The goal of our technical workshops is to comprehensively cover the methods of generating reconstructed streamflow from tree rings, so that water managers and stakeholders interested in using these data will have a better basis of understanding from which to work. They are also provide opportunities for water managers to share information with each other about applications of the tree-ring data, and for us to learn more about the information needs of water management.

Left: Field trip to the Catalina Mts. north of Tucson; Right: Session during the Tucson workshop

The core of the workshop is a multi-section instructional presentation (linked below). At most of the workshops, we've also had presentations by participants on their ongoing or intended uses of the tree-ring data (linked to individual workshop pages below).

Upcoming workshops:

Please contact us if you are interested in participating in the workshop listed below, or would be interested in having us present a workshop in another location.

Boulder/Denver, CO - spring 2009 (date and location TBD)

Reports on past workshops (with links to presentations):

Boulder City, NV - November 13, 2008

Durango, CO - June 13, 2008

Albuquerque, NM - May 30, 2008

Salt Lake City, UT- March 26, 2008

Albuquerque, NM - November 2, 2007

Cheyenne, WY - September 6, 2007

Durango, CO - May 31, 2007

Boulder, CO - May 14, 2007

Tucson, AZ - November 1, 2006

 

Main Instructional Presentation ("generic" version - see "Workshop Reports" above for specific versions presented at those workshops):

From Tree to Trace: How tree-ring reconstructions of streamflow are generated

Part 1: How Tree Rings Work - PDF
Part 2: Building a Tree-Ring Chronology - PDF
Part 3: Generating Streamflow Reconstructions - PDF
Part 4: Validation, Skill Assessment, and Uncertainty - PDF
Part 5: Analysis and Applications - PDF

 

Other presentations by workshop participants:

Denver Water's use of tree ring-based stream flow reconstructions in water resources management - Steve Schmitzer, Denver Water (Boulder, CO, May 9, 2006) - PDF

 

Complete list of past workshops and participants:

Boulder City, NV - November 13, 2008 - Participant List

Durango, CO - June 13, 2008 - Participant List

Albuquerque, NM - May 30, 2008 - Participant List

Salt Lake City, UT - March 26, 2008 - Participant List

Albuquerque, NM - November 2, 2007 - Participant List

Cheyenne, WY - September 6, 2007 - Participant List

Durango, CO - May 31, 2007 - Participant List

Boulder, CO - May 14, 2007 - Participant List

Tucson, AZ - November 1, 2006 - Participant List

Boulder, CO - May 8, 2006 - Participant List

Alamosa, CO - April 26, 2006 - Participant List

 

 Other workshop materials:

Poster of tree cores used for crossdating exercise - PDF