SER-Rocky Mountains

SER Rocky Mountain Virtual Chapter Meeting
2025-02-27 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | CO
Please join us for an SER Rocky Mountains Chapter Updates on February 27, at 7:00 pm.
Agenda

SER2025 planning update. Note registration is open!! https://ser2025.org/
Announce nomination period for 3 Board positions and schedule for elections.
First reminder for Make A Difference Week 2025
SER Connect Overview
Chapter virtual meetings 2025. Suggestions from members on the call (or by email!) how we can set Teams (or Zoom, or whatever) meetings that give you opportunities to hear other members
Chapter Direction 2025! Please see some introductory ideas below and share your thoughts with the Board
Restoration Partnerships
Micro-Communities

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DETAILS

BOARD OPENINGS

We have 2 Chapter Officers and 1 Committee Chair up for election this spring. Please consider nominating someone for these positions below (2 year terms with duties as described in our by-laws)

Treasurer: The Treasurer shall be responsible for the receipt and disbursement of funds of the Chapter and shall submit financial reports to the Board of Directors at all Chapter meetings and an annual financial report at the end of the fiscal year.
Secretary shall be responsible for recording the minutes of all meetings and the issuance of meeting minutes and of the maintenance of the membership records.
Outreach Committee Chair shall organize public lectures, workshops, and festivals and shall work with the Treasurer to solicit external support for such activities

Our agenda will include an update on the Ser 2025 International Conference. Registration is now open! Go to https://ser2025.org/ for information on that.
Serving on our Board is a great way to be involved in the development of the Society and the Board and, in doing so, supporting your fellow restoration ecologists!

WYOMING RESTORATION SUMMIT – hosted by TNC Wyoming

The workshop organizers are being extremely gracious in helping me organize a meeting of SER members who work in Wyoming to discuss Wyoming restoration issues, and Wyoming member issues. Info on the workshop can be found at
https://preserve.nature.org/page/163782/event/1
Date: April 23-24, 2025 Location: Lander
The Nature Conservancy, in partnership with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, invites practitioners to the Wyoming Sagebrush Restoration Summit. The 2025 meeting focuses on upland sagebrush habitat in Wyoming, and will be an in-person event. This year’s themes are: restoration following surface disturbance, native seeds and seed supply, invasive annual grasses, and conifer encroachment.
Click here to subscribe for updates
(or contact Anika Mahoney, Restoration Technician. anika.mahoney@tnc.org

WORKING UP TO SER2025 BUT LOOKING BEYOND

Given our investment in the SER 2025 Conference, the Chapter Board has emphasized outreach over the past year. We have done member events including Pinedale WY, and also tag-teamed with other organizations to have information tables at their meetings, such as the Colorado Native Plant Society (Durango) and Colorado Conservation Districts (Colo Springs). We will be continue to do this to encourage attendance at the conference by not only members but other individuals or groups who are involved in restoration work but haven’t joined SER – yet. The Conference is going to be fantastic, but it is not an end to itself. I am seeing it as a great way to explore areas that we could develop as a chapter. These are
Building Restoration Partnerships
Building on one of Brock’s initiatives during his term as president, we are going to work harder at developing partnerships with organizations that are implementing and directing ecological restoration. This is an effective way of raising awareness, encouraging sound restoration practices and maintaining communications with you as members AND a much broader audience. I see it as a path towards working with these partners to conduct periodic Restoration Partnering Workshops where we could explore and kickstart work on issues such as common disturbance agents, focal ecosystems or sub-regions within the Chapter, science needs, and coordination across organizations, or even other SER Chapter areas. We aren’t looking for formal agreements, but avenues to mutually promote each other’s work. The direction of these partnerships will be a product of the groups involved. If you want to suggest your company, organization, or agency to be involved, contact Greg!
Micro-communities
Not in the formal sense described at https://www.ser.org/page/microcommunities, but along the same lines. In many informal conversations I have had with members since I joined the Board in ’22, many of you have suggested things you are interested in (related to restoration) and / or like to see the chapter engaged in. First response is, the Chapter is US!! Every one of us has a lot to juggle and it is great that you are contributing as members – just by doing the great work you do. But what are some other things we could try to help us achieve some of our Chapter objectives?
I am proposing this: For non-Board members, identify your interest in any of these topics and we will connect you with other members interested. We will focus on activities that have more than a couple of folks expressing interest. Some basic instructions are:

