The Allure of Water - Art Show, Reception, Film Screening

Friday, Spetember 11, 2009 - 6-9pm - Wimberley Community Center

6:00pm Registration
6-7 – View Art,

enjoy appetizers by Linda Allen, wine & beer from Wimberley Valley Spirits, water and Music of Love,Light and Rain provided by Harvey and Sharon Trahan

Kathleen O’Connell, Shiila Safer and Dan Gauthier have put together for you an amazing collection of water inspired art. Spend some time with these pieces and let their beauty, fun and energy move you. Some are for sale. Some are here just to inspire you.

6:15 pm Quick Draw Artists begin their work
5 artists, aged 6 to 82, scramble to create from scratch – while you watch – a water-inspired piece of art that YOU can take home if in the end you are the successful bidder.

7:00 Passion, Art and the Natural World – David Baker
I grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and attended the University of Missouri on a football scholarship. I went on to study painting and pursue a career in art at the Kansas City Art Institute. I have two beautiful children Jacob and Jessica who grew up on Cypress Creek. I have lived in Wimberley near Jacob’s Well since 1988. In 1990 I started the Dancing Waters Inn Retreat at Jacob’s Well and in 199 6 founded the non-profit 501c3 Wimberley Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) to focus on advocating and protecting the aquifers, watersheds, springs and stream flows of the Wimberley Valley and the Texas Hill Country.

I have served as executive director of the WVWA for the past 10 years and am most proud of my work to consolidate, purchase and preserve 55 acres of land surrounding the spring known as Jacob’s Well. My efforts as executive director have been focused on leading environmental education programs, advancing organizational growth, and grant writing and fundraising. I have worked to design and implement water quality monitoring and scientific research programs, manage land protection and restoration programs, and network with community leaders and local land owners to develop sustainable land use programs and policy initiatives.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District -Vice President, District 4
The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association – Executive Director
Hill Country Alliance Board of Directors
Hays County Habitat Conservation Plan Stakeholders Committee
Hays County Water and Wastewater Master Plan Committee
Hays County Parks and Open Space Advisory Board
Hays County 2025 Blue Ribbon Transportation Planning Committee
Envision Central Texas Board of Directors
Texas Spring Alliance Board of Directors
Village of Wimberley, Water and Wastewater Advisory Board
San Antonio Austin Corridor Council - Land & Green Space Committee
FEMA Mitigation Planning Committee
Hill Country Land Trust Founding Board Member
Texas Land Trust Council Member
Texas Center for Policy Studies - Round Table Steering Committee

7:20 Water Solutions Around the World – Peter Holter
“Without a conservative and careful relationship to our soils, wetlands diminish, river flows are reduced, and water becomes precious….”

Peter Holter will provide brief overview comments on water solutions around the world – and the role Holistic Management is playing in improving water conditions.

Peter Holter was named Chief Executive Officer of Holistic Management International (HMI) in January 2008, after 2 years as a management consultant to the organization. He comes to HMI with over 30 years in the private business sector, in senior management positions. He grew up working on ranches in Northern and Central California. He has a strong interest in ranching/farming and the mission of HMI, as well as in the strategy of social entrepreneurship where business disciplines are brought to the non-profit sector.

After college, Peter joined the corporate world, rising to VP of a large San Francisco firm by age 29. He then started his own company, and, as president/CEO, grew it to include offices in San Francisco, New York City, Salt Lake City and Santa Fe. Many of his clients in that business were large agricultural producers in Central California’s San Joaquin Valley.

After 15 years growing his own firm, he sold it, and became part of an investment group, where, as president/CEO, he led the successful turnaround of two companies – one a national manufacturing firm, the other an insurance based health/wellness company operating in 4 western states. He has also served as an advisor providing management counsel and investment analysis on early stage investments in the agricultural, construction and hospitality industries.

At HMI, Peter oversees every aspect of the organization, including relations with affiliate groups in Texas and the U.S, Canada, Australia, and Africa.

7:40-8:40 The First Millimeter: Healing the Earth  film screening
The film features ranchers and farmers managing holistically, explaining how grazing animals and working with nature can return land to health. Also included are interviews with leading scientists, revealing the importance of healing land in the areas of soil health, ecosystem diversity and global climate change: Healing the Earth will reveal the powerful role that healthy land plays in the fight against global warming.

