From the Telluride Watch:
The Gunnison Basin and Grand Valley Selenium Task Force is hosting a free educational workshop on how land and water users can reduce selenium impacts to local waterways while taking advantage of economic opportunities and agricultural incentives. The “Climbing the Selenium Summit” is scheduled for Feb. 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta…
The workshop will feature a host of experts who will present study results that examine the interaction of land, water, development, and wildlife as they relate to selenium. Attendees will learn about the potential effects of growth and development on selenium loading, and about exciting opportunities that exist for landowners, planners and growers to minimize impacts on the environment while taking advantage of economic opportunities and incentives. The agenda includes presentations by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and the Selenium Task Forces. Interested members of the public, local growers and land use decision makers are encouraged to attend. Lunch and refreshments will be provided and no registration is required.