Develop the link to ecological restoration and chapter objectives
Draft some goals, outcomes and objectives of what we want and could do with this topic – we need to be clear about the Chapter’s role and obligation.
Have at least one member of your group present out at the Chapter meeting we will have as part of SER 2025

For any of tese, we will connect you with partners who are more directly involved in the topic area. Based on how these develop, we can explore turning these into a Sub-Committee per our Charter, and / or propose a new Committee for the Chapter.
I have listed a number of topics raised by members, and / or topics I see as relevant strategies to help us with our mission to raise awareness, support members, and promote high quality restoration. Feel free to suggest others!!

Youth
Education programs with NGOs, Protected Areas, Extension

Native Plant Material Coordination
What level could we engage in? Who are the users and what are the needs?

Recognizing communities & partners
This came from a couple of different angles. Ideas for thanking partners who host events. Ideas for acknowledging work done by our restoration partners

Bridge to other disciplines
By resource discipline and by program area, so hydrologists, social scientists, soil scientists, and wetland specialists, range managers

Mentoring
How could we set this up? Need to think through time and effort commitments, volunteer or reimbursed? Quality Control

Researcher-Practitioner Connections
This could be as simple as using SER Connect, but a plan would help!

Trainings
Interest in monitoring training has been raised. Suggest others like emerging hardware and software technologies, seed treatments…. OK to generate a big wish list!

Fundraising
If anything, we would like to be seen as a group that can facilitate restoration – all facets. Being able to contribute cash to support partner efforts would help. So, not looking for donations but ideas for how we can identify and work with funding sources.

Restoration and Climate – related Adaptation
Damaged sites are great places to test adaptation strategies. Having better information on data tools, decision frameworks and case studies, or chapter-specific ecosystem scenarios will promote field testing by practitioners.

Expanding coverage
Ideas include regional co-chairs for the Outreach Committee

NOT YET BUT SOON: Students and Emerging Professionals – we are waiting on developments this spring with SER’s uber committee that should facilitate chapter level efforts.
Please indicate your interest in any of these, or make suggestions through SER Connect!
Questions? (Likely). Contact Greg Eckert at gregeckert1@gmail.com

FireForest Screening
2025-02-20 17:30 - 19:00 | Colorado Plus Brewpub, 6995 West 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80033, United States
Join us for a screening, appetizers, and a cash bar, followed by a panel discussion about the film, forest restoration, and wildfire mitigation on February 20 at Colorado Plus Brew Pub and Taphouse in Wheat Ridge, CO. It’s an important time to examine our relationship with forests. A new film, called Fireforest, is coming to your community, and it helps us do just that. The film tells the story of how forest restoration treatments enabled firefighters to stop a portion of the Cameron Peak Fire from moving into communities in northern Colorado. Amid a crisis that often seems overwhelming, Fireforest helps us understand how fire shapes our forests and how we can prepare them to receive it. Register for the screening today! This event is sponsored by Jeffco Open Space, Society for Ecological Restoration Rocky Mountains, and Jefferson Conservation District.
Use the Eventbrite link to reserve your tickets! : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fireforest-screening-tickets-1109581380779?aff=oddtdtcreator

Bud-banking--What is it and How can it Benefit Ecological Restoration
2023-10-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Ron Stewart Parks & Open Space Building, 15140 N 55th St, Longmont, CO, 80503, United States
You’ve probably heard of a seed bank, but have you heard of bud-banking? Join us in welcoming Sam Ahler (they/them), PhD student in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department at CU Boulder for an educational talk and an overview of their research on Bud-Banking sponsored by the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)!
Cost:
• Free entry for SER Members and registered participants of the native seed collection event on 10/21 (10-1pm; see below or Boulder County Parks’ Website to register)
• $10.00 suggested donation for non-SER Members
• $5.00 suggested donation for non-member students
To Register for the talk only: https://discover.bouldercounty.gov/ActivityRegistration/b6565a3b-4d65-47cf-8d26-cc0dbb905ab3
To Register for the Native Seed Collection preceding the talk: https://discover.bouldercounty.gov/ActivityRegistration/61288b36-d83c-4992-ade7-d33ebb4d90df Presenter: Sam Ahler, PhD student in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department at CU Boulder
Membership is not required, and all are welcome. We look forward to seeing you!

