Category Archives: Book Club
Water Book Club: Justice Hobbs’ Living the Four Corners
-William Cass Living the Four Corners is a multi-dimensional journey through the Southwest and its people, land, waters and laws. At first glance, it could appear intimidating with its 420 pages and large, seven and one-half by ten-inch format. Thanks … Continue reading
Filed under Book Club, Water 2012, Southwest
Water Haiku
-Shelley Walchak The yearly snowmelt life-sustaining, limited forever changing. Share your haiku about water.
Filed under Book Club, Libraries and Museums, Water 2012
Water Book Club: River Thunder Rafting the Grand Canyon
-Shelley Walchak Although the topic of water can inspire heated discussion, it’s hard to argue about the myriad of ways that water provides us with recreational activities. From cradle to grave, people turn to water to have fun. One of … Continue reading
Filed under Book Club, Colorado Basin, K-12 Education
Living the Four Corners with Justice Greg Hobbs
Although it’s not our book of discussion this month, Supreme Court Justice Greg Hobbs recently spoke at CSU- Pueblo about Living the Four Corners. Watch his presentation, read an interview with Justice Hobbs, or learn more about the Water 2012 … Continue reading
Craig Childs’ House of Rain
-Justice Greg Hobbs Craig Childs, intrepid adventurer, incomparable storyteller, dynamic speaker, in House of Rain charts his own journey into the Four Corners migration of the Ancestral Pueblo people, taking us along. Why did they vanish from Southwestern Colorado around … Continue reading
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Four Questions for Photographer Peter McBride on “The Colorado River: Flowing Through Conflict”
Our expert blogger, Ted Kowalski, had the opportunity to interview Peter McBride, photographer of “The Colorado River: Flowing Through Conflict” . Let us know your thoughts on McBride’s experiences and opinions and stay tuned– Kowalski promises that we’ll find more … Continue reading
Thoughts on “The Colorado River Flowing Through Conflict”
-Ted Kowalski, Head of the Colorado River Unit of the Colorado Water Conservation Board This piece reflects the personal opinions and thoughts of Ted Kowalski alone and should not be attributed to the Colorado Water Conservation Board or the State … Continue reading
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Water 2012 Book Club at Colorado Water Congress 2012–Video Available!
“Water is too important to fight over,” said Water 2012 Book Club author Patty Limerick during last week’s Colorado Water Congress 2012 Annual Convention after amending a famous quote that, according to Limerick should say that whiskey is for drinking … Continue reading
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The Colorado River– McBride Author Presentation Video Available Through the Water 2012 Book Club
Watch Peter McBride’s presentation for the Water 2012 Book Club now. Also, be sure to join our blog discussion of the Colorado River Flowing Through Conflict beginning in early February.
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News Flash: History Repeats Itself
-Jim Pokrandt, Communications and Education, Colorado River District What were the forebearers of the Colorado River District working on at this point in time 75 years ago? A Shoshone Hydro Plant protocol to maintain flows in the Colorado River, Senate … Continue reading
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