Colorado...it's your river!

October 24, 6:10 PMLA Outdoor Recreation ExaminerJohn Millrany

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A gold mine's worth of experts on California water issues are gatherig for a two-day symposium beginning Friday, Oct. 31 at the Huntington Library in San Marino. 

Theme of the session is The Fate and Future of the Colorado River. Billed as a multidisciplinary introduction to the history and enduring significance of the Colroado River and its watershed to the Southwest, it will draw from the collective expertise of a wide-ranging group of scientists, scholars, policymakers, elected officals, artists and others.

Open to the public, the event carries a daily fee of $25. For more information, contact Kim at kmatsuna@usa.com.

The meetings will explore the Colorado's remarkable role in shaping the landscape as well as the diverse human communities dependent on them. The fate of the river--an issue of great environmental and political complexity, and equally great importance--will be the primary focus. The Hungtington Library's unparalled archival and visual collections pertaining to the Colorado River and its watershed will guide and further inform discussions throughout the two days.

The event is co-sponsored by the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West and the Water Education.Foundation. Additional sponsors are the Metropolitan Water Disctrict of Southern California, Trent Dames Heritage Funbd for the History of Civil Engineering and Mr. amd Mrs. Mitchell J. Millas.

Activities begin with Registration and Coffee from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Oct. 31. The aforementioned experts will cover these topics:

Introduction to Colorado River - Supply Issues
Deep History: The Coloarado River and Colorado River Watershed
Hydrology/Geology
Native American Archeology and Historical Overview
Exploration of the Colorado
Demography and the Colorado: The People of te Watershed
Lunch with Special Recognition
Picturing the Colorado: Past to Present
Recreation and the Colorado
All American Canal
Central Arizona Project
Global Warming and the Colorado
Law and Community of the River
Engineering the Colorado: Past to Present
Hoover Dam
Ecological Vulnerability, Ecological Threats and the Colorado
Colorado River Delta
The Quagga Mussel
The 21st Century and the Colorado