Ecological Indigenous Principles and Practices
2022-12-01 17:30 - 20:00 | Left Hand Brewing Company, 1265 Boston Ave, Longmont, CO, 80501, United States
The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) – Rocky Mountains Chapter is hosting a community learning event:
Ecological Indigenous Principles and Practices with CSU Professor Dr. Doreen E. Martinez
Thursday December 1st at 5:30pm
Left Hand Brewing Company (Longmont, CO)
Please share this announcement in your circles and with anyone you think would like to join!
There is a 60 person limit. Please register for this Learning Event through Eventbrite.
Admission:

SER-RM Members: FREE ADMISSION
Non-SER Members: $10.00; CASH ONLY
Admission includes entry to Dr. Doreen’s talk, one drink ticket, and assorted appetizers.

Dam Good: Building a Diversion Structure Using an Innovative Ecological Restoration Approach
2022-10-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Wolverine Farm Publick House, 316 Willow St, Fort Collins, CO, 80524
Join us for a Pub Talk after the Stream Restoration Field Tour!

The City of Fort Collins, in partnership with Colorado State University, is working on a project to maintain a critical water right for instream flows that supports fish, wildlife, and recreation in the Cache la Poudre River. The Environmental Learning Center Flow Restoration Project will restore fish passage, floodplain connection, and riparian habitat on the Poudre River while rebuilding a badly damaged diversion structure. The project website can be viewed here [sable.madmimi.com].
Presenters: Bernadette Kuhn, Senior Environmental Planner & Restoration Project Manager with the City of Ft. Collins and Julie Ash, Environmental Learning Center Design Team Lead & Senior Restoration Engineer with Stillwater Sciences

Appetizers and refreshments will be provided.

The event is free to SER and SWS members, however there is a $5 cost for non-member students and $10 for other non-members.

Stream Restoration Site Tour
2022-10-04 14:30 - 17:00 | CO
Participants will tour three projects restored as part of the City of Fort Collins’ Stream Enhancement and Rehabilitation Program. Tours will be lead by Dusty Robinson (River Engineering Project Manager, Ayers Engineering) and Andy Herb (Ecologist, AlpineEco) who were involved in the planning and implementation of these projects.

REGISTRATION IS FREE BUT REQUIRED as space for the field tour is limited. Please visit us on EventBrite to register.

The tour will begin at Fossil Creek Lake Pavillion #2 off of Fossil Creek Parkway and continue at Edora Community Garden/Edora Park Disc Golf Course Parking lot off of Riverside Avenue.

HAR SER-RM 2022 Conference
2022-04-12 - 2022-04-14 | Colorado State University – Lory Student Center, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, United States
The High Altitude Revegetation Committee (HAR) and Society for Ecological Restoration Rocky Mountains Chapter (SER-RM) are pleased to announce our joint 2022 conference. We will again host this scientific meeting at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, and welcome all who work in the varied fields of habitat restoration or simply have a passion for restoring our natural resources.

Carbon is not the enemy: Pub Talk Denver
2020-03-04 18:00 - 20:00 | there…, 3254 Navajo Street, Denver, CO, 80211, United States
Carbon is Not the Enemy:
Ecological Restoration through the Carbon Soil Sponge
Presented by Brittney Clements, Carbon Culture Mushrooms
Brittney Clements, co-founder of Carbon Culture Mushrooms, will discuss the soil carbon sponge and regenerative land management practices as a solution to ecological restoration. This talk is free, open to the public, and aims to encourage community member involvement as citizen scientists.
free admission, appetizers provided
food, fun, and ecological restoration!

