"Water in Southern Alberta" Overview
Co-hosted with Bob Morrison
This podcast mini-series is focused on “Water in Southern Alberta”. Co-hosted by Jenny with Bob Morrison, of Calgary Citizens on Climate Change (4C), a retired planner with experience in water management, transportation, and municipal issues. This series explores the ways to restore, protect, and manage water in Southern Alberta.
Why are we teaching this course?
To increase public awareness in water, sharing knowledge and expertise available, and
Identify ways water use, management, and protection can be sustained and strengthened.
Who are the guests?
Individuals with knowledge and experience in water use, management, protection, and the effects on communities, the economy and environment.
Where are we in this process? Irrigation, the Environment, and Stewardship areas are complete. “The Future” will begin in September.
When is the course? This course began in May and will conclude in the fall of 2025.
The History of Irrigation (Season 2, Episode 9) aired on May 30th.
The Impacts of Resource Extraction on Water (Season 2, Episode 10) aired on June 18th.
The Water Act and Licence Transfer System (Season 2, Episode 11) aired on 20th.
The Water Cycle and Modelling (Season 2, Episode 12) aired on June 30th.
Watershed and Lake Stewardship (Season 2, Episode 13) aired on July 2nd.
Farming Dryland, Irrigated, and Ranchland (Season 2, Episode 14) aired on July 5th.
Markham Hislop joins me as co-host for a conversation on The Impacts of Climate Change (Water) on Insurance, Thursday, August 7th at noon MST. Tune in here.
What are we doing? Interviewing experts, people with lived experience, and officials in pre-recorded sessions or Live-Live panel discussions to provide broad and balanced information about how water is used, managed, and protected, as well as, water’s influence on communities, the economy, and the environment. Hosts and guests may include supplementary materials to aid the discussion. Conversations are typically one-hour and will include the 6Ws (Why, Who, Where, When, What and How) of the area of water discussed.
How do we work with other players? Aiming for two sessions per week covering the following issues:
Irrigation
Environment
Stewardship (quality & quantity)
The Future
Do you want to participate or have recommendations for this program? Please contact us below.