A Conversation About The Future Of Water

May 28, 2016

Original article can be found at NPR Originally published on May 28, 2016 By Michel Martin As part of the Going There series , Michel Martin traveled to Fort Collins, Colo. to host a live storytelling event about owning water and dealing with a future where water may be scarce...

Going There: The Future Of Water

May 23, 2016

Original article can be found at NPR Originally published on May 23, 2016 By Michel Martin The Colorado River has been a major source of water in the southwestern United States region, but many worry that it’s beginning to dry up. Some observers point to population growth, climate change and...

With Drought The New Normal In The West, States Scramble To Prepare

May 22, 2016

Original article can be found at NPR Originally published on May 22, 2016 By All Things Considered As the Colorado River dries out, the seven states that rely on this body of water risk water scarcity. Colorado state historian Patty Limerick discusses preparations for water scarcity in the West. Transcript:...

NPR Chooses Colorado to Host a National Debate on Water

May 18, 2016

Original article can be found at 5280 [The Denver Magazine] Originally published on May 18, 2016 By Amy Thomson The future of water—who gets it and who has access to it—is just the start of an upcoming panel discussion presented by National Public Radio and host of “All Things Considered”...

Stegner Award winner Egan visits Boulder

April 9, 2016

Original article can be found at Daily Camera Originally published on April 10, 2016 By Clay Evans When author and journalist Timothy Egan went to Stanford University in 2009 for a centennial celebration of Wallace Stegner, he described the late writer as the “uber-citizen of the West.” Stegner, who taught...

Something to chew on

Feb. 22, 2016

Original article can be found at High Country News Originally published on February 22, 2016 By Paul Larmer Perhaps the only coherent message to come out of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge debacle in eastern Oregon has been this: Local people, rather than the federal government, should control the land...

Five Bits Of Colorado History You Rarely Hear About — But Should Know

Jan. 20, 2016

Original article can be found at Colorado Public Radio Originally published on January 20, 2016 By Stephanie Wolf Colorado has a new state historian, Patricia Nelson Limerick. That’s not the only hat she wears. She’s also a history professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. And she’s faculty director and...

Will bureaucracy swallow Patty Limerick?

Jan. 14, 2016

Original article can be found at The Denver Post Originally published on January 17, 2016 By Ray Mark Rinaldi Appointing Patty Limerick to be Colorado’s state historian is kind of like putting John Elway in the front office of the Denver Broncos. Both are superstars in their field and beloved...

Not just water: City says river’s charm is key to well-being

Jan. 14, 2016

Original article can be found at seattlepi Originally published on January 14, 2016 By Dan Elliott FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A picturesque Colorado river with a peculiar French name is the latest prize in the West’s water wars, where wilderness advocates usually line up against urban and industrial development...

UC Santa Cruz alumna to join National Council on the Humanities

Jan. 11, 2016

Original article can be found at UC Santa Cruz Originally published on January 11, 2016 By Scott Rappaport The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced today that UC Santa Cruz alumna Patricia Limerick is one of three prominent and accomplished individuals who will join the Endowment’s advisory board. The...

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