Virtual Speaker Series: TBD
River Journey Speaker Series
Listen, discuss, and learn as we continue our series addressing issues of water conservation and river preservation to raise awareness among the community, water ecology experts, and decision-makers.
December 2021: TBD
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Virtual Speaker Series: Colorado Headwaters Land Trust
River Journey Speaker Series
Listen, discuss, and learn as we continue our series addressing issues of water conservation and river preservation to raise awareness among the community, water ecology experts, and decision-makers.
November 2021: Colorado Headwaters Land Trust
SPEAKER: Jeremy Krones, Executive Director, Colorado Land Trust
Jeremy Krones, Executive Director, Colorado Headwaters Land Trust will be discussing what his organization does and the important projects they are working on.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jeremy Krones, Executive Director, Colorado Land Trust
Jeremy moved to Grand County from Flagstaff, AZ, in late 2018. His first job out of college (University of Maryland, 2013) was as a seasonal backcountry steward in the Adirondack Mountains, where he had grown up backpacking and first honed his passion for the backcountry and natural resource conservation. In 2014 Jeremy moved to Arizona to work on a cattle ranch outside of Flagstaff. In 2015 he was hired as program manager of Diablo Trust, a collaborative ranching conservation nonprofit, dedicated to the holistic sustainability of nearly 500,000 acres of private and public ranchlands in northern Arizona. Wanting to see more of the West and learn more about conservation in the field, Jeremy looked to land trusts in Colorado. Colorado provides both an opportunity to live in the mountains and stay out West, and the CHLT is the ideal organization for him to lead in the face of a growing West. Jeremy enjoys backpacking, running, hiking, playing music, reading, and writing.
Virtual Speaker Series: Drought Preparedness
River Journey Speaker Series
Listen, discuss, and learn as we continue our series addressing issues of water conservation and river preservation to raise awareness among the community, water ecology experts, and decision makers.
September 2021: Drought Preparedness
SPEAKER: Kayli Foulk, Water Quality Specialist for Grand County, Colorado
As a Water Quality Specialist, Kayli Foulk alerts and recommends appropriate water conservation steps for the community to take at each drought stage. Kayli also assists with staffing the Drought Preparedness Committee, a consortium of Grand County municipalities, water districts, non-profits (including Headwaters Center), and businesses whose purpose is to monitor drought levels in Grand County.
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Kayli Foulk, Water Quality Specialist for Grand County, Colorado
Kayli Foulk is the Water Quality Specialist for Grand County, where her efforts are focused on representation and advocacy for Grand County’s water resources as well as managing water quality monitoring programs throughout the county. She also administers and participates in the Grand County Drought Preparedness Program. Previously, she was the Executive Director for Grand County Water Information Network. Kayli has been a resident of Grand County for the past ten years and enjoys all the recreational opportunities that the mountains have to offer.
Earth Day
INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY
Celebrate Earth Day and create awareness surrounding protecting and preserving our environment. Join us on Instagram for a chance to win a $25 credit and 4 tickets to explore Headwaters River Journey, PLUS prizes from Colorado Headwaters Land Trust and Colorado Trout Unlimited!
Rules to Enter:
Follow each of the Instagram accounts below. Like our post, then tag your friends in the comments to increase awareness of how important it is to protect our environment! Each comment equals 1 entry. One winner will be selected on April 22 and announced during our River Journey Speaker Series. Attend Virtually at 3:30pm MST.
ABOUT WORLD WATER DAY
Beginning in 1970, Earth Day is an annual event to support environmental protection. The holiday has grown worldwide with the purpose to promote clean living and a healthy, sustainable environment for people and wildlife alike. We invite you to join the celebration of Earth Day as a conscious reminder of how fragile our planet is and how important it is to protect it.
Virtual Speaker Series: Denver Water
Join us for a River Journey Speaker Series on Earth Day!
Listen, discuss, and learn as we continue our series addressing issues of water conservation and river preservation to raise awareness among the community, water ecology experts, and decision makers.
Denver Water: Challenges and Collaboration in 21st Century Water Resource Management
Learn how Denver Water is managing its water supply under increasing restraints. Stacy Chesney and Jason Finehout with Denver Water will tell us how they are facing these challenges, the water conservation projects they are currently working on, and how they are collaborating with other water providers and key stakeholders throughout the state to meet resource challenges.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
For 13 years, Stacy Chesney has been with Denver Water, the water utility serving 1.5 million people in Denver and the surrounding suburbs. As the Director of Public Affairs, she leads the communications, marketing, government, and community outreach strategies for the organization and oversees Denver Water’s news site, TAP (denverwater.org/TAP).
Jason Finehout has held the position of Water Shortage Preparedness Coordinator for six years at Denver Water. Previously, Jason spent 10 years in emergency management at the federal, state, and local levels. Jason has completed the Master Exercise Practitioner Program through FEMA and has taught over 200 classes, exercises, drills, and workshops.
World Water Day
INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY
Post to your Instagram telling us how you play your part in water conservation for a chance to win. The post with the most likes by World Water Day, March 22, 2021, will win 4 tickets to explore Headwaters River Journey and $50 retail credit!