8:40 film effect
8:45 Quick Draw ends
8:45-9:00 Quick Draw Auction – Amy Normand & Peter Holter
Amy Normand is Executive Director of Holistic Management Texas. She lives in Johnson City and grew up in Wimberley. Her brother Dirk joins her in taking a look at the art and artists of the Quick Draw event and auctioning these pieces as a fund-raiser for the artists and for Holistic Management Texas.

9:00 adjourn

For Love of Water

FLOW of Appreciation, Awareness and Action for a Sustainable Future

Saturday, Spetember 12, 2009 - 9am - 5pm - Wimberley Community Center

8:30 am - registration, coffee, orange juice and homemade cinnamon rolls and the sound of water from the didgeridoo of Omid Aski Laridjani

9:15am – Welcome - HMI Texas president Peggy Maddox
Peggy Maddox is president of the statewide nonprofit Holistic Management Texas, sponsor of this event. HMI Texas is “Transforming people’s relationship with the land through awareness of its impact on every aspect of life, using the power of Holistic Management. Peggy conducts a workshop on Holistic management in the afternoon sessions.

9:30 – Master of Ceremonies – Amy Normand
Amy is Executive Director of Holistic Management Texas (HMI Texas).

9:35 – Land Stewardship and water - J. David Bamberger
J.David Bamberger is well known for his ground-breaking work in land stewardship on his Selah Bamberger Ranch in Johnson City. This year he was awarded the Aldo Leopold Award for outstanding land stewardship. Bamberger will talk about the journey he took to restore a worn out piece of land to a thriving water catchment.

10:20 – Surprise guest! with Dr. Emoto's short film of water crystals growing to music of Puccini's Madame Butterfly sung
by Maria Callas

10:35 - Panel of Experts - Bob Ochoa moderator
Bob Ochoa is a journalist in Wimberley, producing the online “Roundup”

     Using Wimberley as a case study, we look at central Texas options and dilemma
            • Water in Texas- An Overview - Eric Mendleman
This presentation provides an overview of water resource issues in Texas with a focus on the driving forces behind our water resource challenges. 

Mr. Mendelman is a Program Manager with the River Systems Institute (RSI) at Texas State University- San Marcos.  His responsibilities include coordinating the Initiative for Watershed Excellence, grant management and organizational development.  Prior to his work on the Initiative, Mr. Mendelman served as Texas Stream Team Director from 1999-2006.  Prior to coming to Texas State University, Mr. Mendelman served as Team Leader for both the TCEQ’s Texas Watch (now known as Texas Stream Team) and Quality Assurance and Fiscal Monitoring Programs.  Prior to his work with TCEQ, Mr. Mendelman directed grassroots election and issue campaigns across the country for Clean Water Action, a national, state and local non-profit organization based in Washington, DC.   Mr. Mendelman received his BAS from Harvard University in 1982 with a concentration in Political Theory.

            • Current and  Future Water Concerns for TX - Dr. Laura Stroup
Texas currently has one of the highest population growth rates in the U.S (TWDB 2007).  This human population growth is driven by Sunbelt and amenity migration, a high job growth rate, and state demographic characteristics that include a high birthrate.  Despite booming regional development, the State Comptroller, Susan Combs, recently released a report warning of the looming potential water shortage extrapolated from examining the trends in the 2007 State Water Plan.  Combs claims, “Texas’ population is growing at nearly twice the national rate and it is estimated that by 2060 there will be more than 46 million people living in Texas, and the state will need ample water supplies to serve them.  According to the Texas Water Development Board demand for water will increase 27 percent by 2060 and if demand is not met it could cost businesses and workers in the state approximately $9.1 billion per year by 2010 and $98.4 billion per year by 2060” (Combs 2009, pp. 1).  These challenges, along with those stemming from global environmental change, will stress existing state institutional capacity to maintain diverse and often conflicting water-related services.  This short talk will address some strategies to contend with these challenges while maintaining public and ecosystem values for water resources that contribute to our quality of life in Texas.

Dr. Laura Stroup is Assistant Professor of Geography at Texas State University—San Marcos.  Her specializations include water resources and their management in the U.S., physical geography, and environmental policy.  Current research examines how diverse U.S water managers and stakeholders adapt water management practices to climate variability and change, most recently regarding Central Texas water utility decision-makers.

