Public event highlights collaborative efforts in the Snake River Headwaters.
JACKSON, Wyo. — The Snake River Headwaters Watershed Group (SRHWG) invites the community to Watershed Connections: A Community Conversation with the SRHWG on Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Virginian Lodge.
This free public event will bring together residents, partners, and stakeholders to learn about the collaborative work underway to protect the health and resilience of the Snake River Headwaters.
The evening will feature a screening of Iconic Rises, a short film by Frogwater Productions that tells the story of the Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout and the tremendous collaborative, community-driven effort to ensure its long-term survival in the upper Snake River headwaters.
Following the film, SRHWG Steering Committee members will lead a panel discussion exploring the challenges and opportunities shaping water management and conservation across the basin. Attendees will also have the chance to connect directly with partner organizations through tabling and conversation.
“We helped convene the Snake River Headwaters Watershed Group in response to the growing and increasingly complex challenges facing our home waters. We’ve spent the last few years finding common ground and building the knowledge base for our over 250 members. Now, we are thrilled to share some of this information with the community and hope that they will be inspired to become more engaged with the work of the watershed group and our member organizations,” said Trout Unlimited’s Wyoming State Director, Leslie Steen.
Formed in 2023, SRHWG emerged after partners recognized the need for a more collaborative, proactive approach to watershed stewardship. Triggered by recent challenges—including flow regulation crises in 2021 and 2023 that threatened fish, insects, and downstream habitat—SRHWG provides a durable, nonpartisan forum where diverse stakeholders can come together to address pressing water and ecological issues before they become crises.
Today, SRHWG is guided by a 15-member Steering Committee and serves a network of 100+ organizations and 250+ individuals, including landowners, irrigators, guides, agencies, nonprofits, scientists, and residents. The group, facilitated and coordinated by LegacyWorks Group, hosts convenings, field outings, and four community-driven working groups—Water Management & Flow, Data & Monitoring, Ecosystem, and Outreach & Community Engagement—that identify emerging issues, shape projects, and set shared priorities.
This event is made possible thanks to the Bureau of Reclamation Water SMART Grant, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Catalyst Grant, Ford Bronco Wild Fund, Protect Out Water Jackson Hole and Trout Unlimited.
Event Details
What: Watershed Connections: A Community Conversation with the SRHWG
When: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Where: The Virginian Lodge, Jackson, WY
Admission: Free and open to the public – Registration encouraged
For more information, visit www.snakeriverheadwaters.org.