Colorado Plateau Native Plant Program 2020 Annual Meeting
2020-02-25 - 2020-02-27 | CO
Location TBD

SER-Southwest Annual Conference
2019-11-08 - 2019-11-10 | University of Arizona, 1064 E Lowell Street, ENR2 Building, Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States

Intermountain Native Plant Summit IX
2019-11-05 - 2019-11-06 | Boise State University Student Union, 1910 W University Dr, Boise, ID, 83725, United States
Intermountain Native Plant Summit IX
sponsored by the Boise State University Dept. of Biological Sciences
and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Logan, UT

Tuesday & Wednesday, November 5-6, 2019
Boise State University Student Union
Boise, Idaho

There is no registration fee, but advance pre-registration is preferred. To request INPS IX information as it becomes available, please e-mail thomas.jones@usda.gov

Creating wildlife habitat in the city: Pub talk in Denver
2019-10-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Irish Snug, 1201 E. Colfax Ave, Denver, CO, 80218, United States
What it means to be a Community Wildlife Habitat City
Vicki Vargas-Madrid, Denver Parks & Recreation
9 October 2019, 6 – 8 PM

The Irish Snug
1201 E. Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80218
Free admission and appetizers!

The City and County of Denver is working toward becoming a Certified Community Wildlife Habitat city through the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) by the end of 2019. This process is creating wildlife habitat gardens, open spaces, parks, etc. throughout the city while increasing awareness of their benefits for people, wildlife and water.
“These efforts, spearheaded by the Department of Parks and Recreation, are in partnership with The National Wildlife Federation, Denver Water, Denver Public Schools, Denver Botanic Gardens and the Colorado Wildlife Federation. This coalition will collectively engage and partner with residents, businesses, schools and other stakeholders to beautify and enhance the places where Denverites spend most of their time.” (nwf.org)
Join us as Vicki Vargas-Madrid from Denver Parks and Recreation tells us about Denver’s efforts and answers questions about the process.

Food, fun, and ecological restoration

Lessons learned from Ecological Restoration Projects: Workshop in Fort Collins
2019-09-19 09:00 - 16:00 | Colorado Youth Outdoors, 4927 County Rd 36, Fort Collins, CO, 80528, United States
SER-RM Workshop Series
Restoration Failures & Lessons Learned
19 September 2019, 9AM – 4PM
Colorado Youth Outdoors (Fort Collins, CO)
During the morning sessions of this workshop, Dr. Mark Paschke(CSU), Robert Murphy (Cedar Creek Associates), Dr. Pete Stahl (Univ. of Wyoming), and Mike Story (High Point Resources) will share their experiences and talk about common causes of reclamation and restoration project failures. They will discuss lessons learned from these projects and present ideas for how to deal with difficult scenarios in future projects. Following lunch, there will be a field tour of Colorado Youth Outdoors and an afternoon break-out session for attendees to actively participate in a situational restoration project under high risk of failure.

Registration: $25 regular/$15 student (includes lunch)
Register at the door or in advance at EventBrite:https://bit.ly/2lRiZ4n

Support from our co-sponsors helped make this workshop possible!

Restoration Failures Workshop Flyer 19Sept2019

Conference: Science & Management on the Colorado Plateau & Southwest
2019-09-09 - 2019-09-12 | Northern Arizona University, 1899 S San Francisco St, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011, United States
15th Biennial Conference of
Science & Management on the
Colorado Plateau & Southwest Region
September 9-12, 2019
High Country Conference Center
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

The conference, with an attendance of more than 500 participants, creates an important opportunity to identify possible responses to challenges such as climate change, energy development, and habitat alteration that negatively affect the natural and cultural landscapes of the Southwest.
For more information about the conference, please visit the conference website.

Laramie River Restoration Project: Pub Talk in Laramie
2019-09-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Mulligans Pub, 2439 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO, 80521, United States
PUB TALK: Laramie River Restoration Project
6-8PM on September 4
Mulligan’s Pub, 1115 S. 3rdStreet, Laramie, WY 82070
The Laramie River Restoration Project was a community-assisted project to restore river and wetland systems along a 4-mile stretch of the Laramie River. Between 2009 and 2011, more than two miles of river bank were treated using tree root wads, wood, rocks, and plants to reduce sedimentation, improve fish habitat, and save the greenbelt path from undercutting. Dr. Tony Hoch (Director and Water Quality Specialist, Laramie Rivers Conservation District) will talk about this successful community and inter-agency collaboration, which he oversaw from 2009 to 2011.

