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WRRC Weekly Wave
April 10, 2015
Volume 3, Issue 13
In This Issue:
- April 14: Restoration of the CO River Delta: One Year After
- Coming Soon: Spring 2015 Issue of Arizona Water Resource Newsletter
- April 17: WSP Student Fellows' Presentations
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Register NOW for the WRRC 2015 Annual Conference
This year's agenda will feature a broad range of perspectives and expertise on the unique history, use, and management of tribal water. Panel discussions throughout the conference will include tribal water stewardship challenges and achievements, negotiating tribal water rights, indigenous traditions in caring for agricultural lands and riparian areas, strategies for sustainable groundwater management, and youth engagement in traditional agricultural practices.
The agenda will also feature keynote addresses by historian of Pima culture David Dejong, renowned Native American poet and linguist Ofelia Zepeda, Native American attorney John Echohawk, and Navajo historian Harry Walters.
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Tice Supplee
Presentation: Shift Happens
Speaker: Tice Supplee, Audubon Arizona Director of Bird Conservation
Time/Location: 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. / WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell)
Climate change is the No. 1 threat to North American birds according to a recent analysis by National Audubon Society scientists. With a focus on the arid west and Arizona, Tice Supplee, the Audubon Arizona Director of Bird Conservation, will present the science behind the analysis. Join us to learn where potential "climate strongholds" for birds are located in our state.
Tice Supplee has 29 years of experience with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, including experiences in research, habitat management, game management, and urban wildlife. She has been with the National Audubon Society since 2005, where her work is focused on birds and their habitats. Her education is in wildlife ecology with a B.S. from Cornell University (1973) and a M.S. from the University of Arizona (1981).
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Restoration of the CO River Delta: One Year After - Panel and Video Screening
On May 15, 2014, the Colorado River met the Sea of Cortez for the first time since the 1990s. Water from Lake Mead - 105,000 AF - was released as a "pulse flow" in a grand experiment to revitalize the delta. Join the Water Resources Research Center and the Water Sustainability Program on April 14, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m., when a panel of experts talks about the cross border politics and science behind this unique restoration effort. It will be an opportunity to view breathtaking video of the pulse flow and the subsequent greening of the delta on the big screen. The session will open with remarks from Sharon Megdal and a showing of RENEWAL - A Reborn Colorado River Once Again Finds Her Path to the Sea. The event will take place at the Gallagher Theater, 1303 E. University Blvd.
Learn more here.
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Coming Soon: Spring 2015 Issue of Arizona Water Resource
The upcoming Spring 2015 issue of the Water Resources Research Center's quarterly newsletter, the Arizona Water Resource (AWR),
will feature an in-depth article on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's earth-observing satellites bringing new data to the needs of water research, management, and decision-making, an interview with Brian Richter, international water expert and Chief Scientist for the Nature Conservancy Global Water Program, along with news, announcements, and new resources.
The Spring 2015 AWR also includes WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal's Public Policy Review column, "Connecting Students to Water Policy and Management in Practice."
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The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act In CA -Behind the Scenes
Tuesday, May 5, the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center and the Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions are hosting Lester Snow, Executive Director of the California Water Foundation for a presentation, "The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in California - Behind the Scenes." Prior to joining the California Water Foundation, Lester Snow served as California Secretary for Natural Resources, Director of the California Department of Water Resources, Regional Director for the Bureau of Reclamation, and General Manager of the San Diego County Water Authority. He also spent six years with the Tucson office of the Arizona Department of Water Resources. The event will be held at 4:00 p.m. at the College of Optical Sciences (1630 East University Blvd.), Room 410.
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WRRC Assistant Director Susanna Eden Talks About CO River with AZPM
Susanna Eden, Assistant Director of the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), talks about the importance of the Colorado River during an Arizona Public Media interview following the release of American Rivers' list of America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2015. The report ranks the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon as the most endangered river in the U.S. and lists harmful development, groundwater depletion, and uranium mines as threats to the Colorado. Dr. Eden pointed out water problems at the Grand Canyon are statewide issues affecting the economy, the ecology and the State's identity.
Learn more here.
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Montgomery & Associates Summer Writing Internship Deadline - April 17
Friday, April 17 is the last day to apply for the 2015 Montgomery & Associates Summer Writing Internship at the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC). The internship is supported by Montgomery & Associates, an Arizona-based consulting firm specializing in hydrology and water resource issues. The selected intern will contribute to research and writing for an issue of Arroyo, the annual WRRC publication that focuses on a critical Arizona water issue. Enrolled students in good standing at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University are eligible. For application details, click here.
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April 17: WRRC to Host WSP Student Fellows' End-of-Year Presentations
Please join the UA Water Sustainability Program (WSP) on Friday, April 17, 1:15 - 3:15 p.m., when WSP Student Fellows will present highlights from their research undertaken over this academic year. Topics include the economic effects of freshwater flows through the Colorado River Delta, trace organic pollutants in groundwater and surface run-off, and water policy decision-making in the Upper San Pedro River Watershed. Presentations will be held in the WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell Ave.). Anyone interested in water research is welcome, and refreshments will be served.
Learn more here.
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ADWR and CAP to Host Colorado River Shortage Preparedness Workshop
On April 22, the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) and Central Arizona Project (CAP) are hosting a Colorado River Shortage Preparedness Workshop, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., at the ADWR Verde Conference Room (3550 N. Central Ave., Phoenix). The agenda includes Colorado River conditions and forecasting, shortage declaration process, when and for whom shortages begin, and CAP customer impacts. If you cannot attend in person and wish to attend the workshop via webcast, please contact Michelle Moreno. The UA Water Resources Research Center will hold a remote viewing in the Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell Ave.) |
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