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Workshop Contacts:

Workshop Director:
Jeff Sellen
(970) 943-3162
jsellen@western.edu

Address:
Colorado Water Workshop
Western State Colorado University
Kelley Hall 108
Gunnison, CO 81231

Administrative Assistant:
Donna Holden
Kelley Hall 240
970-943-7011
dholden@western.edu

 

38th Annual Colorado Water Workshop

Mesa Photo 2013 

PLANNING FOR THE NEW NORMAL

 

July 17-19, 2013

Western State Colorado University, Gunnison, Colorado

MORE INFORMATION TO COME SOON!


REGISTERonline registration page.

AGENDA: A draft agenda will be available here soon.

LODGING: The following hotels are offering special rates for workshop participants:

Water Wheel Inn:  $85/night (phone: 970-641-1650)

Holiday Inn Express: $99/night (phone: 970-641-1288)

Super 8: $79/night (phone: 970-641-3068)

Comfort Inn: $95/night (phone: 970-642-1000)

Cost: The cost for the entire Workshop, including meals, is $295. Scholarships are available. Email jsellen@western.edu for more information on scholarships.

MEALS: Lunch on Wednesday; POND Networking Reception on Wednesday evening; Breakfast and box lunch on Thursday; Breakfast on Friday.

CAMPUS MAP: For Workshop locations, download this map.

 

SESSION TOPICS 

A New Normal for the Colorado River Compact?
Planning for Metropolitan Growth
The New Normal for the Rio Grande Basin
Riparian Values and Instream Flows
Urban, Suburban, and Rural Interfaces
Fire and Beetle Kill: A New Normal for Forested Watersheds
Planning in the Basins: The IBCC and the Basin Roundtables

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM EVENTS

POND Networking Event, hosted by WSCU President Jay Helman, on Wednesday evening (no additional charge)

Food and Music (by Michael Martin Murphy) at the I-Bar Ranch on Thursday evening (additional charge)

Thursday morning recreational/educational tours (choose one: no additional charge):

  • Boat Tour into the Black Canyon
  • Tour of the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic
  • Rafting on the Gunnison

SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION

The Colorado Water Workshop continues to welcome sponsorships for this year’s event.  Supporters are eligible for gratis registrations, display space at the venue, recognition on our Web site and printed materials, as well as public acknowledgment at the conference.

 

REGISTER: To register, go to our online registration page.

 

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District

City of Gunnison

Tri-County Water Conservancy District

 

 

Questions?  Please e-mail the Director, Jeff Sellen, at jsellen@western.edu