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Water Connections

Annually,  Southwestern Water Conservation District (SWCD), Four Corners Water Center at Fort Lewis College (FLC), and SGM host a Water Connections Event at Fort Lewis College. Events have ranged from video showings, forums, and flash talks. 

2024

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Event poster for "The Ute Water Legacy" screening at Fort Lewis College on October 23rd, 2024, with a panel discussion to follow.

 

2024 Details 

Event Description

Promotional graphic for "Colorado Experience: The Ute Water Legacy" showing two people, landscapes, and cultural symbols.

 

Join us for a reception and special film screening of “The Ute Water Legacy,” a new Rocky Mountain PBS Colorado Experience episode from local filmmaker Christi Bode. 

Panel discussion to follow:

  • Vice Chairman Lorelei Cloud - Southern Ute Indian Tribe
  • Chairman Manuel Heart - Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
  • Christine Arbogast - Colorado Water Congress
  • Trent Taylor - Owner, Blue Horizon Farms, Hesperus, CO
  • Moderator: to be determined

 Watch the Trailer Here

 

 

2023 

The 4th Annual “Water Connections: Animas River Happenings,” occurred in October of 2023. The educational event was hosted by the Southwestern Water Conservation District (SWCD), Four Corners Water Center at Fort Lewis College (FLC), and SGM– with five-minute flash talks, conversation, networking, beverages, and more! Hors d’oeuvres were provided by Farm to Fingers Grazing.

Theme:

Have you accessed the Animas River through one of the designated local access points, watched Water Days from the banks of the water park, or floated through the rapids yourself? Are you curious about what happened to the Animas after the Gold King Mine Spill, the 416 fire, or the health of fish in the river? Have you thought about the cultural values, recreational opportunities, and history of this river that flows by us every day? If you answer yes to any of these, this event is for you! Our diverse set of presenters, from private land owners to leaders of the ongoing Animas River Plan, will give 5-minute flash talks on current and past issues, updates, and their work on the Animas River.

2022 
A scenic river landscape with text "water connections" and logos for water organizations.

Watch the 3rd Annual Water Connections: The Value of Water

More than 70 people attended the third annual Water Connections explored the value of water with a panel discussion prompted by Christi Bode Skeie’s recent PBS documentary, “Farm to Faucet.” Missed it? You can catch up with the videos below.

2022 Water Connections was hosted by Southwestern Water Conservation DistrictFour Corners Water Center at Fort Lewis College, and SGM.

 

2021 

Did you miss “Water Connections,” hosted by the Southwestern Water Conservation District and Four Corners Water Center at Fort Lewis College?

Not to worry! Click here to watch the recording of the event which focused on forest health management and other water management adaptation strategies. More details about the event are available here.

A scenic river landscape with text "water connections" and logos for water organizations.
2020 

More than 100 people signed on for “Water Connections: SW’s Virtual Water Cooler,” a virtual event hosted by the Southwestern Water Conservation District and Four Corners Water Center at Fort Lewis College. This opportunity for engagement and learning focused on COVID-19 impacts to the state budget and agricultural industry, water year 2020 hydrology and drought experiences, and the future of the Colorado River basin.

Throughout the event, useful links, contact information, and speaker bios were shared in the chat. Those resources have been organized in the following document:

Water Connections Chat Links, Contact Info, Bios.

If you missed the event, please see the full recording provided below.

 

 

 

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