Restoring wildlife habitat: Pub talk in Cheyenne
2019-08-28 18:00 - 21:00 | The Office Bar and Grill, 1600 E Pershing Blvd, Cheyeene, WY, 82001, United States
Pub Talk in Cheyenne
Enhancing Reclamation Data Collection in Wyoming
Karen Rogers, Wyoming Game & Fish Department
On August 28, Karen Rogers will discuss a collaborative effort among the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD), the Wyoming Reclamation and Restoration Center (WRRC), and the Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC).
This effort is aimed at providing a web-based platform to improve data collection and reporting associated with land surface disturbance and subsequent reclamation efforts and has gained attention from industry and various federal agencies.
Karen has called Wyoming home her whole life. After starting her career as an archaeologist, she has spent over 20 years as a GIS Professional. Currently, she is a Habitat Protection Analyst for Wyoming Game & Fish Department.

Colorado Native Plant Society 2019 Native Plant Garden Tour
2019-06-29 09:00 - 17:00 | CO
2019 Native Plant Garden Tour
Saturday, June 29th

Visit six area private gardens in each city
Boulder from 9-1 pm AND Denver from 1-5 pm
BOULDER TICKETS DENVER TICKETS
$20/member $30 non-member for each city
BOTH for $30/member $40 non-member
Bring your Tour Ticket to Harlequin’s Nursery, 4795 N. 26th Street, Boulder
any day for a 10% DISCOUNT

For information contact Denise Wilson, deniseclairewilson@gmail.com

Advanced Planning and Measurable Outcomes Pub Talk
2019-06-19 18:00 - 20:00 | WeldWerks, 508 8th Ave, Greeley, CO, 80631, United States
Pub Talk on June 19, 2019, in Greeley, Colorado
Advanced Planning and Measurable Outcomes: Restoration Success in Southern Colorado
David Chenoweth, Western States Reclamation Inc.
David Chenoweth, President of Western States Reclamation Inc., will discuss a high stakes restoration project in southern Colorado that was done in conjunction with Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU). The project achieved 90% pre-disturbance restoration on 344 acres of pipeline right-of-way in a 2-year timeframe using a 7-step model. This model supports restoration success by setting up proper planning, management, and monitoring. David will be discussing the project in detail along with the team’s approach and challenges faced along the way.
Visit this event page on FaceBook to connect with other planning to attend! https://www.facebook.com/events/2141401965980596/
food, fun, and ecological restoration

Pub talk: Restoring sage-grouse habitat in Wyoming
2019-05-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Gaslight Social, 314 W Midwest Ave, Casper, WY, 82601, United States
Restoring sage-grouse habitat within a Wyoming Core Population Area:
Science and collaborative conservation
Dr. Jana Heisler White, Douglas Core Area Restoration Team

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 from 6 – 8 PM at The Gaslight Social, 314 W. Midwest Avenue, Casper, Wyoming 82601

Free admission and appetizers – cash bar available
We hope you can join us at the Gaslight Social in Casper on the evening of May 8th as Dr. Jana White from the Douglas Core Area Restoration Team discusses sage-grouse habitat restoration.
Click here for a downloadable PDF of this event announcement to share.

SER-RM April Board Meeting
2019-04-01 14:00 - 15:00 | CO
Our next SER-RM Board Meeting will be by phone next Monday, April 1, from 2 – 3PM MDT.
Call-in number; 970-491-1252

HAR SER-RM 2019 Conference
2019-03-12 - 2019-03-14 | Lory Student Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, United States
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
We are excited to announce the 2019 HAR SER-RM Conference will be March 12 – 14th, 2019, at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. Please mark your calendars!

Visit the conference website for more information: https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/restoration-conference/

February Conference Call
2019-02-07 10:00 - 11:00 | CO
Our next Board phone call will be Feb 7 at 10:00am.
Call-in number: 970-491-2604.
We will generally be receiving reports from each board member.

