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Reagan Waskam also visited California in early December to study how the California Water Education Foundation was set up and how it functions. Please refer to the current draft documents for a future Colorado water education foundation. These documents are available from Dan McAuliffe. e Plan and Host Water Education Provider Meetings Two meetings for water education providers/stakeholders were held, one on April 30 and the other on October 16 at the Colorado Division of Wildlife, Hunter Education Building in Denver. Nancy Kellogg, Coordinator, and Don Hollums, Colorado Department of Education, convened these two meetings. Thirty- three water education providers representing school districts, water utilities, Colorado Water Conservation Board, universities and colleges, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Colorado Department of Education, wastewater districts, Ocean Journey, Project Learning Tree, Project Wet, Water's Ways, Colorado Watershed Network, Colorado Foundation for Agriculture, water conservation and conservancy districts, U.S. Geological Survey, and the Environmental Protection Agency attended this meeting. Participants shared programs and information and discussed how they can collaborate in the future. Many of the participants had not met before and in some cases did not know about some of the water education programs/activities offered by others. The group saw a need for future meetings, more adult education programs, and coordination of Colorado water education efforts. Attachment B summarizes how the April 30 meeting met their needs and future needs for water education. The October 16 meeting in Denver was described in detail in the previous paragraph on a water education plan. Additional meetings were planned for Grand Junction and Durango. The Grand Junction meeting was cancelled due to the low number of people who could attend. The Durango meeting was also cancelled since the water providers in that area of the state work closely on a regular basis. e Set Up and Provide Ongoing Communication Through Listserve for Water Education Providers and CWCB A listserve was set up by the Coordinator and currently has 105 members receiving ongoing communication about a variety of topics such as water provider meetings, workshop and conference opportunities, water information, water education resources, and input on planning for a water education foundation. In addition the Coordinator communicated regularly with Dan McAuliffe, Tom Cech, Chris Treese, Judith Daley, Dave Munk, Don Hollums, Rita Crumpton, and Alisabeth Hohn about ongoing operation of the Colorado water education effort, the two pilot education classroom projects (Learning to be WaterWise and Water's Ways), and the evaluation of the two pilot projects. The Coordinator also hosts a 1istserve for the Colorado Science Education Network. She shares information on water education across the water provider and science network groups and recruited several members of the science network to become involved with the water education group. Water education information was also sent to the MAST Center at the University of Northern Colorado which was disseminated through their 1istserve. Links with a wide range of organizations/centers via telecommunications has greatly enhanced communication on water education. Through email the Coordinator collected survey information on water education efforts. See the survey summary as Attachment C. Support Pilot of Learning to be WaterWise and Water's Ways e Two water education pilot programs were supported with financial resources by the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Water's Ways Water Cycle kits were placed at 53 sites, mainly third grade classrooms primarily in the Arkansas, San Juan/Delores and Rio Grande watershed areas. A few kits were placed in the South Platte and Yampa/White River watershed areas. Twenty-two teachers participated in at least one full day of professional development. If pilot teachers could not engage in this professional development opportunity, the program developer provided at least a two hour introduction to the materials and activities.