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• County: Statewide
• Stream Name: Big Thompson River
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Article - Flood That Claimed 150 Lives Remembered
• Date: 7/20/2006
• Prepared For: Public
• Prepared By: Greeley Tribune
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Correspondence

GreeleyTribune:July 20, 2006 -Page 4a
Circulation: 25;000 daily, 27,000 Sunday

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BERTHOUD - Jul)r 31 will
mark the 30th aIllliye of the
Big Thompson ' "" ,'. which
claimed nearly 150 lives and
remains Colorado's worst natu-
ral disaster.
1b remember that devastating
event, Denver's '{News and its
chiefmetoorologist,MikeNelson
will present "1\ibute to the Big
TIm m 30 Years After the
FI the ne."t in an ongoing
series of free public: weather
seminars. The presentationwill
be 6-9 p.m, on J 1, at the
Northern Colorado cr Con-
servancy Districts facility in
Berthoud, '220 Water Ave. -
just north of Berthoud on the
west side of US. 28~
The evening will include sev-
eral speakers who will look back
on the environmental an .
logical impacts of the
explore the nature of
ing4n Colorado and discuss the
possibility of a similar disaster in
the future,

Confirmed speakers include
Nolan Doesken.me state clima-
tologist; t1ash,fl()9(le.\:pert Matt
KeJseh; University of Colorado
at Colorado Springs professor
Eve Gnmtfest; former Larimer
County Commissioner Jim Dis-
ney; and Ken Wright, who at the
time \~~*e special consu1tant
on thc:dl()9(lto the governor.
Space is limited and pre-
registration is required,
To register, visit \V\vw.thedenver-
channel.com and click on the
24/7\\-eather link. From that
page, click on the weather news
link on the left side.
Thosewitbout Internet access
may call 303-832-7777 to regis-
ter.
Priorto theseminar1 therewill
he a water conservation fair and
open house from2-5 p.rn.at the

site.
The public may walk through
the districts Colorado-Big
Thompson interpretive area and
a"Plore its Outdoor Laboratory
for Landscape and Irrigation
Education. The laboratol)' pro-
vides practical information to
homeowners and landscape pro-
fessionals ahoutwhat to plant-
and how to maintain it - in CoI-
oradosclimate. The outdoor 1~
oratory boasts more than 700
plants representing more than
200 different species.

There wtll be a format
dedication for the Outdoor
LaboliltoryforLanclscape and
Irrigation Education at3 p.rn.
July 31 at the Northern
Colorado WaterConservancy
Dlstrfct. 220 water Ave. In
LovelancLDenver's 7News
Chief Meteorologist Mike
NetsonwIU broadcast the
weather Ilvefromthe Olstrlct's
gardensdUllng the 4 and 5
p.rn. newscasts.

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