“This Is Your Watershed” Film Series Premieres

San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) hosts “This Is Your Watershed: Upper San Juan River,” a video premiere and water education event on Monday evening, November 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

Numerous water-related organizations will join SJWCD at Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts (PSCA), 2313 Eagle Drive. The public is invited to this free event.

These water groups have committed to host a table-top exhibit and talk with guests about varied water uses here in our upper San Juan River basin.

 – Pagosa Weather

 – San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership

 – San Juan Water Enhancement Partnership

 – Creation Care

 – Town of Pagosa Springs, Pagosa Gateway and Yamaguchi Park

 – Mountain Studies Institute

 – Friends of the Upper San Juan River and Pagosa Paddle

 – Colorado Division of Water

 – Colorado State University Extension and Natural Resources

“This Is Your Watershed: Upper San Juan River” is a series of three short videos by local filmmaker Christi Bode of Moxiecran Media. The first, “The Value of Snow,” was released in September. The second, “The Waterways that Connect Us,” will premiere on November 18.

The doors open at 5:30 pm and the films begin at 6:30 pm. A panel of water experts, who appear in the films, will discuss water issues and address audience comments and questions.

Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts will provide a cash bar, and SJWCD will provide finger foods in the front room. PSCA will stay open a little longer, so that water conversations can continue.

Colorado Water Conservation District and San Juan Water Conservancy District provided funds to make the film series. The mission of SJWCD is to be an active leader in all issues affecting the water resources of the Upper San Juan River Basin.

SJWCD works to protect San Juan River health and all local water uses – agricultural, environmental, recreational, economic, and municipal. More information can be found at www.sjwcd.org.