November CeRSER Conference Call
2018-11-28 14:00 - 15:00 | CO
Stay up-to-date with the Central Rockies chapter
Mark your calendar to join us
on November 28, 2018, from 2-3PM
for our member conference call

Join by phone: 970-491-2608
Jon in person: Michael Smith Natural Resources building, Room 402 at Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)

Restoring Colorado Front Range Forests (Fort Collins Pub Talk)
2018-11-07 18:00 - 21:00 | New Belgium Brewing Company, 500 Linden St, Fort Collins, CO, 80521, United States
Restoring Colorado Front Range forests:
Ecological foundations, science communication, and shared stewardship

Mike Battaglia
U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
Kathie Mattor
Colorado State University, Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship,
Colorado Forest Restoration Institute

As the U.S. Forest Service increases the pace and scale of restoration in ponderosa pine forests, there is a need for science based information to help inform these activities. While ponderosa pine forests occur throughout the Western U.S., each region has specific nuances that limits the transfer of a ‘one-size-fits-all’ management design. At the request of the Rocky Mountain (FS Region 2) Regional Forester,
RMRS GTR-373: Principles and Practices for the Restoration of Ponderosa Pine and Dry Mixed-Conifer Forests of the Colorado Front Rangewas prepared by a diverse author group to provide local, forest science in support of Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) projects and other forest restoration in this region. Scientists, land managers, and stakeholders worked together to ‘co-produce’ knowledge about desired conditions, principles, and monitoring metrics which helped form the framework for restoration of low and mid-elevation ponderosa pine and dry mixed conifer forests along the Colorado Front Range. The local science-based recommendations presented in this GTR is expected to be integrated into forest restoration planning on National Forests and along other private and public ownership along the Colorado Front Range.
In additional to bringing together many authors and stakeholders to develop a framework for forest restoration, this publication has been followed by a significant outreach effort. In our pursuit of an “All Hands, All Lands” approach to Colorado forest restoration, targeted outreach efforts and field workshops included county, state and federal land management groups, private consultants and universities. We will share the results of our evaluations of outreach efforts.

Event Co-Sponsors:
Society of American Foresters – Colorado/Wyoming Chapter
Westervelt Ecological Services
Colorado State University, Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship

September CeRSER Conference Call
2018-09-26 14:00 - 15:00 | Great Ecology, 1435 Larimer Street, Ste 200, Denver, CO, United States
Stay up-to-date with the Central Rockies chapter
Mark your calendar to join us
on September 26, 2018, from 2-3PM
for our next business meeting

How to participate (UPDATED: 9/25):
By phone: 1.872.240.3212, code 489.047.477
In person: Great Ecology, 1435 Larimer St., Suite 200, Denver, CO
From computer or mobile device: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/489047477

Pub talk in Jackson, WY
2018-09-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Lift Restaurant and Bar, 645 S. Cache Street, Jackson, WY, 83001, United States
We are excited to announce our next pub talk will be in Jackson, Wyoming!

Mine tailing reclamation in Yellowstone’s Soda Butte Creek
presented by Dr. Andrew Ray (Yellowstone National Park)
Mining operations are the primary source of heavy metals entering Yellowstone’s creeks. The McClarenMill, a gold mine, had issues with tailings overflowing downstream from Cooke City (MT) into Yellowstone National Park. Dr. Ray will discuss Yellowstone’s efforts to improve water quality and restore areas impacted by this operation.

Thanks to the Wyoming Reclamation and Restoration Center (WRRC), our co-sponsor, for helping make this event possible.

Help support more great events like this! Join the Central Rockies chapter of SER at: http://www.ser.org/page/membership

July CeRSER Conference Call
2018-07-25 | CO
Stay up-to-date with the Central Rockies chapter
Mark your calendar to join us
on July 25, 2018, from 2-3PM
for our member conference call

The July CeRSER conference call has been cancelled – catch up with us on our next call scheduled for the end of September!

