Register for the upcoming Webinar: 

Recovering from Rangeland Fire -

When to Take Action and When to be Patient

Tuesday, October 21st, 2025

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

The devastating fires around Meeker and other parts of Western Colorado have imposed widespread impacts on rangeland. The loss of forage for livestock grazing and wildife habitat, along with increased potential for soil erosion and water quality degradation create challenging conditions for livestock producers and land and water infrastrastructure managers.

Presenters: Retta Bruegger, CSU Regional Rangeland Specialist, Western Colorado and Erin Spaur, EVP, Colorado Cattlemen’s Association

The webinar will cover:

• How does wildfire affect rangeland soils and plant communities? 
• Does wildfire offer any long-term benefits to rangeland and the broader ecosystem?
• What should producers and rangeland managers expect to see in the coming years?
• When should you re-seed versus letting nature take care of revegetation?
• What resources are available to help agricultural producers who have been impacted by wildfire?
• Q & A

Register at:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XpitN7V2Sj2_kDJ3I3oDGw#/registration 

Salinity in the South Platte 

FIELD DAY

August 13th, 2025

 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Location:  2.9 miles West of Weldona, Hwy. 144 

Salinity is increasingly impacting crop production in the Lower South Platte Basin. 

The field day will be held at Parachini Farms near Weldona. Discussion about the effects of elevated salinity on crops, as well as ongoing research and management strategies will be discussed.  Hosted by Parachini Farms, Colorado Water Center, Colorado State University, and the South Platte Salinity Stakeholder Group.   

CSU Water Center website:  

https://watercenter.colostate.edu/water-quality-and-access/south-platte-salinity-stakeholders/

View the recorded WEBINAR

on

CSU Water Quality Results from Irrigated Mountain Meadow Monitoring

Recorded February 20, 2025

Presenters: A.J. Brown, CSU Ag Water Quality Program Data Scientist,

and Greg Peterson, CAWA

Topics: 

• Why the study has been conducted.
• The timing of irrigation, fertilization, hay production and grazing.
• Differences in nitrogen and phosphorus levels in the inflows and outflows (runoff).
• Differences in sediment (total suspended solids) loads coming into and leaving fields.
• The effects of manure and commercial fertilizer application on nutrients in outflows.
• Q and A

Recorded Webinar URL:  https://youtu.be/QFFcA2mM0Qo

View the Highlights of the webinar