Announcements Early December

REW is seeking your input in this 5-minute survey to identify innovative, relevant, and feasible workshops where they can intentionally engage you all in your regions of focus or exciting areas of the desert riparian west that you may want to visit or learn from. The survey closes on December 7, 2022.

Water Hub's NEW Color of Water directory features the knowledge and lived experiences of more than 60 experts of color in water. Read the joint statement by Color of Water members on the launch of the directory and importance of equity and inclusion in the water world. 

African American Heritage Water Trail Story Map. Bekah Price (RMS) shares a story map about the nationally significant region from Beaubien Woods to Robbins.

Cash for Grass: Colorado will soon pay for the removal of turf grass to conserve H2O

Community Agriculture Alliance: What is the Yampa Integrated Water Management Plan? Read the full article here!

Alternative Valuation: An Innovative Way to Value Land for Conservation. Keep It Colorado is helping to develop an alternative valuation method that will enable conservation in critical areas of the state that feature the most biodiverse and climate-resilient landscapes. It will give landowners a choice about how to determine a proposed conservation easement value for their property - while maximizing opportunities to conserve wildlife habitat, water resources, healthy soils and other land conservation values.