Glenwood Springs. Named for its springs, it served as a major point on the railroad and now thrives as
a tourist destination. Courtesy of Frontier Historical Museum, Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

The 22 host sites created programs to suit their local communities. Some created an exhibit that complemented the traveling exhibit; some devised a film series; some created a series of events or tours or other programs appropriate to highlight the relevance of the river in their community; some offered historic walking tours; some will conduct an oral history project; some created a readers theater; some created a slide show or other portrait of their community.

For a list of programs BY STATE, see below:

ARIZONA

Visitor at Moving Waters Exhibit in Page Arizona March 2002

Page
Plans to create:
A slide show with narration called “Crossings of the Colorado River – Hite to Lee’s Ferry." The slide show addressed the people at each of the crossings such as the ferry operators, the Mormon pioneers at Hole in the rock, today’s ferry operation, the Glen Canyon Bridge, and how they affected the river or the river affected them.

Parker
Planned to create:
A publication that would provide informative and comprehensive understanding of what the river has meant to the Parker area. The 20-page publication included a summary of the contributions made by Nellie Bush to the Parker and Yuma area, her influences on the laws and economy of the Colorado River, and a brief historical summary of the Lower Colorado River. In addition the publication contained short remembrances or stories by local residents, including Parker and the Colorado River Indian Reservation. This publication was distributed to all participants attending the 21 Moving Waters programs scheduled throughout La Paz County.

Yuma
Planned to create:
A slide show of the Moving Waters events that celebrate the Colorado River. This combined with historic photos to tell the past of the river and the present day use. The project was completed after all the programs in Yuma conclude. An additional public program was given upon completion of the slide show.

UTAH

Vernal
Hold a River Celebration on 1 July 2002 at the Uintah County Library. This involved numerous local, state and federal agencies as well as water authorities and recreation businesses, from river runners to
spring water distributors. Before the Water Wars lecture, a dutch oven cook will explained his art and provided refreshments. The Library published a booklet of rivers stories submitted by local residents and hosted an invitational 'water art' show. The US Fish and Wildlife Service had a display about endangered fish and maintaining an aquarium.

Moab
MARC hosted the exhibit and auxiliary exhibits including a book display (over 100 titles) at the Moab Library and a Local River History exhibit at the Dan O'Laurie Museum. Six weekly special lectures were held at the Moab Information Center. A River Music/Spoken Word Concert was held on May 18 and
a Moving Water Art Class for Kids was held at the River. The Film Society will host a series of movies and documentaries, Moab Repertory Theater created a new work, and a hosted a hike to clean the banks of the Colorado river.

CALIFORNIA -

Sunday, February 3 Bill Swan presents Water Wars:
An Introduction to the Law of the River at Needles Branch Library

Needles
The Needles Branch Library created two programs dealing with the local history as impacted by the Colorado River. On February 9th, Botanist John Hohstadt led a historical river wetlands walk covering native flora and its uses by native people. On February 21st, Tribal Elder, Llwellyn Barrackman, and members of the tribal dance group told their story of the inter-connective ness of creation, their river's place in it and life growing up in the tribe whose name means "People by the Water".

WYOMING - Visit the "The River WE Know" web site created by the Pinedale Middle School Technology Class

Background on the creation of The River WE Know community portraits:

Some of the questions the communities addressed included:

How is the original founding of your city connected with the Colorado or its tributaries?

What are the symbols of your city that relate to the river or its tributaries?
What is the most significant event connected with the river that affected the life of your city?

What are some situations directly upstream that affect the quantity and quality of water in your city?

How is the Colorado River water changed by flowing through your city?

Who are some of the artists, writers, poets, photographers that capture the role of the river in your community?

What artifact best signifies what the river has meant to your community or what your community has meant to the river?

What rights to Indians, farmers, river runners, and others have in your community?

What is your attitude toward large cities like Denver, Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego that rely heavily on the Colorado?” Which of these cities has most directly affected your community and how?

How have dams affected your community? Is there a dam that is especially critical to the life of your community? Is there one that is critical to the life of the river?

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