Register now for the fifth annual Rio Grande State of the Basin Symposium Saturday, May 6, 2023, on the Adams State University campus. Craig Childs will deliver the keynote address. The event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Adams State Salazar Rio Grande del Norte Center, the symposium will begin at 8 a.m. with registration and breakfast in Richardson Hall. The symposium begins with brief introductions and reports by Adams State Interim President David Tandberg, Ph.D., State Senator Cleave Simpson, Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) Nathan Coombs, and Regional Assistant Commissioner of the Colorado Department of Agriculture George Whitten.
A panel discussion: The Future of Water begins at 9:20 a.m. Panelists include Rio Grande Farm Park Program Director Seth Armentrout, Costilla County Conservancy District Manager Ronda Lobato, Fairfield and Woods, P.C. Director Philip E. Lopez, and Rio Grande Water Conservation District (RGWCD) Deputy General Manager Amber Pacheco.
Following a short break, Colorado Division of Water Resources (CDWR) State Engineers Kevin Rein will address interstate issues; and Craig Cotton will address interstate issues and valley water supplies, respectively.
Just before lunch, Utah State University graduate research assistants will present on “Evapotranspiration Trends in the San Luis Valley.”
Participants will then move to the Student Union Building for lunch and keynote address by Craig Childs.
According to Amazon, Craig Childs, an Arizona native now lives in western Colorado. Winner of the 2009 Rowell Art of Adventure Award, he is part deep traveler, part writer who focuses on natural sciences, archaeology, and journeys into the global wilderness. He is a commentator for National Public Radio’s Morning Edition, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Men’s Journal, Outside, the Sun, and Orion. Subjects range from pre-Columbian archaeology to US border issues to the last free-flowing rivers of Tibet and Patagonia.
Visit Salazar Rio Grande del Norte Center for more information, or to register.
