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<br />5th Annual Colorado Water Law Conference: The 5th Annual Colorado Water Law Conference <br />"Water Supply Strategies & Beyond" will be held at the Sheraton Four Points Southeast, Denver on <br />March 6-7, 2006, Register online at www,cle,com or call (800) 873-7130 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CWC 48'. Annual Convention: In conjunction with the January 2006 CWCB meeting, the 48th Annual <br />Convention of the Colorado Water Congress will be held on January 26 - 27,2006 at the DIA Holiday <br />Inn, 15500 East 40th Ave" Denver, Colorado. Registration forms and a tentative agenda are listed on the <br />CWC website at httD://www,cowatercongress,org/meeting notices,htm Doug Kemper has been named <br />as the new Director of the Colorado Water Congress, Doug will officially take over for Dick MacRavey <br />in March 2006, when Dick MacRavey retires. <br /> <br />csu Reveals Papers of Star Water Lawyer: Delph Carpenter's, Greeley farmer in late 1800s and <br />attorney, papers are available at CSU, unveiled at Morgan Library earlier this month after more than a <br />year of restoration work. The Colorado Water Resources Research Institute's December 2005 newsletter <br />has a detailed article on the restoration of Delph Carpenter's papers at CU, as well as several other <br />interesting articles on river restoration and tamarisk removal. The articles can be found at <br />www,cwrri.colostate,edu/pubsJnewsletter/2005/dec2005COwater <br /> <br />Colorado's Lynx Reintroduction Program Features in National Geographic Magazine: The <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife's Canada lynx re-introduction project is featured in an article in the January <br />issue of National Geographic Magazine. The edition is now on news stands, The story explains the <br />history of the project and describes how the lynx population is being re-established in the Colorado <br />Rockies, an area where the lynx once lived, Before reintroduction started in 1999, the last recorded <br />sighting ofa lynx in Colorado was in 1973. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The article was written by Daniel Glick, a Colorado-based writer and author who specializes in <br />environmental topics, His stories have appeared in numerous national magazines. Glick worked with <br />researcher Tanya Shenk, wildlife pilots and the lynx field crews to gain insight into this project. In the <br />article Glick writes that the reintroduction program" . , . is now recognized as one of the most ambitious <br />and thriving carnivore reintroductions in the nation." <br /> <br />Tim Holeman, public affairs director for the DOW, said the agency is honored to be featured in one of the <br />world's most prestigious magazines. "The lynx reintroduction program represents an important long-term <br />conservation effort by the Colorado Division of Wildlife," Holeman said. <br />"It will be several years before we can call the program successful, but we know that lynx are adapting to <br />Colorado's mountains and that the reintroduction is going very well." <br /> <br />Since 1999 the DOW has released 204 lynx in the San Juan mountains; it is estimated that more than 200 <br />are alive, During the last three years, 101 kittens have been born. After April I, 2006, another 15 lynx will <br />be released, Releases also are planned for 2007 and 2008. <br /> <br />Face-Off Over Water Quality Rules: In what promises to be one of the biggest showdowns over water <br />quality in the new year, a state commission will decide whether it should continue to regulate stonnwater <br />runoff from oil and gas wells, The booming oil and gas industry says that job belongs to the Colorado <br />Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, which issues drilling permits to energy companies, <br /> <br />A coalition of farmers, environmentalists, West Slope towns and counties argue that the state water- <br />quality control commission should continue to make sure oil and gas wells aren't oozing muck into nearby <br />waterways. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />22 <br />