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On Thursday, June 5th and Friday, June 6th, the Getches-Wilkinson Center and the Water & Tribes Initiative hosted the 45th Annual ĢӰ Law Conference on Natural Resources. As efforts to finalize the post-2026 Interim Guidelines ramp up, the
The Getches-Wilkinson Center is pleased to announce the publication of a thought-provoking article, “Facilitating a Green Future? Permitting Reforms and Renewables on Public Lands,” co-authored by Chris Winter, Executive Director of the
The Getches-Wilkinson Center and Water & Tribes Initiative will be co-convening the 2025 Conference on the ĢӰ River on Thurs, June 5th and Fri, June 6th at the Wolf Law Building in Boulder, CO.Turning Hindsight into Foresight: The ĢӰ
The Getches-Wilkinson Center recently partnered with almost 40 law professors from around the country to defend the Endangered Species Act from a regulatory rollback proposed by the Trump Administration. For more than 40 years, the U.S. Fish and
The process for determining the operating rules for the ĢӰ River system that will take effect in 2027 is in full swing. While various alternative operating regimes have been proposed, no preferred or consensus alternative has yet emerged. As a
The ĢӰ Plateau had thirteen additional spring visitors this year. More conspicuous in our convoy of rental cars than the migratory geese that loudly pronounce spring’s arrival, at times more inebriated than the craftiest fermenters of the
In March, I had the pleasure of spending a week on the ĢӰ Plateau with fellow students and professors from the Advanced Natural Resources Law Seminar. The ĢӰ Plateau – a heart-shaped desert region encompassing portions of Utah, Arizona,
On March 18, the Getches-Wilkinson Center (GWC) partnered with the Byron White Center for Constitutional Law and the American Constitution Society to host a timely lunch panel exploring executive orders, their legal impact, and the role of the
Mariah Bowman ('25), current Wyss Scholar, will moderate a discussion with Julia Olson regarding her experiences in land conservation law and the work behind founding Our Children's Trust. Olson's visit to ĢӰ Law is thanks to the Wyss
University of ĢӰ Law School students Obie Johnson (’25) and Andrea Shipton (’25) have been named the 2025-2026 ĢӰ Law Wyss Scholars in U.S. Lands Conservation. The Wyss Scholars Program, funded by the Wyss Foundation, is awarded to two