            • Managing Land and Water Together - Robert Potts 
Robert will address the individual and collective management of land as part of the water resource.
Robert Potts is president of The Dixon Water Foundation, former general manager of the Edwards Aquifer Authority, a vice-president at The Nature Conservancy and is an attorney specializing in natural resources.

            • How Groundwater Management Decisions are Made - Ron Fieseler
Ron Fieseler is a licensed Professional Geoscientist and has over twenty years experience working for groundwater districts. Twelve of these years were spent at the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District in Austin where he served as the Field Operations Manager with secondary duties as the Senior Staff Administrator. Since January 2002, Ron Fieseler has served as the General Manger for the Blanco-Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District. He is also a member of the Lower Colorado Regional Water Planning Group (Region K) and, most recently, the Coordinator for Groundwater Management Area 9.
           

            • Choices for Thirsty Cities -  Liz Sumter

What do community leaders do if their population is growing beyond the water supply? What are the options and the infrastructure requirements to support those options? How are thiose decisions made?

Elected to office of Hays County Judge in November, 2006, Liz Sumter presides over the Hays County Commissioners Court. Against a backdrop of increasingly rapid development throughout Hays County, Liz took office on a platform of proactive growth management and good governance.

Born in 1959, Liz has been a Hays County resident since 1983. She and her husband, Terry, have owned and operated Fortress Builders and Sumter Services for 13 years. Liz holds a Bachelors Degree in Liberal Arts, a Masters Degree in public administration and additional education and training in technology education. Prior to the formation of her own companies, Liz held positions with the Public Information Office of the City of Austin and the Treasurers Office of the State of Texas.

As the Founder of the Wimberley Builders Association, Liz served as its first president. She has also served as a member of the Police Emergency Review Board for the City of Austin, chair of the Water and Wastewater Board for the Village of Wimberley, member of the Hays County Redistricting Committee, and founder and spokesperson for the Wimberley Neighbors for Healthy Water. Additionally, Liz served as a member of the Comprehensive Plan Committee for the City of Woodcreek.

Liz is a recipient of the 2007 Trail Blazer Award from the Calaboose African American History Museum and the Stewardship Award from the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association. She is listed in Who's Who Book of Honor, Who's Who in Executives and Professionals, and Outstanding Young Women of America. She is also an alumnus of the Leadership Texas program. As a representative of Hays County, Liz serves on the Board of Directors of the County Chief Executives of America, as well as the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning, Bail Bond Board, Juvenile Board, Capital Area Council of Governments, Rural Capital Area Workforce Development Board, Envision Central Texas and the Hays Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

   Questions from the audience for any or all of the panelists will be written on cards for the freedom of anonymous asking

12-1:15 - Break for lunch - participants pick up their box lunch and head for:

         a picnic on Community Center Grounds at the Patsy Glenn Bird Refuge
         watch The Mystery of Water film in one of the breakout rooms
         visit the trade show in Johnson Hall
         join a discussion group in a breakout room
       learn from the rainfall simulation and picnic hike to Blue Hole
Master Naturalists Karen Archer and Jamie Kinscherff
Blue Hole has long been a destination in the Texas Hill Country for swimming, camping, and enjoying nature along spring-fed Cypress Creek, often being named one of Texas’ top ten swimming holes. The village of Wimberley and others are working hard to create a regional park on 126 acres. Take this hike with Master Naturalist volunteers and learn all you can of the flora and fauna along the trail. The hike extends into the first workshop session. You may stay on the hike or race back to take one of the 1:15 workshops.

The Hays County chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist™ program is dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within our communities through the formation of a corps of trained volunteers. To achieve these goals, the Hays County Master Naturalist (HCMN) chapter provides training and volunteer opportunities to individuals who wish to learn about and promote the sustainable use, conservation, and maintenance of our natural resources and who afterward are willing to continue serving as volunteers in such endeavors. The program is presented through a collaborative effort of professionals from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and other organizations, as well as past students of the Master Naturalist Program. HCMN is a chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist program, a statewide organization sponsored jointly by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas AgriLife Extension Service. The web site is www.haysmn.org.