Rules to Enter:
*Set your profile to public so we can see it
*Follow us and @AdventureHydrology
*Tag @HWRiverJourney
*Use hashtag #WorldWaterDay
ABOUT WORLD WATER DAY
How is water important to your home, your family, your livelihood, your wellbeing, your local environment? By discussing and celebrating all the different ways water benefits our lives, we can value water properly and safeguard it effectively for everyone. Tell us your stories, thoughts, and feelings about water on social media with hashtag #WorldWaterDay.
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Virtual Speaker Series: Impacts on the Colorado River
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Speaker Series: Listen, discuss, and learn as we continue our series addressing issues of water conservation and river preservation to raise awareness among the community, water ecology experts, and decision makers.
Impacts on the Colorado River
Speakers: Matt Rice, Director of the Colorado River Basin Program at American Rivers, and Paul Bruchez, Rancher Owner, Reeder Creek Ranch in Kremmling, will discuss the most pressing issues we face in the Colorado River Basin and how the State of Colorado and Grand County, in particular, are advancing solutions for the environment and agriculture.
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Matt Rice directs American Rivers’ multidisciplinary programs in the Colorado River Basin, a region that spans seven states from Wyoming to California. His team drives innovative policy, program, and project solutions to conserve water in the urban, agricultural, and energy sectors to ensure that the rivers and streams in the region are healthy for local and regional economies, sustainable agriculture, and world-class recreation. Previously, Matt has worked as a fly fishing guide in Montana, Colorado, Kentucky, and South Carolina. He also spent 4 years in Zambia working with rural farmers to integrate fish farming and irrigated agriculture into their farming systems. Matt completed his masters in Environmental Policy from the University of Denver. His research was focused on global water resources. He received his undergraduate degree from Montana State University in 2000. When not at work, he can be found with his three boys and a fly rod on a river somewhere in Colorado.
Paul Bruchez is 5th generation of the Bruchez family to farm and ranch in Colorado. He currently operates the family ranch near Kremmling with his brother and father. Paul and his family raise cattle and irrigate with water from the Colorado River, the Williams Fork River and Reeder Creek. After graduating from the University of Denver in 2003, he started a fly-fishing business to help diversify income. Working in agriculture and being a fishing guide has given Paul a unique perspective on water resources. Paul is currently spearheading a 12-mile restoration of the Colorado River with 12 landowners collaborating to sustain agriculture and the environmental health of the river. After participating with the Colorado Basin Implementation Plan, he was selected to be the voting Agriculture Representative to the Colorado Basin Roundtable in the spring of 2015. He serves as a Governor appointee to the InterBasin Compact Committee, is on the Board of Directors for the Colorado Water Trust, serves on the Grand County Open Lands, Rivers and Trails Advisory Committee, and recently was honored with Water Education Colorado’s Emerging Leader award.
Post-Wildfire Restoration Assistance Webinars
Reservations Required | Free To Attend
Larimer County (Colorado State University Extension), Colorado State Forest Service, and AloTerra Restoration Services present two webinars to assist landowners affected by the 2020 wildfire season in Colorado.
Colorado experienced the largest wildfires in recorded history in 2020 leaving landowners asking the question, "What are the best management practices to help revegetation?". Plan to attend this two-part webinar to understand options available for successful reseeding and considerations for planting seedling trees.
February 18, 2021, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. - Reseeding Following Wildfire. John Giordanengo, AloTerra Restoration Services. Topics: The goals of seeding after a fire; reseeding methods; recommended seed mix; where seeding is not necessary; soil amendments are rarely needed after a fire; soil surface protection (mulch, erosion control blankets, and other erosion control methods); and erosion control measures for gullies, swales, and very steep slopes.
February 25, 2021, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. - Trees & Forest Health: Considerations for Planting Seedling Trees after Wildfire. Mike Hughes, Colorado State Forest Service. Topic: Is my scorched tree dead? Where, what, and when to plant seedling trees.
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Free to attend, but registration is required. After registering, you will receive a link to join the webinar.
Speaker Series: Fisheries Management of the Fraser River
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Listen, discuss, and learn as we continue our series addressing issues of water conservation and river preservation to raise awareness among the community, water ecology experts, and decision makers.
Speaker: Jon Ewert, Aquatic Biologist, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Jon Ewert will discuss successes as well as challenges for the Fraser River going into the future. How does a fisheries biologist measure fish populations? What does this information tell us about the health of the Fraser River?
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Virtual Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81445690682
Speaker Bio: Jon Ewert is the Aquatic Biologist for Colorado Parks and Wildlife for Grand and Summit counties, a position he has held since 2007. As the managing biologist for all of the area’s fishery resources, he is heavily involved in multiple stakeholder groups and adaptive management processes that aim to maximize the aquatic ecological health of the area. A man of “too many hobbies,” in his spare time he loves traveling and backpacking with his family, playing music, skiing, reading, riding his bike on the back roads of Grand County, and wetting a line in the most difficult-to-reach places he can find.
Speaker Series: Human Impact on the Headwaters
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Listen, discuss, and learn as we continue our series addressing issues of water conservation and river preservation to raise awareness among the community, water ecology experts, and decision makers.
Speaker: Kirk Klanke, President of the Colorado River Headwaters Chapter of Trout Unlimited
This talk will explore the start of the Fraser River on top of Berthoud Pass. It is far above any human influence and because of this we can see what a pristine stream looks like. We will discuss the impacts that humans have as the river flows downstream and what these impacts mean to the river. We will follow the effects of the water down the Colorado River. Along the way we will discuss what actions have been taken to mitigate these negative impacts as well as what actions we can take.