Tom McCracken
Tom will be discussing the efforts by the sub-districts to recover the aquifer, effects of the Closed Basin Project, and impacts on surface water users.
Penn
Penn will be discussing growing food in the mountains and in a high-altitude environment.
SAVE
Hannah Van, Wendy Weiner and Lesia Hust are the founders of SAVE. They will be discussing the importance of seed libraries and how the SAVE Salida Seed Library began.
Autumn Setzler
Autumn is program director of VEGI she will discuss what VEGI’s role is in the San Luis Valley.
Suzanne Rouge
Suzanne, with Hummingbird Horizons, will discuss the hemp biomass bridge.
Chris Ivers
Chris is the program manager of the Rio Grand Water Conservation District. He will be discussing the aquifer levels in the groundwater sub-districts.
Kurt Jones
Kurt will be discussing pollinator gardens. Check out this talk to learn tips and tricks and plant suggestions for supporting native and introducing pollinators in our mountain valleys.