Using Colorado Water 2012 to Increase Water Fluency

October 31, 2011Upper Colorado River Basin Water Forum

Caitlin ColemanColorado Foundation for Water Education

Working with water professionals to translate the technical and help

Coloradans “speak fluent water”

From wateryear2003.org

Working with water professionals to translate the technical and help

Coloradans “speak fluent water”

CFWE and Water Fluency

Water Fluency

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Timing: Colorado Water 2012

Water 2012 Speaker’s Bureau

What is Water Fluency?

– 2 Presentations (1 short and 1 longer)• Including key points: where does our water come

from, how does it get to you, historical background to water development, value of water and scarcity, water cycle, challenges and opportunities into the future, IBCC and Roundtables, call to action

– 1 Video– 2 Train the educator webinars– Outreach and distribution– Evaluation

Outreach thus far

– AWRA– Rotary– Colorado Municipal League– Basin Roundtables– Informal Educators– Website requests

Discussion

– Other outreach suggestions and groups to connect with?– Speaker recruitment?– Messaging or points you would want to see in the

presentation or video?– Would you use this? What would be useful?– Have you done something similar? Suggestions?– Want to become a speaker? Or request a speaker?

Join us!

Contact:Caitlin Coleman

ccoleman@cfwe.org303-377-4433