This winter, Walking Mountains continues its partnership with the Eagle Valley Library District to present the 11th annual High Country Speaker Series.
Each year we address an aspect of life in our unique high country environment by bringing passionate and notable speakers to our community. This years series “H2Know”, will focus on water. We are collaborating with the Eagle River Watershed Council to bring four knowledgeable speakers to our area.
These evening presentations are free and will be hosted at the Avon Public Library and Walking Mountains Science Center.
The Lineup:
An Entirely Synthetic Fish
A presentation by Anders Halverson
Wednesday, January 30th, 5:30pm
Avon Public Library
Halverson is an award-winning writer with a Ph.D. in ecology from Yale University. He is the author of An Entirely Synthetic Fish, an exhaustively researched and grippingly rendered account of the rainbow trout and why it has become the most commonly stocked and controversial freshwater fish in the United States. Ultimately, the story of the rainbow trout is the story of our relationship with the natural word – how it has changed and how it startlingly has not.
Colorado River District
A presentation by George Sibley
Tuesday, February 12th, 5:30pm
Walking Mountains Science Center
George Sibley is the author of Water Wranglers: The 75 Year History of the Colorado River District. Sibley’s book is far more than the history of the Colorado River District, because it has to be. One cannot write about the River District without offering good perspective on the likes of Northern Water, Denver Water, the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project – and for that matter – the history of Colorado.
Down the Colorado
A presentation by Zak Podmore
Wednesday, February 27th, 5:30pm
Avon Public Library
Zak Podmore grew up in Glenwood Springs near the Colorado River. In 2011, he and Will Stauffer-Norris snowshoed into the Wind River Mountains in Wyoming. They carried with them plenty of gear and a simple goal: to paddle a river from source to sea. As they reached the Gulf of California 113 days later, they discovered that there was nothing simple about that task. The 1,700 miles they paddled in sea kayaks and packrafts produced a story, which they’ve turned into a documentary film.
Water Issues Confronting Western Slope Residents
A presentation by Bill Bates, Denver Water
Monday, March 11, 5:30pm
Walking Mountains Science Center
Denver Water is Colorado’s largest and oldest water utility, serving 1.3 million people in the city of Denver and many surrounding suburbs with a budget of $350 million. Mr. Bates currently oversees the protection and development of water rights associated with Denver Water’s collection system. Prior to this, Bill supervised the water supply operations and reporting for the Denver Water collection system.
For more information please contact the Avon Public Library at (970) 949-6797, or Walking Mountains Science Center (970) 827-9725
