Peer Calls

6/18/2026

Learn from the Colorado Water Conservation Board and watershed planning leads who are developing Wildfire Ready Action Plans alongside their SMP/IWMP/other watershed planning efforts. Understand how these plans can be complementary in practice, the challenges and opportunities that can arise, and the synergy that can be created when implementing these tools together.

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4/30/2026

During this webinar, participants learned about strategies to help strengthen capacity-building efforts and how to “think like a funder” to better leverage capacity investments.

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12/11/2025

During this webinar, participants learned about the State of Colorado’s Basin Roundtables and how they can work with the roundtables to impact statewide water planning through the Basin Implementation Plans. Participants also learned how they can use the Basin Roundtable Basin Implementation Plans to understand the values and priorities of their region and how to align these with their work.

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11/06/2025

During this webinar, Tony LaGreca, Colorado Water Trust, presented on flow protection and restoration mechanisms. Next, Tony interviewed Rebecca Briesmoore, Colorado River District, on her experience working with Colorado Water Trust on a water conservation program, Vail Ditch.

This webinar was part of the 2025 Flows Training Series with the Colorado Watershed Planning Peer Learning Network. The series provided a space for peer-to-peer learning on the how-tos, policies, and tools for flow restoration and protection in Colorado.

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8/26/2025

During this webinar, Stacy Beaugh, Strategic By Nature, guide participants through a presentation and interactive session to understand the value of developing a process design to describe and manage a collaborative process. Next, Sensa Wolcott, Mancos Conservation District, and Liz Chandler, White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts, shared how their respective  organizations utilized process design methods in their work.

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6/05/2025

In this peer call, learn about different watershed planning objectives, how various watersheds are measuring progress toward them, and other tools being used to support progress tracking. Consider your watershed plan, what approaches might work best for you, and what lessons you can share with others.

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5/13/2025

During this webinar, Seth Mason, Lotic Hydrological, presented crafting responsive flow goals and objectives. Next, Daniel Boyes, Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project, shared reflections from setting flow goals and objectives through a Stream Management Plan process.

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5/01/2025

This workshop provides an overview on Colorado’s Wildfire Ready Action Plans (WRAP) and the purpose of the Wildfire Ready Watersheds (WRW) program. Four WRAP leaders presented on their processes, lessons learned, and recommendations. Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Wildfire Ready Watersheds Technical Team answered questions about WRAPS and the WRW program. 

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2/18/2025

The Flows Training Series offers participants a space for peer-to-peer learning on the how-tos, policies, and tools for flow restoration and protection in Colorado. 

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11/07/2024

River Network and Strategic by Nature guide you through the importance of a multi-year resource development plan. Model approaches to resource development planning were presented by Lindsey Marlow, Friends of the Yampa, and Sonja Chavez and Beverly Richards, Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District.

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