2026 Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium

Celebrating 20 years! Dive into all things water and watershed with local experts at this must-attend annual conference. ANNOUNCEMENT >>> We will not offer walk-in registration this year. Please register in advance if you're planning to attend. Thanks! 20 Years Connecting Communities for Watershed Health Free and open to all, the Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium encourages a comprehensive review of the current state of our watershed while creating learning and networking opportunities for a broad array of stakeholders. Each year we welcome our community of water stewards, environmental advocates, scholars, students, policymakers, agencies, and members of the general public. This year we’ll focus on planning and partnerships that support healthy, resilient watershed communities. Celebrating two decades of learning and sharing, of networking and socializing! The 2026 Program Coming soon! Some of Our Favorite Kudos "It's a wonderful gestalt of useful and insightful information about what's going on in the watershed, which is of course an important bottomline. I love the networking potential and am very proud of the work that Salt Lake County is doing in this area." "I'm a scientist by profession, and seldom have attended ANY meeting as interesting or as immediately useful as this symposium." "One of the few honest venues where science and policy can be presented without worrying about political fallout. This conference is evolving into one of the most important venues to showcase what's right and wrong about Utah's water policy-making arena." "I loved the mix of specialized talks and keynote presentations and panels. I loved that we got to see hard conversations happening and I came away feeling some hope about our watershed's future, if only because I felt surrounded by people who also understand what needs to be done." "The thought and efforts put into reducing carbon footprint were incredible. That's tough to accomplish with such a large event. Booths all had valuable information and people willing to have conversations pertaining to their specialties. Great networking event. Thanks!" Hosted by Salt Lake County's Watershed Program The Watershed Symposium is hosted annually by Salt Lake County’s Watershed Planning & Restoration Program. This conference fulfills an important part of our mission to engage the public and stakeholders on issues related to watershed health. Visit the Symposium Archives to see past presentations and speakers.