Community and Learning
SMP/IWMP leaders and practitioners from around the State continue to collaborate to share their knowledge and build support systems for each other as they work through their planning processes. Below you will find links to recorded peer-calls and presentations/notes from peer-learning workshops. All upcoming peer-learning events are also listed, along with registration information.
Upcoming Events
Virtual SMP Peer Workshop Series (Sustaining Colorado Watersheds Conference)
Sept 24, 2020, 10-11:30am:
Developing a Targeted Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Sept 29, 2020, 10-11:30am:
Troubleshooting Common Challenges
Oct 1, 2020, 10-11:30am:
Diversion Assessments
Contact River Network for registration information
Previous Events
Peer Calls
Planning in a Pandemic Peer Call
6/18/20
Participants learned about modified approaches for stakeholder engagement and monitoring/assessment work in light of COVID-19 restrictions, and best practices for online meetings. Presentations were heard from:
Mikhaela Mullins, River Network
Ryan Golten, Consensus Building Institute
Jessie Olson, Left Hand Watershed Center
Mike Remke, Mountain Studies Institute
View the video recording of the call.
Setting Objectives and Measurable Results Peer Call
4/1/20
Participants learned about approaches for selecting objectives and measurable results, from both technical and stakeholder perspectives. Presentations were heard from:
Seth Mason, Lotic Hydrological
Julie Baxter, City of Steamboat Springs
Heather Bergman, Peak Facilitation
View the agenda and notes.
View the video recording of the call.
Ask a Practitioner
Using Recreation Surveys to Understand Community Preferences
8/26/20
Holly Loff, Eagle River Watershed Council and Laurie Rink, Middle Colorado Watershed Council discuss their customized approaches to understanding their community’s preferences on river flows, uses, and access. More information on the American Whitewater flow preference survey and other approaches for understanding river-based recreation can be found here.
View the 16-minute video
Citizen Science on the Poudre River – Video
5/26/20
Hally Strevey, Watershed Program Manager with Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed, discusses the ins and outs of their volunteer citizen science program.
Watch the 20-minute video
Peer Workshops
Stream Management Peer Workshop (Sustaining Colorado Watersheds Conference)
10/7/19
Topics included community engagement strategies, tips for engaging the agricultural community, methods for assessing flow in a data-poor environment, approaches for assessing irrigation infrastructure, and methods for establishing baseline conditions.
Available presentations include:
How to get farmers and ranchers to love you, Marilyn Bay Drake
Diversion Infrastructure Assessment, Daniel Boyes, Rio Grande Restoration Project
View the agenda and key takeaways.
Stream Management Peer Workshop (Sustaining Colorado Watersheds Conference)
10/8/18
Topics covered included involving agricultural producers in SMP efforts, designing an outcome-driven stakeholder process, and identifying geographic scales, and phasing approaches for SMPs.
View the agenda and workshop notes.