Pub Talk in Longmont
2018-07-10 18:30 - 21:30 | Oak Room at Oskar Blues, 1800 Pike Road, Longmont, CO, 80501, United States
CeRSER PUB TALK
July 10, 2018 from 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
The Oak Room at Oskar Blues, Longmont, Colorado

We will be hosting a pub talk in conjunction with the High Altitude Revegetation (HAR) Summer Field Tour to discuss restoration activities at Front Range sites flooded in 2013 with a panel of Emergency Watershed Protection leadership and technical assistance team personnel.
As always, this pub talk is free and open to the public; pre-registration not required for the Pub Talk. CeRSER will provide appetizers and a cash bar will be available. Help support more great events like this! Join the Central Rockies chapter of SER at: www.ser.org/page/membership
If you are interested in attending the HAR Field Tour, visit their website: https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/har/field-tours/
Not able to make the HAR Field Tour? No worries, join us at the Pub Talk in the evening to learn about the work that has been done and discuss successes and failures.

Interested in helping sponsor this event? Please contact Jessie Olson (jolson at lwog.org).

Food, Beer, and Ecological Restoration!

2018 HAR Summer Field Tour
2018-07-10 - 2018-07-11 | Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Rd, Longmont, CO, 80501, United States
The High Altitude Revegetation (HAR) group is at it again with their bi-annual summer tour. The 2-day field tour will visit several vegetative restoration sites in the northern Colorado Front Range affected by the 2013 floods on July 10thand 11th. The floods created unique sites and challenges for restoration efforts. This will be a once in a lifetime experience to be on sites not available for public access and to see challenges in revegetation that are a first occurrence in the history of the region. Discussion of the processes will be at restoration sites during the day, as well as in an evening panel discussion with Emergency Watershed Protection leadership and technical assistance team personnel that will be hosted by the Central Rockies chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (CeRSER).

Due to fragile condition and/or limited accessibility of sites, field visits will be limited to 100 participants and all tour participants must ride on buses provided. There will not be any exceptions. Each day, buses will be departing from and returning to the South Parking Lot at the Boulder County Fairgrounds (Longmont, CO). Please use restroom facilities before coming to board the buses.
Please register for this FREE event to reserve your seat on a bus by filling out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/jzEcVoxr9Z3n3AOm2.

We will begin handing out name tags to registered participants at 7:45 AM each day prior to boarding buses at 8 AM.
Since the tours are full day trips, HAR will provide box lunches. You are welcome to indicate dietary restrictions on the registration form or bring your own sack lunch.
Please bring your own water (reusable bottle, please) and snacks.
Hotel arrangements, if needed, should be made on your own.
For more information and schedule updates, please visit HAR’s new website: https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/har/field-tours/
Contact Donna Goodsell, donna.goodsell at co.usda.gov, 970-356-8097 x101 (HAR) or Jayne Jonas, jayne.jonas-bratten at colostate.edu, 970-491-3316 (CeRSER) with any additional questions.

For additional details and updates, please visit the 2018 HAR Summer Field Tour webpage: https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/har/field-tours/

If you are unable to attend the Bus Tour during the day, feel free to join us for an evening Pub Talk hosted by CeRSER! On the evening of July 10, the Central Rockies chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (CeRSER) will be hosting a pub talk to continue discussions of restoration activities at these sites with Emergency Watershed Protection leadership and technical assistance team personnel. The pub talk will be at the Oskar Blues Oak Room (1800 Pike Rd, Longmont, CO 80501) from 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm. The pub talk is free and open to the public; registration is not required. CeRSER will provide appetizers and a cash bar will be available. For more information, please visit https://chapter.ser.org/centralrockies/event/pub-talk-in-longmont/

About HAR:If you are unfamiliar with HAR, it is an organization that provides information to people interested in the vegetation aspects in regards to our higher altitude lands including mined land, ski slopes, road building, revegetation, native plants, forests & rangelands, ecological restoration, or wetlands and we promote understanding of rehabilitation procedures and materials, natural resource values and potentials for fragile high-elevation ecosystems. For more information about HAR, please visit: https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/har/

May CeRSER Conference Call
2018-05-30 14:00 - 15:00 | CO
Stay up-to-date with the Central Rockies chapter
Mark your calendar to join us
on May 30, 2018, from 2-3PM
for our member conference call

Join by phone: 970.491.2612
Jon in person: Forestry building room 114, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
