7th Annual Poudre River Forum
Quality Collaborations: Coming Together to Ensure Clean Water for a Healthy, Working River
The Poudre River Forum, an initiative of the Poudre Runs Through It Study/Action Work Group (PRTI), brings together those on the Poudre who farm, deliver clean potable water, drink beer, recreate, and advocate for river health to learn from one another and to explore how we can move from conflict to collaboration. Join us for this year’s event to engage with other Poudre River enthusiasts!
This year’s program includes topics that dive into water quality challenges in the Poudre Basin including:
- Historical water quality perspectives
- Water quality controls and tradeoffs
- Ecosystem impacts on water quality
- Municipal, agricultural, and environmental perspectives on water quality
A draft of the day’s program will be available soon!
Your registration fee includes the full day’s program as well as breakfast, lunch, and a closing reception. A limited number of complimentary student and discounted registrations are also available.
As part of an on-going series, the Poudre Heritage Alliance presents monthly educational pub talks at local establishments throughout Northern Colorado. Join us for a Pub Talk on March 5, 2020, 6-7 pm, at High Hops Brewery in Windsor, CO. Guest speakers Todd and Steve Olander, Farmers and Co-Owners of Root Shoot Malting, will join us to talk about their family’s history of farming in Northern Colorado and the future of farmlands on a rapidly developing Front Range. High Hops will have one or two beers on tap brewed with their malts too!
Pub Talk Bonus! Root Shoot has a beautiful short film – “100 Year Lease” – they will be showing at the Pub Talk.
Root Shoot Malting is deeply grounded and invested in Northern Colorado. Todd and Steve Olander, owners of Olander Farms, cultivated Root Shoot Malting to specialize in the highest quality of local grain and craft malt available to the brewing and distilling industries. As 5th generation farmers in Loveland, Colorado, they respect the heritage of Northern Colorado’s agriculture. As partners in the beer industry, they value the high standards of being in one of America’s most esteemed locations for craft beer.
If you are interested in attending this Pub Talk, please RSVP via Facebook. The event is FREE and open to the public!
Poudre Pub Talks are a series of FREE educational presentations, open to the public, presented by the Poudre Heritage Alliance, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that manages the Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area. Pub Talks lead up to the 3rd Annual Poudre Pour on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Boardwalk Park in Windsor, Colorado. For the full Pub Talk calendar click here.
As part of an on-going series, the Poudre Heritage Alliance presents monthly educational pub talks at local establishments throughout Northern Colorado. Join us for a Pub Talk on March 10, 2020, 6-7 pm, at Red Truck Beer Co. in Fort Collins, CO.
Brian Werner, recently retired Public Information Officer for Northern Water, will be discussing the history of water development in the Poudre Basin through stories surrounding the first canal systems and trans-basin diversions such as the Skyline and Grand River ditches. These tales provide an interesting background to some of the water management facilities still in use today, while also helping to define western water law as we know it in the 21st Century.
If you are interested in attending this Pub Talk, please RSVP via Facebook by clicking here. The event is FREE and open to the public!
Poudre Pub Talks are a series of FREE educational presentations, open to the public, presented by the Poudre Heritage Alliance, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that manages the Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area. Pub Talks lead up to the 3rd Annual Poudre Pour on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Boardwalk Park in Windsor, Colorado. For the full Pub Talk calendar click here.
As part of the on-going Poudre Pub Talk series, the Poudre Heritage Alliance presents monthly educational talks at local establishments throughout Northern Colorado. Join us for a speaker’s bureau-style (sober) Pub Talk on March 19, 2020, 6:30-7:30 pm, at the Windsor-Severance Library. For the March 19th event, Jean Hansen Zuckweiler – Adjunct Faculty member at the University of Northern Colorado who servers on the Windsor Historic Preservation Commission – will begin with a brief overview of Windsor’s water history in connection to the Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area.
Next up, Jennifer Petrzelka from the City of Greeley Utilities will highlight the history of the Greeley #2 Canal that runs through Windsor and the New Cache la Poudre Irrigation Company that manages this historic ditch system. Both Jean and Jennifer are Heritage Culturalist Volunteers, which is an ambassador training program that educates the community about the Heritage Area.
If you are interested in attending this event, please RSVP via Facebook by clicking here. The event is FREE and open to the public!
Poudre Pub Talks and Speaker’s Bureau events are a series of FREE educational presentations, open to the public, presented by the Poudre Heritage Alliance, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that manages the Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area. These events lead up to the 3rd Annual Poudre Pour on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Boardwalk Park in Windsor, Colorado. Get your tickets today!
3rd ANNUAL POUDRE POUR
Brought to you by the Poudre Heritage Alliance (PHA) and the Town of Windsor
The Poudre Heritage Alliance is happy to announce we are hosting the 3rd Annual POUDRE POUR on March 28, 2020 from 2-6pm at Boardwalk Park in Windsor, CO to highlight the major ingredient that makes beer and other beverages so tasty…WATER from the Poudre River!
The Poudre Pour raises awareness about local water issues and brings community members together to celebrate our Poudre River heritage and our most important natural resource: water. It includes an afternoon of FUN and LEARNING with tastings from 15 Northern Colorado breweries and distillers, gourmet paired appetizers, presentations on the many facets of “water issues” in Northern Colorado, fun and educational activities for kids, live Blues music w/ the Grace Kuch Band, costumed docents in historic cabins, and more!
Proceeds will benefit the Poudre Heritage Alliance, the 501(c)3 managing nonprofit of the Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area. The PHA works to PROMOTE a variety of historical and cultural opportunities, ENGAGE people in their river corridor and INSPIRE learning, preservation, and stewardship within the National Heritage Area.
This year, the POUDRE POUR will be hosted at the Boardwalk Park Museum in Windsor, CO. The venue reflects the region’s cultural heritage and ties directly to the event theme. The event will be held regardless of rain or snow, with contingency plans in case of inclement weather.
As part of an on-going series, the Poudre Heritage Alliance presents monthly educational pub talks at local establishments throughout Northern Colorado. Join us for a Pub Talk on April 23, 2020, 6-7 pm, at Purpose Brewing and Cellars in Fort Collins, CO. For the April 23 pub talk, Michael Mosher from University of Northern Colorado’s Brewing Laboratory Science program will provide an update on his collaborative research project on beer and wood aging between UNC, brewmaster Peter Bouckaert, and Squarrel Company.
Mosher earned brewing degrees in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom, worked as a brewer’s assistant, and has been a home brewer for more than 20 years. The Beer and Wood Aging pub talk in 2019 was a hit, and we are excited to have Michael back at Purpose this year!
If you are interested in attending this Pub Talk, please RSVP via Facebook by clicking here [insert link]. The event is FREE and open to the public!
Poudre Pub Talks are a series of FREE educational presentations, open to the public, presented by the Poudre Heritage Alliance, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that manages the Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area.
Join us on Saturday, May 30th for the 2020 Poudre RiverFest!
You’re invited on Saturday, May 30th from Noon – 6 p.m. at New Belgium Brewery for a day of celebration, restoration and education along with live music, food trucks and New Belgium Craft Beer.
Poudre RiverFest is a free, family-friendly festival in Fort Collins, Colorado, that celebrates the Poudre River, promotes restoration, and educates people about our river corridor, an important natural resource in our community. The festival features hands-on activities for children and adults to explore the role of the river as an important habitat for wildlife, a lively recreation area, and a source for clean drinking water.
For more info please visit: http://www.poudreriverfest.org/
