The OWOW Center is accepting nominations for the Advisory Council. The Advisory Council consists of water community members and an MSU Denver Water Studies student. The Advisory Council works to create relevance, vision, and connection within the water community.
ICYMI- Here are the Your Water Your Life Contest Winners!
Congratulations to these amazing Contest winners. Check out their projects and learn more about the contestants on the YWYL Contest webpage.
Coming soon: Colorado Water Fellows- One World One Water Center
The Colorado Water Fellows program is returning to MSU Denver through the One World One Water Center! Five students will be selected for the 2024-2025 cohort! Students who participate in the program will receive a $1000 stipend, conference registrations, and opportunities to connect with water professionals. If you're interested in learning more, please email Mia Pino at mpino16@msudenver.edu.
Applications will be opening soon!
Internship & Employment Opportunities
Check out our new Water Jobs & Internships Board on our website and follow the OWOW Center on LinkedIn for frequent job and internship opportunities in the environmental community.
June 12: 10am-2pm | Cherry Creek- Speer Blvd. & Lawrence St.
Meet at Cherry Creek at the underpass at Speer Blvd and Lawrence St. Waders, gloves, trash grabbers, and trash bags will all be provided. Please bring appropriate clothing, water, snacks, sunblock, and a smile.
In fact, turfgrass is the second-most irrigated resource in the country, said Jennifer Riley-Chetwynd, co-director of Metropolitan State University of Denver’s One World One Water Center and director of marketing at Denver Botanic Gardens.
“More than 60 percent of Colorado’s water is currently being applied outdoors, much of it on ornamental lawns,” Riley-Chetwynd said.
Using less of the Colorado River takes a willing farmer and $45 million in federal funds
KUNC- Alex Hager, Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism | May 30, 2024
The Colorado River basin has endured decades of drier-than-normal conditions, and steady demand. That imbalance is draining its largest reservoirs, and making it nearly impossible for them to recover, putting the region’s water security in jeopardy…Hagenstein’s ranch is an example of what that intentional reduction in water use looks like.
“Day Zero” Approaches in Mexico City- This Week In Water
H2O Radio | June 2, 2024
June 26 is now called “Day Zero”—the day when the city’s system could be unable to provide any water to the 22 million residents if there’s no rainfall.
