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ON THE ROAD -AND RIVER -AGAIN <br />he Colorado Foundation for Water Education will host the second annual <br />professional development river tour of the Yampa and White rivers, June <br />22 -24. <br />Last year, more than 90 water professionals, historians and legislators, among <br />others, spent four intense days learning about the Upper Colorado River. The group <br />capped the adventure <br />with a 10 -mile raft <br />trip on the river near <br />Glenwood Springs. <br />Local and regional <br />experts join the tour <br />to discuss the latest <br />issues in regional water <br />management. Time is <br />built in for networking <br />with new colleagues. <br />Tour registration costs <br />include transportation, <br />lodging, meals, activities <br />and background <br />materials. <br />Photo by Jeff Dahlstrom <br />EARLY REGISTRATION — BEFORE JUNE 3 LATE REGISTRATION — AFTER JUNE 3 <br />CFWE MEMBERS <br />$425 single — $325 double occupancy <br />NON — MEMBERS <br />$475 single — $375 double occupancy <br />$550 single or double occupancy <br />For registrations forms, call the CFWE <br />offices at (303)377 -4433 or download <br />a printable form at www.cfwe.org <br />YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASIN <br />TOUR SITES AND TOPICS <br />(subject to change) <br />DAY ONE: JUNE 22 <br />• River restoration on the Lower Elk River <br />• Lunch at a local ranch, agricultural flood <br />irrigation <br />• Steamboat Springs Whitewater Park <br />• Stagecoach Reservoir Hydroelectric <br />Facility <br />DAY TWO: JUNE 23 <br />• Globally rare riparian forest at the Nature <br />Conservancy's Carpenter Ranch <br />• Elkhead Reservoir expansion and <br />endangered fish issues <br />• Rafting trip through Juniper Canyon on <br />the Yampa River <br />• Local history of the Meeker Valley <br />DAY THREE: JUNE 24 <br />• Oil and gas issues in the Piceance <br />Basin: tour a drill rig <br />• Kenney Reservoir and water quality <br />issues in the White River <br />• Visit Dinosaur National Monument <br />Green River /Flaming Gorge Reservoir <br />operations <br />For a detailed itinerary see the foundation's <br />Web site at www.cfwe.org <br />New guide chronicles water heritage <br />ix historians and scholars weave <br />the story of Colorado's water <br />heritage in the latest of Colorado <br />Foundation for Water Education's Citizen <br />Guide series. The writers focus on water, <br />community and how it shapes the state's <br />culture, history and identity. <br />The authors address topics such <br />as reservoirs at Mesa Verde, the first <br />irrigation ditches in Colorado, and the <br />politicians behind much of Colorado's <br />water development in the last century. <br />Among them: <br />► Ken and Ruth Wright, co- founders of <br />the Wright Paleohydrological Institute, <br />who write about Mesa Verde's ancient <br />pueblo reservoirs; <br />► Gregory A. Hicks and Devon G. <br />Pena, Colorado's acequias, or Hispanic <br />irrigation communities; and <br />► Dick Stenzel, currently a South Platte <br />River Basin adviser for the Statewide <br />Water Supply Initiative, on Union <br />Colony, the first successful communal <br />farming endeavor. <br />Copies of the guide are $8 each or <br />$6 if the order is for 10 or more. To <br />purchase, visit the foundations' Web site <br />at www.cfwe.org or contact CFWE at <br />(303) 377 -4433. <br />APRIL 2005 WATERNEWS <br />