December 3rd, 2022 | Hiker Trash Prom | Blackpackers. This year marks a significant milestone in Blackpackers history. It is the first annual fundraiser and they are hosting it at the beautiful Clay Venues in Downtown Colorado Springs. At this year's "Hiker Trash" prom you can expect live local music, dancing, food and beverage, drinks from local breweries and wineries, speakers, and a silent auction. Together, raise a glass in celebration of our progress toward making outdoor recreation more accessible to all members of our community.
December 3rd, 4th, 10th, & 11th, 2023 | Christmas Tree Sale. The Friends of Cheyenne Mountain State Park are hosting a Christmas Tree sale as a fundraiser for the park. The freshly cut trees came from wildfire mitigation in the park and will be available for donation over select weekends in December. Instead of seeing the wood chipper, these trees will have loving homes for this holiday season.
December 8th, 2022 | South Platte Forum. This year, the South Platte Forum will be taking place at a new location, the Lionsgate Event Center. Lionsgate is a locally owned venue with idyllic scenery. Building off the positive feedback from 2021, we will once again host a one-day conference on Thursday December 8, 2022. As always, the Forum will include a full agenda of timely topics and expert speakers.
December 9th, 2022 | Working With Fire & Flood Impacted Communities. After a season of major fires and flooding, communities across New Mexico need support in rebuilding- structures, soils, waterways, and more. While there are many resources out there, navigating the systems to access that support can feel nearly impossible. Quivira Coalition’s New Mexico Coalition to Enhance Working Lands (NMCEWL) has partnered with Coalitions & Collaboratives, Inc. for an After the Flames webinar to provide resources, information sharing, and capacity building addressing post-wildfire recovery efforts. This webinar, featuring guest speaker Carol Ekarius, is geared toward nonprofits, agencies, and conservation districts to support each other in establishing high-functioning networks to support our communities.
December 10th, 2022 | Headwaters Rocky Mountain Yule Celebration | Headwaters River Journey. Join the community on December 10th from 6-10 PM for an enchanting evening of food, festivity, and fun! The Headwaters Center in downtown Winter Park is hosting its first annual Rocky Mountain Yule Celebration! Dress up and cut a rug to a classic “roots, rock, soul, and funk” performance by Chris Daniels and the Kings.
January 11th-12th, 2023 | Four States Irrigation Council Annual Meeting. The Four States Irrigation Council Annual Meeting serves as a forum for irrigators, irrigation districts, water districts and ditch companies to exchange water-delivery ideas and information. Exhibitors showcase the latest equipment and technology. The member states are Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming.
January 16th - 19th, 2023 | Western Colorado Horticultural Society/VINCO Conference. The VinCO & WCHS Conference is a multi-day, multi-track conference for winemakers and fruit growers held January 16-19, 2023 at the Grand Junction Convention Center in Colorado! The conference draws over 300 people per day from across Colorado as well as out of state! There is an in-depth program that will be available online as well as printed for all attendees and contains the conference schedule, speaker & seminar descriptions and trade show exhibitors as well as advertising for industry-related and local businesses.
January 24th- 26th, 2023 | Colorado Farm Show. It is fitting that one of the largest — and oldest — farm shows in the nation takes place in Weld County, the fourth largest agriculture producing county in the United States. The annual three-day event features almost 350 ag-related exhibits and draws more than 30,000 visitors from throughout the region interested in learning more about ag products, services, and machinery. And volunteers with a love for agriculture make it happen.
January 27th-28th, 2023 | Western Colorado Food and Farm Forum. The Forum is for anyone with an interest in the future of agriculture. Whether you’re looking to improve on or innovate existing practices, the Forum has resources and networking opportunities for you.
February 21st-22nd, 2023 | Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association Annual Conference. Registration is now open for the 9 th Annual Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association Conference The conference kicks off at noon Tuesday, Feb. 21 with a luncheon and membership meeting. All are invited to attend. The schedule continues into the early evening the same day, resumes early morning on day two, and concludes mid-afternoon on day two.
April 10th & 11th, 2023 | Colorado Wildland Fire Conference. This conference is geared toward professionals working proactively to improve wildfire outcomes in Colorado communities and landscapes such as Mitigation Specialists, Emergency Managers, Firefighters, Researchers, Foresters, Developers and Policy Makers. Anyone wishing to learn more about how they can reduce their community’s vulnerability to wildfire is welcome to attend.
April 11th-14th, 2023 | Colorado Wildland Fire Conference. Save the date!
April 12, 2023 - Society of Wetland Scientists Rocky Mountain Chapter Annual Meeting - Save the date!!