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Colorado Water 2012 launches their book club
Here’s the link to the webpage. Here’s what they have to say:
Welcome to the Water 2012 Book Club!
Please join Colorado authors Pete McBride, Jon Waterman, Craig Childs, Will Hobbs, Greg Hobbs, George Sibley and Patty Limerick as you read and discuss their books.
The theme of the Water 2012 Book Club is the adventure, fun and challenge of Colorado’s most precious resource, water.
As the 2012 year of water celebration unfolds starting this coming January when Governor John Hickenlooper kicks off the celebration, these authors will be presenting and discussing their books in person, online, and through live and recorded video, webinar, facebook and blog programs.
More details to follow! We encourage you to share this list with other book club members and we look forward to your participation!
Water 2012 Book Club Selections
The Statewide Books for 2012
General Audience:
The Colorado River, Flowing Through Conflict by Peter McBride and Jonathan Waterman
The Colorado River from it’s headwaters in Rocky Mountain National Park to its delta in Mexico is beautiful, used, stressed and deserving of protection. Peter McBride Jonathan Waterman
House of Rain by Craig Childs
The ancestral Puebloans of the Colorado River Plateau, how they lived on the land, adapted in a water short region and migrated to sustain themselves. Craig Childs
Young Adult Audience:
River Thunder by Will Hobbs
Three young women and three young men learn about themselves and how to pull together through the crashing waves of the Grand Canyon. Will Hobbs
Regional Programs: To Be Announced
First Quarter 2012:
The Colorado River, Flowing Through Conflict and House of Rain
Second Quarter 2012:
River Thunder and
Living the Four Corners, Colorado Centennial State at the Headwaters by Justice Greg Hobbs
There is nothing so inspiring and challenging as living in the Four Corners States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, where water is life and its careful use and preservation is a necessity. Living the Four Corners
Third Quarter 2012:
Conserving the Headwaters, The Colorado River District at 75 by George Sibley
The Colorado River Water Conservation District grows into its role of being the western Colorado steward of the state’s water treasure. CRWCD
Fourth Quarter 2012:
A Ditch in Time, Denver, the West, and Water by Patricia Limerick
How a great and growing city on the eastern plains learns to cross many political, legal, and cultural divides. Center of the American West
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Colorado Water 2012 launches their website
Say hello to the Colorado Water 2012 website. They’re hoping to, “Engage all Coloradans in a statwide celebration of water, past, present and future,” according to the website. You can also follow the group on Facebook and Twitter.
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‘Colorado Water 2012’ scores $25,000 from the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District
From The Pueblo Chieftain (Chris Woodka):
The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District allocated $25,000 Wednesday to help with the Colorado Water 2012 initiative in the Arkansas River basin.
The initiative is an effort by the state’s water community to commemorate several events, including the 50th anniversary of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, and the 75th anniversary of the Colorado Big-Thompson Project, which led to the formation of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Colorado River Conservation District and Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District…
The Lower Ark board intends to stay involved for the planning of Colorado Water 2012 as a way to promote its mission of keeping water in the Arkansas River basin. [Perry Cabot, a research scientist with Colorado State University Extension] outlined a broad approach that builds on activities in the state and in the valley to celebrate water next year. For example, it will tie into the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District’s plans to mark the 50th anniversary of Fry-Ark and the Arkansas River Basin Water Forum in Leadville next spring. There are other water education programs being initiated by CSU Extension as well.
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There’s a new water education center in the works at Metropolitan State College
From email from Sandra Haynes, PhD, Dean, School of Professional Studies and Susan Noble, Advancement and External Relations, Office of Development via Colorado Water 2012:
On September 8, the Board of Trustees of Metropolitan State College of Denver approved the establishment of the One World, One Water Center for Urban Water Education and Stewardship at Metropolitan State College of Denver (the OWOW Center), made possible through the generosity of a noted local philanthropist and conservationist.
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Colorado Water 2012: The Rio Grande Reservoir hits the century mark in 2012
From the Valley Courier (Ruth Heide):
The Rio Grande Reservoir will celebrate its 100th anniversary in conjunction with the Colorado Water 2012, and a display on the history of area reservoirs will be circulated in local libraries, city halls, visitor centers and colleges.
Other possible promotions next year include: regular informative newspaper articles and possibly a special insert; radio spots; tours of projects such as reservoirs and the Closed Basin; and a student art project on the subject of water.
The Colorado Water 2012 began small, as a way to commemorate legislation and organizations that were celebrating anniversaries in 2012, but it has grown to encompass all of the river basins in the state. The Colorado Foundation for Water Education is spearheading the celebration.
Goals for Colorado Water 2012 include: raising awareness of water as a valuable and limited resource in the state; increasing support for management and protection of Colorado’s water and waterways; showcasing water projects; educating Coloradans about water.
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