flood Hazards
Katie Jagt, Watershed Science and Design, and Maya MacHamer, Boulder Watershed Collective
2D Rain-on-Mesh to Inform Post-Fire Restoration
Russ Anderson and Geoff Uhlemann, Michael Baker
Cameron Peak Fire Compounds Existing Water Quality Concerns in the Cache le Poudre Watershed
Chuck Rhoades, US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Including People Like Never Before For Better Solutions
Moderator: Jojo La, Colorado Water Conservation Board
Engaging Youth in Community-Driven Water Quality Improvement Planning
Swee Tee and Theresa Centola, Colorado State University
Creating a More Diverse Eagle River Watershed Through Community Outreach and Collaboration
James Dilzell, Eagle River Watershed Council
River Watch of Colorado: Enhancements for Our Next 30 Years
Luke Javernick, River Science/River Watch
Diane Buzzard, RTI International
Closing Speaker Conference Send Off
Kelly Romero-Heany
Assistant Director for Water, Colorado Department of Natural Resources
