using colorado water 2012 to increase water fluency october 31, 2011 upper colorado river basin...
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Using Colorado Water 2012 to Increase Water Fluency
October 31, 2011Upper Colorado River Basin Water Forum
Caitlin ColemanColorado Foundation for Water Education
Working with water professionals to translate the technical and help
Coloradans “speak fluent water”
From wateryear2003.org
Working with water professionals to translate the technical and help
Coloradans “speak fluent water”
CFWE and Water Fluency
Water Fluency
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Timing: Colorado Water 2012
Water 2012 Speaker’s Bureau
What is Water Fluency?
– 2 Presentations (1 short and 1 longer)• Including key points: where does our water come
from, how does it get to you, historical background to water development, value of water and scarcity, water cycle, challenges and opportunities into the future, IBCC and Roundtables, call to action
– 1 Video– 2 Train the educator webinars– Outreach and distribution– Evaluation
Outreach thus far
– AWRA– Rotary– Colorado Municipal League– Basin Roundtables– Informal Educators– Website requests
Discussion
– Other outreach suggestions and groups to connect with?– Speaker recruitment?– Messaging or points you would want to see in the
presentation or video?– Would you use this? What would be useful?– Have you done something similar? Suggestions?– Want to become a speaker? Or request a speaker?
Join us!
Contact:Caitlin Coleman