To help people understand the complicated issue of
water rights in New Mexico, Recursos de Santa Fe is organizing an
Aug. 9 conference in Silver City, N.M., The Prehistoric Basis for
Water Use in New Mexico: Options for the Future. Registration is
$25. For more information contact M. Susan Barger at Recursos de
Santa Fe, 826 Camino de Monte Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505/982-9301).
More on water: Colorado water
experts will discuss how to balance competing interests for Western
water at The Endangered West: 20th Annual Colorado Water Workshop
held August 2-4 in Gunnison, Colo. Registration is $210. For more
information, contact Lucy High or Jill Corbett, Colorado Water
Workshop, Western State College, Gunnison, Colo. 81231
(970/943-7156).
The Waterton
Writers Workshop in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada,
Sept. 14-16, won’t tackle water issues but will offer immersion in
writing workshops, networking opportunities and story ideas for
nature, outdoor, travel and environment writers. For more
information contact Viewpoints Communications, Box 127, Hill
Spring, Alberta, Canada T0K 1E0 (403/626-3658 or
403/859-5125).
To raise
awareness about endangered species, ORLO, a Portland, Ore., group
of artists for the environment, will exhibit a statewide art show
from Aug. 3-13 featuring more than 1,000 original works. For more
information about the show, “Wild Oregonians,” or to get involved,
contact ORLO at P.O. Box 10342, Portland, OR 97210
(503/243-2330).
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Short takes.
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