Natural Resources of the West: Agriculture
GEOL/ENVS 396

Fall 2009

Academic Classroom Building, Room 111 (ACB 111)

Mesa State College 

Grand Junction, CO

Seminars are free and open to the public

Mon 17 Aug - Introductions

Mon 24 Aug - Impacts of Agriculture on the Terrestrial Environment

Prof. Tamera Minnick, Environmental Science, Mesa State College

Mon 31 Aug - Water Resources and Agriculture

Prof. Gigi Richard, Geology, Mesa State College

Mon 7 Sep - No guest speaker

Mon 14 Sep - Videos and discussion about sustainable agriculture and biofuels

Mon 21 Sep - Irrigation in Western Colorado

Denis Reich, Water Resource Specialist, Colorado State University Extension Service

Mon 28 Sep - Land Trusts and Agriculture in Western Colorado

Chris Herrman, Western Slope Field Director, Colorado Conservation Trust

Mon 5 Oct - The Threat of Noxious Weeds on Our Food Supply and Native Ecosystems

Jude Sirota, Mesa County Pest & Weed Inspector

Mon 12 Oct - MSC FALL BREAK - No Class Meeting

Mon 19 Oct - Case Study in Agricultural Water Transfer: Kannah Creek

Greg Trainor, City of Grand Junction

Mon 26 Oct - Peach Orchard Field Trip - Click here for PHOTOS!

Steve Aquafresca, Fruit Grower/Mesa County Commissioner

Mon 2 Nov - Working Landscapes, Livestock Grazing and Historical Perspective

Robbie LeValley, Area Range and Livestock Extension Specialist, Colorado State University Extension

Mon 9 Nov - Local Food

Thomas Cameron, Member of Colorado Agricultural Commission and Palisade Organic Peach Farmer, Palisade, CO

Mon 16 Nov - Selenium in Western Colorado

Mike Baker, US Bureau of Reclamation, Grand Junciton, CO

Mon 23 Nov - Conservation Reserve Program

Gene Backhaus, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Denver, CO

Mon 30 Nov - Agriculture and the Colorado River in Western Colorado

Dave Kanzer, Senior Water Resources Engineering, Colorado River Water Conservation District, Glenwood Springs, CO

For more information contact:
Prof. Gigi Richard, 970-248-1689, grichard@mesastate.edu 
OR
Prof. Tamera Minnick, 970-248-1663, tminnick@mesastate.edu