Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences

Natural Resources of the West: Water and Drought GEOL/ENVS 394 Fall 2012

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Mondays 4 - 5:15 pm Saccomanno Lecture Hall, Wubben Science Building, Room 141 Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO 8/20 - Introductions 8/27– What is Drought? Prof. Gigi Richard, Colorado Mesa University 9/3 - No Guest Speaker - Labor Day 9/10 – Drought as Disaster: the Political Challenges of Managing Drought through Traditional Disaster Response Methods Prof. Tim Casey, Colorado Mesa University 9/17 – How water access and scarcity challenges outside of North America inform planning for the Western US's water future Denis Reich, Water Resources Specialist, CSU Extension 9/24 – Managing Reservoirs in Response to Drought Dan Crabtree & Jennie Hamilton, Water Management Group, Western Colorado Area Office of the US Bureau of Reclamation 10/1 – Mitigating drought impacts in a headwaters community Linn Brooks, General Manager, Eagle River Water & Sanitation District 10/8 – Drought and Climate Change in Colorado: What Can We Expect? Jeff Lukas, Senior Research Associate, Western Water Assessment, University of Colorado, Boulder 10/15 – Fall Break – No Guest Speaker 10/22 – Drought in CO water law + new tools to address environmental needs Amy Beatie, Executive Director, Colorado Water Trust 10/29 – Colorado River Compact and Drought Eric Kuhn, General Manager, Colorado River Water Conservation District 11/5 – Hot Spots for Trout program + monitoring other impacts of drought Heather Tattersall, Land Conservation & Policy and Sharon Clarke, Roaring Fork Conservancy 11/12 – In the Ski Industry Drought is the Least of our Worries in a Climate Constrained World Matthew Hamilton, Director of Sustainability, Aspen Skiing Company 11/19 – Panel on Drought and Grand Valley Water Supply Rick Brinkman, Water Services Manager, City of Grand Junction and Larry Clever, General Manger, Ute Water Conservancy District 11/26 – Drought History in Colorado Nolan Doesken, Colorado State Climatologist 12/3 – Panel on Drought and Agriculture Max Schmidt, Manager, Orchard Mesa Irrigation District Bruce Talbott, Farmer and Peach Grower Hugh Sanburg, Rancher Mark Harris, Farmer and Grand Valley Drainage District Board Member Seminars are free and open to the public. No registration necessary. Presented in cooperation with the Water Center at CMU