In Celebration of Justice Greg Hobbs’ Retirement

Last Thursday September 10, 2015 the Colorado Foundation for Water Education along with our family of water professionals and legal experts in the San Luis Valley got together for a reception to celebrate Justice Hobbs' retirement from the Colorado Supreme Court. Among other beautiful speeches, plaques, photos... and of course poems, The Colorado River District …

Mother of Rivers Water Rap and Poem

You're in for a treat! Have you read Supreme Court Justice Greg Hobbs' inspired water poetry? You'll find one of his poems below written in 2003 in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the instream flow law.  Over the past few months that poem has been converted into a rap by Jorge Figueroa, beats by …

Colorado Water Congress Opposes Public Trust Ballot Initiatives

Last week the Colorado Water Congress issued a Resolution in Opposition to Initiatives 3 and 45 . These Initiatives, introduced by Phil Doe of Littleton and Richard Hamilton of Fairplay, aim to amend the state constitution in a way that would dramatically change water management in Colorado. As a recent editorial blog post in High …