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Thank you to all our participants and sponsors that made our 2026 Spring Conference a success! We brought together experts from different industries to discuss the make up of the year ahead in Western Colorado. Full Agenda can be viewed HERE Wildfire Mitigation: Bridging Forest Management and Energy Infrastructure Dan Dallas, Incident Commander Forest Service Region 2 - confirmed Steve Roalstad Wildfire Mitigation Program Community Engagement, Dan Dallas Slide Decks Steve Roalstad - Slide...

WHEREAS Colorado’s river-based recreational community contributes significantly an , and demand for access to Colorado’s streams continues to grow, and WHEREAS the right to uninterrupted privacy and the right to exclude public access are fundamental tenets of private property, and WHEREAS scouting, portaging, or any form of trespassing encroach upon private property rights; and WHEREAS both anglers and boaters have periodically challenged Colorado’s private property laws in order to...

WHEREAS Colorado has become the 6th most regulated state in the country and many have intentionally or unintentionally targeted ag production; WHEREAS drought and water shortages in the past 20 years have added costly and unsustainable costs to manage ag irrigation water; WHEREAS labor shortages and Colorado specific laws directed at H2A ag workers can be become obstacles to farm economies by adding costs such as ag labor overtime rules, laws regarding work in ‘extreme temperatures, and...