Events
Upcoming events presented by the Colorado Water Center, our affiliates, and partners in water.
Lightning Talk series
The Colorado Water Center is hosting a monthly lightning talk series in the 2025 Spring semester featuring talks by CSU faculty and staff involved in water-related research, education, and extension to promote sharing & collaboration across departments and disciplines.
Session 3: Water Conservation and Sustainability
- Date: May 1, 2025
- Time: 12:30–1:45 p.m.
- In-Person Location: Natural Resources Building, Room 402
- Coffee and Snacks Provided
- Speakers:
- Ryan Bailey, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Sarah Millonig, Associate Director, One Water Solutions Institute
- Denyse Schrenker, Extension Specialist – Horticulture and Small Acreage Management, Eagle County
- Jordan Suter, Professor and Graduate Program Chair, Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Sign up to participate
Are you a CSU faculty or staff member doing research, education, or extension in water? Sign up to participate in our lightning talk series!
- Share the latest in your water-related research, education, and extension
- Connect with other departments and disciplines working in water
- Monthly webinars in Spring 2025 with lightning talks grouped by theme
Past Lightning Talk sessions
The Colorado Water Center is hosting a monthly lightning talk series in the 2025 Spring semester featuring talks by CSU faculty and staff involved in water-related research, education, and extension to promote sharing & collaboration across departments and disciplines.
Speakers:
- Tamee Albrecht, Assistant Professor of Watershed Sustainability, Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
- Steven Conrad, Associate Professor of Systems Engineering, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Frances Davenport, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Jacob Petersen-Perlman, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology & Geography
This lightning talk session focused on various aspects of water governance, policy, and impacts of environmental change.
- Dr. Tamee Albrecht presented her research on water policy and governance, highlighting current projects on urban water utilities, post-fire watershed restoration effectiveness and social impacts, and collaborative governance of international wetlands.
- Dr. Steven Conrad presented on the importance of human dimensions in water management and modeling.
- Dr. Frances Davenport presented her research on climate change and the associated changes in extreme weather events and water resource availability, highlighting her current work to understand changes and future projections of extreme precipitation and flooding.
- Dr. Jacob Petersen-Perlman presented his research on how political organizations adapt to environmental change in their water resources, with a focus on Western groundwater governance and management.
Speakers:
- Debbie Lee, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences
- Derek Lowstuter, Extension Mountain Regional Specialist – Expanded Rural Engagement, Food & Agriculture
- Guinevere Nelson, Extension Director, Douglas County
- Erik Wardle, Director, Ag Water Quality Program, Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences
This lightning talk session focused on water quality research and extension efforts going on at CSU.
- Debbie Lee discussed her ongoing research on private well water quality in Colorado and private well stewardship.
- Derek Lowstuter focused on the use of biochar to reduce agricultural fertilizer leaching or runoff to increase water use efficiency and water quality.
- Guinevere Nelson discussed Colorado’s mining legacy, water quality, and watershed groups.
- Erik Wardle spoke on working with the agricultural community to protect waters of the state for agricultural chemicals, highlighting the importance of relationships and partnerships to achieve mutually beneficial goals.
Featured Water Events
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The sun rises of Rifle Colorado, home of the Garfield County Fair, July 27, 2021 Dr. Norm Evans Lecture Series
The Dr. Norm Evans Endowment, established by Ken and Ruth Wright of Wright Water Engineers, honors Norm Evans, director of the Colorado Water Center from 1967 to 1988. This annual lecture brings distinguished individuals to CSU to speak on water management, education, and policy.
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Colorado State University and the Fort Collins community celebrate the 100th painting of the Aggie A with a fresh coat of paint. August 19, 2024 Water in the West Symposium
Every year, this event mirrors programing and conversations that will be ongoing at Spur.
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The sun rises of Rifle Colorado, home of the Garfield County Fair, July 27, 2021 Poudre River Forum
The Poudre River Forum, an initiative of the Poudre Runs Through It Study/Action Work Group (PRTI), brings together those on the Poudre to learn from one another and to explore how we can move from conflict to collaboration.
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The sun rises of Rifle Colorado, home of the Garfield County Fair, July 27, 2021 World Water Day
World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, focuses on the importance of freshwater. The Colorado Water Center started celebrating World Water Day at CSU in 2015.
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