Arkansas - CFWE Raising Awareness in 2012_Summary of Progress 10/19/2011

• Basin Roundtable: Arkansas
• Applicant: Colorado Foundation for Water Education
• Description: Summary of Progress as of 10/19/2011
• Account Source: Statewide
• Board Meeting Date: 3/15/2011
• Contract/PO #: 11000000113
• WSRA - Doc Type: Progress/Interim Reports

A Marketing Plan is currently being developed.
The final Marketing Plan will be included in Phase
II of the Water 2012 Strategic Framework. Phase
II is due to CWCB on November 15, 2011.
Market Activities (On-Line Calendar of Events) On-going
Aid Sub-Committees in Activity Implementation On-going
and Track Progress
Water 2012 Sub-Committees
Book Club—Chair,Justice Gregory Hobbs In-progress
• Traveling Author Series Negotiating financial options and grants for
• "One Book, One Colorado" Virtual Author traveling author's honorarium with Colorado
Reading Program Humanities. This funding is needed to secure the
One Book, One Colorado "Virtual Author Reading
• Book of the Quarter Program Program."
• Recommended List of Books on Colorado One Book, One Colorado plans to host a virtual
Water author reading series on a quarterly basis to
showcase Colorado authors and their"water"
related books. The authors and books have been
selected.
Developing a list of recommended reading for
youth and adults with an emphasis on Colorado
water.
Library Exhibits—Chair, Liz Gardener In-progress
• Develop and Purchase Exhibits The Water 2012 exhibits are complete and
• Develop Recommended Reading for Adults available for display. Water 2012 has purchased
and Youth four displays (made possible by Xcel grant)for
travel to libraries across Colorado. Each library in
• Schedule Traveling Exhibits for Libraries the state (226) has been contacted to reserve the
Statewide exhibit. To date,29 I braries have made a
• Schedule with the Denver Museum of Nature reservation.Additional exhibits can be purchased
and Science's Traveling Geodome in 9 Basins for$1300.To date,four exhibits have been sold to
basin partners.
Reading lists are being developed for adults and
youth.
Water 2012 is working on the schedule for the
traveling Geodome.
Higher Education -Chair, Paul Lander In-progress
• Coordinate "World Water Day" Event at Coordinating four networking events for students
Campuses Statewide and water professionals at UNC Greeley, Metro
• Award Water 2012 Scholarship Denver, Colorado Mesa Grand Junction,and Ft.
Lewis in Durango.
• Coordinate 4 Networking Events for Students AWRA has agreed to fund a Water 2012
and Water Professionals Scholarship for$3,000.The criterion for the
scholarship is under development.
K-12—Chair, Noah Newman In-progress
• Develop and Launch "Water Photo" Contest CoCoRaHS and the River of Words are currently