Welcome

The 19th Annual Forum will be held at Huerfano County Community Center in Walsenburg, CO.

Hosted by:

The 2013 Forum is hosted by the City of Walsenburg, welcoming you to the Home of the Spanish Peaks.

Open Call to Artists

Museum of FriendsAll Media accepted for "Water is Gold" Exhibition at the Museum of Friends in Walsenburg. No entrance fee or jury. Exhibition will include works from the Museum's Permanent Collection and new submissions from the Forum. Camille Seaman's short-film "Ice" is among the art videos submitted to the Exhibition. Her work beautifully showcases the ice floes and rolling icebergs of Greenland and Antarctica (Copyright © 2012 Camille Seaman)
Call (719) 738-2858 for more information.

The Most Interesting Man in the Basin

Thank you to former BAFTA Award winner Bud O’Hara for helping us out with a tribute to our Water 2012 Partners and Sponsors. We think he’s right up there with The Most Interesting Man in the World.

2013 Speakers

  • Keynote Speaker:
  • Dick Brown, President of Sand Dollar Research
  • Invited Presentations:
  • Nolan Doesken, Colorado State Climatologist
  • Invited Panelists:
  • Tracy Bouvette, Great Western Institute
  • Alan Curtis, White-Jankowski
  • Todd Doherty, Colorado Water Conservation Board
  • Dr. Peter Gintautas, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
  • Sarah Landry, Colorado Oil and Gas Association
  • Prof. James Pritchett, Colorado State Univerity
  • Kevin Rein, Colorado Division of Water Resources
  • Robert Sakata, Colorado Agricultural Water Alliance
  • Mark Shively, Douglas County Water Authority