Events

2026 Road Show Presentations

Openscapes Leads will be presenting to various Water Boards groups to provide an introduction and overview of Openscapes and the 2026 Openscapes Champions process.

Contact Anna Holder via email or MS Teams Chat if you’d like us to present to your Water Boards Region, Division, Office, Branch, Section, Roundtable or other group meeting!

Presentations currently scheduled include:

  • Jan 13: Water Quality Certs (401) Roundtable
  • Jan 22:
    • Division of Drinking Water Resiliency and Data Branch (RaD) All-Staff
    • Forestry and Wildfire Resiliency Roundtable
  • Feb 4: USTs Roundtable – Regional Boards Mtg
  • Feb 10: Power BItes Lunch & Learn
  • Feb 11:
    • USTs Roundtable – Local Oversight Program Mtg
    • Division of Water Quality All-Staff
  • Feb 19: Integrated Report Roundtable
  • Mar 10: Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Roundtable
  • Mar 12:
    • Cannabis Cultivation Program Roundtable
    • Waste Discharge Requirements Program Roundtable
  • Apr 21: Site Cleanup / DoD Roundtable
  • May 13: GIS & Data Science Roundtable

Openscapes Office Hours

Office hours are open to all Water Boards Staff interested in joining future Champions Cohorts as a participant or Mentor or to ask questions to determine if joining a future Openscapes cohort is a good fit. Water Boards Staff can Join here!

These are scheduled and facilitated by an Openscapes Lead every 3 Tuesdays starting Jan 27, 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. All meetings will be from 10:30 am - 11:30 am.

Specific 2026 dates include: Jan 27, Feb 17, Mar 10, Mar 31 (to shift or cancel; Cesar Chavez day), Apr 21, May 12, Jun 2, Jun 23

Help us spread the word! Tell your colleagues about Openscapes & upcoming office hours! Please forward All Staff emails and/or links to meeting login info as they are distributed.

Mentor Co-Working

Mentor Co-working is open to Water Boards Staff that have already engaged in Openscapes at the Water Boards in some way and are eligible to be a Community Mentor. This will be a space for Water Boards Community Mentors to work on tasks together and make steady progress on their Openscapes and/or open science goals. Water Boards Openscapes Community Mentors can join us by completing this form!

These are scheduled and facilitated by an Openscapes Lead every 3rd Wednesday of the month Jan - May 2026. All Co-working sessions will be from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

Potential topics we are considering for early 2026 co-working include share-outs on communications regarding event planning and documentation.

Here are some other examples of co-working topics or ideas:

  • Share and document stories related to successes / impacts you have experienced by participating in Openscapes at the Water Boards

  • Find a common data / work challenge across mentors and work on solutions together

  • Help develop resources to support communication and engagement around Openscapes activities (e.g., slides, fact sheets, web updates, blog, etc.)

  • Work on your own thing, with friendly accountability and support

  • Screen share, skill share, show & tell for cool skills, tech, resources you think others should know about

Community Calls

In the spirit of fostering connections and building community, we periodically host Openscapes at the Water Boards Community Calls. This space is for us to discuss and explore topics relevant to Openscapes and all are welcome to join!

Check back for our 2026 Community Call schedule.

Recordings and slides from past Community Calls are available on our Resources Page.