To gain the designation of a Master Naturalist, you must participate in an approved chapter training program with a minimum of 40 hours of combined field and classroom instruction, obtain 8 contact hours of approved advanced training, and complete 40 hours of volunteer service. Upon starting the initial training program, you have a maximum of one year in which to complete their 40 hours of volunteer service and 8 hours of advanced training. To retain the Texas Master Naturalist title during each subsequent year, volunteers must complete 8 additional hours of advanced training and provide an additional 40 hours of volunteer service.

        

1:15 - 4 pm  Small Group Workshops

                                                               1:15  Workshops
Rainwater Harvesting -  Alan Rossing and Karen Ford
Alan Rossing will provide information and discussion of the best practices and options to consider when preparing to install a rainwater system.  Commissioner Karen Ford will provide information on financial incentives for rainwater catchment systems as an alternative or supplement to traditional water supply methods. Alan is co-owner of Rossing’s, Inc. dba Lakota Water Company.  He has been in the water industry since 1984 and has designed, installed and serviced all types and sizes of water systems (industrial, ultrapure, bottled water, dialysis and agricultural).

Drawing the Aboriginal Way  - Omid Aski Laridjani
CREATIVE INSTINCTS: HOW TO CONNECT YOUR HEART TO LOCAL NATURE PATTERNS:       Omid will share aboriginal wisdom exploring water and the unlimited patterns she has for us to heal and become connected with our surroundings in a joyful co~creative dance.  Have fun learning to draw the aboriginal way! Experience creative connection as an indigenous native in your own land!

Omid Aski Laridjani was born in Tehran, Iran and has lived in the US since 1983.  He now lives in Austin and is a musician, artist, teacher and web designer.  His passion for learning cultures has led him to Brazil and to Australia, where he was adopted by       the Yolngu aborigines, the Galpu clan of northern east Arnhem land.  He learned the didgeridoo and the Yolngu 40,000 year old culture of complex rhythms and art.  He started the “love our springs community ceremony”  www.bartonsprings.net in 2006  to bring love and appreciation to water and to encourage community to join together in creativity to be empowered as natives, the indigenous of our own land.  Omid’s latest passion is “nature instinct,” a program for children, to share with them early their natural connection to their environment through drawing, song and dance.

Water Conservation – Malcolm Beck
The only answer to our water problems is for the ranchers, farmers and home owners to study and understand the design of nature and operate within those conservation laws.  Mr. Beck will provide an overview of this guiding principle to conservation.

Malcom Beck, the founder of Garden-Ville, is a long-time member of HMI Texas and the compost guru of Texas. For decades he has focused on how to achieve and permanently maintain the finest soil quality. 

Water for Wildlife – Andrea Dravigne
Wildlife need water, too!  We can all help conserve and provide water for our local wildlife right in our own backyard.  Learn about how to create a water garden, container water garden, rainwater harvesting and water conservation techniques in and around the house so that we may all have a clean and reliable source of this very precious resource.

Andrea is a horticulturist and environmental educator. She has been connecting people with nature and educating local communities on habitat conservation and wildlife gardening for over 15 years. She is the Regional Education Manager of the Gulf States Natural Resource Center and has a B.S. in Horticulture and an MEd. from Texas State University.

Making Yard Signs for Conservation (family track)-- Matt Heinemann
This active workshop will let children and adults create unique signs to stick in their yard and let the world know they are practicing water conservation.

Matt Heinemann is currently working with the community through Wimberley Valley Watershed Association.

                                                                  2:15 Workshops
Flows Legislation - Jennifer Ellis
With our population continuing to boom, and more and more water being withdrawn from our rivers to meet increasing demands, this has left the future health of our rivers and bays at risk. The Texas Legislature has taken actions to formally recognize the importance of our natural heritage and the economic engine that healthy river and bay systems support. In 2007 a new state law was passed that finally lays out a comprehensive approach to addressing the issue of environmental flow protection that is so critical to Texas' water resources and all who depend on them. How much water needs to flow?

Jennifer Ellis is outreach coordinator for National Wildlife Federation’s Texas Living Waters project and is actively involved in this evolving legislation.

It’s All Water & It’s All Good - David Venhuizen
This workshop is about integrated water management and that can enhance overall water use efficiency.  The presenter will cover rainwater harvesting as both a water supply strategy and as a contribution to stormwater management, LID stormwater management, with an emphasis on holding more water on the land and preserving the hydrologic integrity of the site, and reuse-focused decentralized concept “waste” water management as a strategy to maximize the reuse value of water in a range of settings.

