Annual Confluence
Symposium
Please check back soon to register for our 2027 event.
Each year, the Weber River Partnership hosts a meeting to bring together watershed practitioners, government staff, Tribes, landowners, interested community members, and other stakeholders, from across the Weber River Watershed to share their research, learn about restoration efforts, and encourage collaboration to address challenges throughout the watershed.
Learn more and watch recordings from previous symposiums below.
Photo Credit: Rick Smith
Past Confluence Presentations
2026 Confluence Symposium Presentation Recordings
Please see below for all the recorded presentations from Confluence 2026.
Weber River Partnership would like to extend a huge thank you to all presenters for sharing their expertise and insights. We also sincerely thank Weber State University and their CATS team for their outstanding work in recording and editing these materials.
KEYNOTE: State Water Plan
Stephanie McGinnis
Utah Division of Water Resources
Weber Basin Water Supply Review and Outlook
Darren Hess
Weber Basin Water Conservancy District
Wings over Weber - Snow Surveys in the Watershed
Scott McGettigan
Utah Division of Water Resources
Multi-year climate, mediated through groundwater, controls spring runoff
Dr. Paul Brooks
University of Utah
Liquid Capital: How Water Governs Northern Utah's Economy
Dr. Marek Matyjasik
Weber State University
Treating Phragmites in Great Salt Lake and its Wetlands
Keith Hambrecht
Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands
Agricultural Innovation and Saving Water - Producing Sheep Wool Pellets in Croydon
Albert Wilde
Wild Valley Farms
Wuda Ogwa: Restoration of the Bear River Massacre Site
Brad Parry
Northwest Band of Shoshone
The Great Salt Lake Sentinel Landscape: A Critical Partnership for the Weber River Watershed
Marisa Weinberg
Great Salt Lake Sentinel Landscapes
Ogden City Natural Resource Protection
Phil Suiter
Ogden City
2025 Confluence Symposium Presentation Recordings
Please see below for all the recorded presentations from Confluence 2025.
Weber River Partnership would like to extend a huge thank you to all presenters for sharing their expertise and insights. We also sincerely thank Ogden Eccles Conference Center AV staff for their outstanding work in recording and editing these materials.
Watershed Council Update
Candice Hasenyager, Director - Utah Division of Water Resources
Weber Basin Water Supply Review and Outlook
Darren Hess, Asst. General Manager
Weber Basin Water Conservancy District
Weber Basin Groundwater Status
Dr. Marek Matyjasik, Professor
Weber State University
Weber Basin Surface Water Monitoring and Measuring
Eileen Lukens, Research Engineer
Eryn Turney, Research Associate
Utah State University
USU Extension's Water Quality Initiatives
Sarah Erwin, USU Extension's Water Quality Initiatives
Climate Change in Weber Basin
Glenn Merrill, Senior Hydrologist
National Weather Service
Weber Basin Fisheries Review
Tanner Cox, Senior Project Manager
Trout Unlimited
Clint Brunson, Walk-In Access Manager
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Agricultural Water Optimization - Update
Hannah Freeze, Program Manager
Department of Agriculture and Food
On-Farm Water Use
Matt Peterson, Owner
Ogden Bay Produce
Moving Water to Great Salt Lake
Marcelle Shoop, Executive Director
Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust
Saved Water Applications
Michael Drake, Deputy State Engineer
Utah Division of Water Rights
Saving Land in the Weber River Watershed
Robyn Lyons, Conservation Manager
Dominic Snyder, Conservation Specialist
Summit Land Conservancy
Stream Restoration in the Weber
Rose Smith, Stream Ecologist
Sageland Collaborative
Scott Catton, Upper Weber River Project Manager
Trout Unlimited
Ogden City Water Conservation
Matt Haack, Water Conservation Coordinator
Ogden City