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University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law student Zane Reynolds (’26) was awarded the Charles N. Woodruff Fellowship. The Charles N. Woodruff fellowship was established in memory of Charles Woodruff, a highly successful water resources lawyer, to promote excellence in the practice of natural resources law. Zane was born and raised in Eagle,...

Thanks to the generosity of Dean Lolita Buckner Inniss and Don Brown, Chair of the Advisory Council, and his wife Karen, every donation up to $20,000 that is made between now and December 31, 2024 will be matched. Your gift will go twice as far in supporting GWC’s work advancing...

On Friday, October 4 th and Saturday, October 5 th , as beautiful weather and fall colors descended upon the Front Range, legal practitioners, academics, government officials, and students gathered at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law School in the Wittmeyer Courtroom for a two-day symposium. Despite the allure of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ’s...

Originally published by the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law School Amicus Fall 2024 on Oct. 7, 2024 A legal career in land conservation may often feel unattainable for recent law school graduates. The pressure to pay off student loan debt, coupled with the often-lower paying salaries in public interest jobs, could prompt them...

The Getches-Wilkinson Center is pleased to announce new Acequia Assistance Project Director Nathan Boyer-Rechlin. Nathan succeeds former Director Gregor MacGregor who had been at the helm of the Acequia Assistance Project since 2021. We are grateful to Gregor's contribution to the program and ongoing support of the transition of the...

The Getches-Wilkinson Center and Water & Tribes Initiative will be co-convening the 2025 Conference on the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ River on Thurs, June 5th and Fri, June 6th at the Wolf Law Building in Boulder, CO. We hope you join us for what will be sure to be an engaging 2-day conference...

On September 26th, the Getches -Wilkinson Center and American Indian Law Program presented the 2024 Ruth Wright Distinguished Lecture in Natural Resources. This year’s speaker was Bob Anderson, the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. In addition to his role as the Solicitor, Bob Anderson is a law professor,...

This resource— Opening the Tap —outlines Environmental Protection Agency programs established or funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) that provide financial or technical assistance for the many barriers drinking water or basic sanitation. For some communities, this barrier comes in form of non-existent water infrastructure. In others, existing infrastructure...

In 2024, the Getches-Wilkinson Center and the Boulder Faculty Assembly Climate Science and Education Committee (CSEC) co-chaired a shared governance committee regarding campus energy and climate policy. The Committee was nominated by the University’s Chief Operating Officer to review and, if appropriate, recommend alternatives to the University’s plans to upgrade...

ADVANCED NATURAL RESOURCES SEMINAR: THE COLORADO PLATEAU Professors Chris Winter & Mark Squillace Spring Semester, 2025 Applications are now open for this seminar. Download application instructions here. Deadline To Apply: Mon, Nov 4th by 5pm This three-credit seminar is designed as the capstone course of our natural resources curriculum. The...