The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, in partnership with its Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy and Arizona State University’s Global Futures Laboratory (ASU), is seeking agricultural communities interested in exploring the impacts of changes in water availability and climate uncertainty on their community. This project will use an exploratory scenario planning process to consider these factors and options for addressing them. As part of the project, the Lincoln Institute and ASU will develop and run community-based workshops using the exploratory scenario planning method to help communities envision and plan for the implications of uncertain economic, social, and climate trends in water and agriculture. Communities must submit a letter of interest to Nina Gruber at ngruber@lincolninst.edu addressing the guidelines listed to be considered for the program. Initial review of letters of interest will begin on September 12, 2022. Request for Proposals Submission deadline: September 12, 2022
Watch the trailer for Christi Bode’s Skeie’s PBS documentary, “Farm to Faucet”
The Babbitt Center produced a 10-minute video, Cultivating Change, highlighting agricultural issues in Yuma, Arizona and Pueblo, Colorado, earlier this year. You can also view a webinar, “Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley,” hosted by the Public Policy Institute of California with support from the Babbitt Center, and read the associated Policy Brief.
The U.S Bureau of Reclamation is expected to release the 24-month study on Colorado River conditions on August 16th. This, and the related shortage sharing discussions, will certainly lead to significant media coverage. Catch up on the details of this topic with our introductory StoryMap that covers the history and challenges for the Basin: The Hardest Working River in the West.
The Colorado Water Conservation Board is now accepting public comments on the 2023 Colorado Water Plan draft in both English and Spanish through September 30. Coloradans are encouraged to submit a comment, share their story about building a stronger water future for Colorado.