David Venhuizen has promoted the use of “innovative” and “alternative” wastewater management concepts for almost two decades.  His work initially focused upon collective wastewater systems.  Recognizing problems inherent in conventional mechanical-biological technologies and the “regional” management philosophy favored by most engineers and system operators, he formulated a “decentralized concept” of wastewater management. He is a Registered Professional Engineer: State of Texas, and a Licensed Irrigator, State of Texas, 1987.  He has the following degrees: B.S. Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, and  B.S. Liberal Arts & Sciences--Biology Major from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1970, M.S. Civil Engineering from University of Texas at Austin, 1975.

Political Activism:  Making Your Voice Heard - Dorothy Knight, Jim McMeans, Bob Ochoa
Becoming aware of the need to protect the environment is the first step in political activism.  The next step is organizing or find existing organizations that enable individuals to take positive action to protect natural resources.  This workshop will provide information on the environmental activism of the League of Women Voters—Wimberley Valley (LWVWV), the Citizens Alliance for Responsible Development (CARD), and the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association (WVWA).  Presenters will discuss the mission and history of each organization, its responses to specific environmental crises, and the opportunities for involvement in the activities of these organizations.

Dorothy Knight is a retired educator and former Program Director at the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin.  She continues to work in the field of education and has become active in the environmental protection movement in Wimberley, serving as Vice President of the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association and Vice President of the League of Women Voters—Wimberley Valley.

Jim McMeans is a Hill Country property owner for 13 years and a resident for 6 years.  He is a retired civil engineer and graduate of UT Austin.  He was public works director for the cities of Grand Prairie and Hurst.  He is a consulting engineer with two Fort Worth engineering firms.  He has been an active volunteer in Wimberley, serving as president of the Wimberley Valley Habitat for Humanity, and an active member of the Wimberley Lions Club and Hays County Master Naturalists.  He was the driving force in creating the Citizen’s Alliance for Responsible Development (CARD) in 2008.

Bob Ochoa is a journalist in Wimberley. He will help participants learn to write good letters to the editor and other uses of the press to forward an agenda.

Planning a Canoe Trip to Devil’s River - Matt Heinemann
Water for recreation is a big part of the quality of life many of us desire. Matt Heinemann celebrates this recreation by canoeing. Join him in the fun of planning a trip down the Devil’s River in west Texas. The Devil's River is one of the most beautiful, unspoiled rivers in Texas. It is spring fed and flows over solid limestone, so flows and depth increase as it moves downstream. Water quality is among the very best in the State of Texas. It truly is an oasis in the desert. The river offers a good mix of slow, deep pools separated by brief rapids. The rapids range from Class I and II, but several larger rapids could be Class III in high water.

TX Water Issues and Central Texas Water Sources - Mike Mecke

Mike Mecke is a San Antonio native, recently retired to Kerrville. He earned his B.S. from Texas A&M University in Ag Education & Biology, his M.S. from U. of Wyoming in Rangeland Ecology & Watershed Mgt., and his PhD studies again at TAMU in Rangeland Ecology & Mgt. Mike spent six years with TX Ag Extension & TX Water Resources Institute as Water Programs Specialist for West Texas & parts of central TX; 10 years with San Antonio Water System as Water Resources Planner and Coordinator Agricultural Conservation Program working with Edwards Aquifer in western and watershed counties; Range Conservationist, NRCS-USDA at Victoria, Brady and Robert Lee, TX. (9 yrs.); Bureau of Indian Affairs, USDI Rangeland Mgr. Arizona & New Mexico; 3 yrs. Irrigated Lands Mgr. in Wyoming (6yrs.). Mike is co-founder TX Riparian Association.

 

Water Explorations (family track)- Pam Chamberlain
Discovery education that children of all ages will enjoy.  Experiential learning - all about water –how much do we have on Earth? What is condensation? Evaporation? Sediment? Groundwater? Families can work together, exploring and reflecting like scientists together.

Pam Chamberlain works for BRIT (Botanical Research Institute of Texas) in north TX, whose long range educational planning emphasizes family events.

