Summer Tour
Get your feet wet with Wyoming Water at our annual summer tour! Each summer, we partner with organizations around the state to provide our members with unique, hands-on opportunities to learn about and tour water projects and sites in Wyoming. We are conducting the tour with WACD (Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts).
2025 Summer Tour Schedule
Thursday, June 19
2:45 pm - Meet at Hampton Inn, 85 US-16, Buffalo, WY 82834
3:00 pm - Bus Tour departs for Tie Hack Dam – Dave Schroeder, Ryan Barker, Wyoming State Engineer's Office
5:00 pm Return to the Hampton Inn
5:00 pm - Social Hour with open bar
6:00 pm -Dinner - Pasta and Salad Bar –
Humble Bee Catering
6:00 pm - WWA regular Board meeting, separate room
7:00 pm Evening Presentation Watershed Modeling –
Zach Byram, Clear Creek Conservation District
Friday June 20th
9:00 am - Bus leaves Hampton Inn
1st Stop– Tunnel Hill, Story, Wyo., –
Mark Caudle, StoryWyoming.org Historian
2nd Stop
–
Piney Creek Irrigation projects –
Dave Schroeder, Ryan Barker, WYOSEO
3rd Stop
–
Story Fish Hatchery –
Steve Deikena, Wyoming Game & Fish
Lunch Stop
–
Mikesell-Potts Recreation Area Lake DeSmet
– Paul Mavrakis, Lake DeSmet Operations Manager
4th Stop– I-25 Fish Passage Project – Zach Byram, Clear Creek CD;Travis Cundy, Wyoming Game & Fish
3:00 pm Return to Hampton Inn to conclude the Summer Tour
Sponsored By:
Hotel Information
Hampton Inn
85 US Hwy 16
Buffalo, WY 82834
To reserve a room:
1. Go to Hilton.com
2. If you have a Hilton Honors account, log in. If you do not, no worries, proceed to step 3.
3. On the Hilton website search for Buffalo, WY
4. Select your dates. Your block Starts On June 18th 2025, Ends On June 21st 2025
5. Then click the “Special Rates” Button.
6. Type in your 3 digit “Group Code” H2O
7. This will pull up your Group Name and the Correct Rates for your group.
8. Rates are $220, special rate ends June 1st.
If you would rather call in and book you can reach the front desk after 10 am at
(307) 684-8899.
Holiday Inn Express
106 US Hwy 16
Buffalo, WY 82834
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Buffalo by Ihg
No room blocks are allowed from May to Sept. Current rate is about $180.
Buffalo Inn
100 Flatiron Drive
Buffalo, WY 82834
This is right next to the
Holiday Inn Express, and
Sure Stay Best Western - 65 US HWY 16.
All hotels are close to each other and rates vary. June is a busy hotel season for Buffalo, so make your reservations early!
Hope to see you there!
Wyoming Water Association and the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts
2024 Summer Tour
Last year we headed to the Upper Green River Basin and gathered in Pinedale, WY to tour local projects. The tour featured excellent speakers covering relevant topics, great conversation, and inside access to innovative water and conservation projects. Thank you to tour sponsors,
TriHydro and
Strike Consulting Group. Tour could not have been possible without the coordination from the
Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts, the cooperation of our tour hosts and speakers and the tour committee: Andy Strike, Derrick Thompson, Holly Kennedy, Jerry Dart, Justin Caudill, Leslie Steen, Phil Stump. Liberty Blain Sydney Baker and Triston Rice.
Boulder Rearing Facility
Joe Gillis updated us on the functions, challenges and setup of the Boulder Rearing Facility, home of Wyoming's broodstock for rainbow trout.
New Fork Restoration
Toured two different restoration projects on the New Fork River. Luke Schultz highlighted the differences and similarities in the projects, and different methods used in riverbank restoration.
Zeedyk Rock Structures
Sublette Conservation District staff introduced us to real-life Zeedyk rock stuctures and how how they are improving rangeland in Sublette County.
