WETF Final ReportJuly2008

• Project Type: General OWC
• Project Name: Water Education Task Force
• Title: Water Education Task Force Final Report
• Date: 10/1/2008
• County: Statewide
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Final Report

During this meeting the planning committee finalized the survey format and questions;
developed the basic structure of the focus groups; and generated a list of groups and individuals
to participate in the survey, task force, and focus groups. As the WETF initiative progressed,
the original Planning Committee grew into the larger `Task Force'. Members of the task force
included:
Bette Blinde Executive Director, Colorado Foundation for Agriculture
Jacob Bornstein* Executive Director, Colorado Watershed Network
Rob Buirgy* Task Force Coordinator, Colorado Watershed Network
Jeff Crane Executive Director, Colorado Watershed Assembly
Rita Crumpton Public Education, Participation and Outreach Workgroup Chair,
Colorado Interbasin Compact Committee
Veva Deheza* Section Chief, Office of Water Conservation and Drought Planning,
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Nolan Doesken Colorado State Climatologist, Colorado Climate Center, Colorado
State University
Liz Gardener Suburban Conservation Coordinator, Denver Water
Ali Goulstone Sweeney* Executive Director, Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education
Wendy Hanophy* Formal Wildlife Education Coordinator, Colorado Division of Wildlife
Greg Hertzke External Affairs Manager, Central Colorado Water Conservancy
District
Diane Hoppe Water Resources Consultant, Colorado Foundation forWater
Education
Ted James Middle School SciencelCivics Teacher, Eagle Valley Middle School
Nancy Kellogg Science Education Consultant, Self Employed
Doug Kemper Executive Director, Colorado Water Congress
Patty Kincaid Secondary Science Coordinator, Denver Public Schools
Tim O'Keefe Education Director, Roaring Fork Conservancy
Tammie Petrone Grants Coordinator, CWCB
Jim Pokrandt* Communications and Education, Colorado River Water Conservation
District
Kevin Reidy Water Conservation Supervisor, City of Aurora (Colorado WaterWise
Council)
Curry Rosato Watershed Outreach Coordinator, City of Boulder/Keep it Clean
Partnership
Jo Scarbeary* Project WET Coordinator, Colorado Watershed Network
Nicole Seltzer* Executive Director, Colorado Foundation forWater Education
Ray Tschillard Director, Poudre Learning Center
Ben Wade* Water Conservation Coordinator, CWCB
Reagan Waskom* Executive Director, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
Mike Wilde Educator, Roaring Fork School District
*Planning Committee Member
Task force members were asked to fulfill the following roles:
o finalize the water education survey tool,
o disseminate invitations to participate in the survey,
o participate as survey respondents where appropriate,
o assist with focus group planning, and
o review the final report.
WETF 2008 Final Report pg. 12