                                                                 3:15 Workshops

The Water Budget:  Adrian Vogl

Ensuring sustainable water resources for the future of Central Texas involves understanding the sources of fresh water, how much and in what ways water is used, and how best to enable the existing water budget to resemble the natural system’s water budget.  In this interactive workshop, participants will learn the water cycle and the availability of water globally and regionally.  We will discuss ways to live within the water budget both as individuals and as a community.

Adrian Vogl is a Ph.D. candidate in Aquatic Resources at Texas State University.  She has been active in water resources research and planning through the Watershed Science Lab at Texas State University and the Cypress Creek Project in Wimberley.  Her work involves developing science-based tools for decision support and participatory community planning to promote sustainable and healthy communities.

Xeriscape: Not Just Cactus and Gravel Anymore: Tim Thompson

Tim Thompson will talk about how to plan and execute a landscape that is hardy, beautiful, and uses our precious water wisely. Use of native plants, soil building, exposure, drainage, and temporary irrigation, will all be on the discussion menu.

Horticulturist Tim Thompson has worked in nearly every facet of the industry since 1967, including orchid breeding, landscape design, as well as grower, wholesale, and retail greenhouses. After working in nurseries in Albuquerque and North  Texas, he has managed the garden center at King Feed for the past 21 years. He writes a column for the Wimberley New and Views and publishes a monthly gardening newsletter available at King Feed.

Holistic Managemen: The Basics - Peggy Maddox

This session will look at the differences between conventional decision making and the Holistic Management decision making framework.  Why does one need to change to a holistic view on the world?  What does defining the whole and writing a Holistigoal have to do with providing for a sustainable future?   Come check it out.  It’ll be fun.

Peggy Maddox is Director of Education & Public Relations for Holistic Management International West Ranch.  The ranch, located southwest of Ozona, Texas, is a learning site for Holistic Management.  Peggy and her husband, Joe, are long time practitioners of Holistic Management.  Peggy is a retired public school teacher, Holistic Management certified educator, creator of the Kids on Land programs, and currently serves as President of HMI Texas.

Water Meditation Art -  Shilla Safer
These guided meditations take you upon a unique journey, an experience of reconnection.  Writing and drawing with the non-dominant hand helps you express yourself in a whole new way.  If you love nature or want to deepen your connection to the mysteries of the natural world, this is for you.

Shiila Safer is a Creativity Coach, Poet, Watercolorist, Meditation Instructor, and member of the Earthtribe.  She is co-owner of the fascinating Wimberley business, All About Image, print shop/art gallery/local creativity center.  She studied in-depth with noted art therapist and author, Dr. Lucia Capacchione, and works with people of all ages to tap into the wisdom, clarity and authenticity of the right brain.  Shiila has helped many explore their identity through playful forms of creative expression. She combines an understanding of psychology with a passion for art and a deep reverence for the Earth.

Water Critters / Freshwater Springs (family track) - Chad Norris
Aquatic critters workshop:
This workshop includes a review of the common aquatic critters found in Central Texas.  A presentation will include pictures and information about the major macroinvertebrate groups, their importance to aquatic ecosystems, and what they can tell us about the health of a waterbody.  The presentation will be preceded and followed by a display of some real life critters collected from local waterbodies.
Chad Norris earned his B.S. in Geology from University of Houston and a M.S. in Aquatic Biology from Southwest Texas State.  He works as an aquatic biologist for the TPWD Water Resources Branch.

Back to plenary in Johnson Hall

4:15  Understanding Our Part In All This -    Irene Klaver
We have spent the weekend recognizing that we value our water in so many different ways and that those values lead to a vision of the future that can drive our actions today. Everything we have learned here this weekend will make a difference in our lives and our water resources; our ideas and actions can expand outward to affect other communities, Texas and the globe.

Irene Klaver is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Texas, where she serves as Director of the Philosophy of Water Issues. She initiated The Philosophy of Water project http://www.water.unt.edu/ to approach water issues at the interface of cultural, social-political, philosophic and scientific analyses.

5:00     Adjourn

FLOW: Sunday Celebration at Jacob’s Well

10 am   Ceremony and blessing of the water  - Jacob’s Well
rain chanting with Will Taegel, ceremony with HeatherAsh Amara, Shawn Greathouse, Kathleen O’Connell    
After the ceremony -   Potluck lunch at Camp Jacob - bring a dish to share