Smithsonian Water/Ways Exhibit - Bisbee
2018-06-20 10:00 - 16:00, 2018-06-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2018-06-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2018-06-17 10:00 - 16:00, 2018-06-16 10:00 - 16:00, 2018-06-15 10:00 - 16:00, 2018-06-14 10:00 - 16:00, 2018-06-13 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Phoenix) and 11 more dates | Laura-Tohe-Headshot
The Water/Ways exhibit is open daily from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Learn more on the Water/Ways website.
http://waterwaysaz.org/water-ways/explore-bisbee-water-ways-programs/

Water Conservation for Kids # 2 - Bisbee
2018-06-20 09:30 - 11:00 | Bisbee Boys and Girls Club, 405 Arizona St, Bisbee, 85603, United States
Water Conservation for Kids # 2
Date and Time: Wednesday, June 20th, 9:30 (participation limited; first come-first serve)
Venue or Location: Bisbee Boys & Girls Club
Community Partners: The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension’s WaterWise and Energy Smart Program, the Bisbee Boys & Girls Club, the City of Bisbee
Description: An interactive workshop for kids on how they can be involved in water conservation. The outdoor workshops will focus on rainwater harvesting and making contemporary ‘Papago’ ollas.
Info: http://waterwaysaz.org/events/water-conservation-for-kids-2/

Bisbee’s Long “Bromance” with Water - Bisbee
2018-06-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Christine Coe
Bisbee’s Long “Bromance” with Water
Date and Time Tuesday, June 19th, 5:30 – 7:00
Venue or Location: Copper Queen Library
Community Partners: Copper Queen Library
Description: A presentation of how Bisbee’s 140 years of social and community history intermingled with its water history – its interactions, its impacts, and its creativity. Presented by Amanda Hetro, Curator of Education & Collections, Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum.
More info: http://waterwaysaz.org/events/bisbees-long-bromance-with-water/

Water Conservation for Kids # 1 - Bisbee
2018-06-13 09:30 - 11:00 | Bisbee Boys and Girls Club, 405 Arizona St, Bisbee, 85603, United States
Water Conservation for Kids # 1
Date and Time: Wednesday, June 13th, 9:30 (participation limited; first come-first serve)
Venue or Location: Bisbee Boys & Girls Club
Community Partners: The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension’s WaterWise and Energy Smart Program, the Bisbee Boys & Girls Club
Description: An interactive workshop for kids on how they can be involved in water conservation. This workshop will focus on making water chains to reduce erosional impacts of roof water on building foundations.
Info: http://waterwaysaz.org/events/water-conservation-for-kids-1/

How Bisbee’s Wastewater Treatment Facility Works to Secure our Water Future - Bisbee
2018-06-12 17:30 - 19:30 | Christine Coe
How Bisbee’s Wastewater Treatment Facility Works to Secure our Water Future
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 12th, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Venue or Location: Copper Queen Library
Community Partners: City of Bisbee Administration, City of Bisbee Public Works Department
Description: Faced with the environmental hazard of raw sewage moving from Naco, Sonora, northward, this presentation will interweave the potential of enhancing Bisbee’s San Jose Wastewater Treatment Facility to accept and treat this hazardous flow and reuse the A+ quality effluent to recharge the Naco aquifer, the source of Bisbee’s drinking water, and support the flows in the San Pedro River. Presented by Robert Smith, City Manager, City of Bisbee

FRANK Talks: School Choice in Arizona - Tucson
2018-06-09 11:00 - 12:30 | Pima County Public Library – Main Library, 101 N Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85701, United States
School Choice in Arizona
Dr. Angelina Castagno, Northern Arizona University, Educational Foundations
Arizona is one of the nation’s most “choice friendly” states regarding educational opportunities at the K-12 level. “School choice” is a term for K–12 schooling options in the U.S. describing a wide array of alternatives to public schools, including charter schools. The expansion of charter schools and vouchers (often called educational savings accounts) is not without controversy. Does school choice improve school quality? Does school choice increase educational opportunity for all students? Has school choice fostered the privatization of education in the U.S.? Join us for a FRANK Talk about the policy and practical implications of school choice.

Water Conservation Through Xeriscaping - Bisbee
2018-06-09 09:00 - 10:00 | Goar Park, Bisbee Historic District, Review Alley, Bisbee, 85603, United States
An interactive xeriscaping workshop for adults based on horticultural information appropriate for Cochise County environments.
Supported by our community partners at Cochise County Master Gardeners
More info: http://waterwaysaz.org/events/water-conservation-through-xeriscaping/

FRANK Talks: School Choice in Arizona - Tucson
2018-06-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Kirk-Bear Canyon Library, 8959 E Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson, AZ, 85749, United States

Water/Ways Bisbee Kickoff - Bisbee
2018-06-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Laura-Tohe-Headshot
Join us for the Arizona debut of Water/Ways!
More info on the Water/Ways http://waterwaysaz.org/events/water-ways-bisbee-kickoff/website:
The Water/Ways exhibit will be open through July 15: http://waterwaysaz.org/host-sites/bisbee/

Hydrology and Water Resources 101 - Bisbee
2018-05-22 17:30 - 19:00 | Christine Coe
Tuesday, May 22
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Copper Queen Library
6 Main St, Bisbee, AZ 85603
Hydrology and Water Resources 101 with Victoria Hermosilla
As we move into the 21st century, our water resources and management will need to become more adaptive under the pressures of population growth and less predictable weather patterns. This interactive and discussion-based presentation covers the water cycle, surface water and groundwater basics with considerations of water usage as it relates water & energy and water & food. Victoria will also provide access to groundwater models and other informational displays.
Victoria Hermosilla was born on a small ranch in southern California with five wells that frequently went dry, and discussions of rain, drought, and everything in between. This constant water awareness continued when she moved to Arizona in 2006. She earned an associate’s of science at Cochise Community College then a bachelor’s degree in Hydrogeology from Northern Arizona University. She began working for Clear Creek Associates in 2012 as a field hydrologist where the majority of her work was with the mines and their groundwater contamination challenges. When she wasn’t working in the field, she spent some time volunteering with Watershed Management Group assisting fellow citizens install passive and active rainwater harvesting features. She was inspired to come back to school for a master’s degree after hearing Dr. Tom Meixner speak at the 2015 Arizona Hydrological Symposium. Her initial interest in water stems from her experiences and geography; her continued interest in water stems from not only a desire to have job security, but also to help her community and her country. Her goal is to one day lead the Arizona Department of Water Resources and contribute to the solutions of future.

The Gila: River of History - Tucson
2018-05-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Kirk-Bear Canyon Library, 8959 E Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson, AZ, 85749, United States
Wednesday, May 16
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Kirk-Bear Canyon Library
8959 E Tanque Verde Rd, Tucson, AZ 85749
The Gila: River of History with Gregory McNamee
Six hundred miles long from its source in the mountains of southwestern New Mexico to its confluence with the Colorado River above Yuma, the Gila has been an important avenue for the movement of populations—birds, animals, plants, and peoples—across the desert for millennia. Many cultures have sprung up on its banks, and millions of people depend on the river today—whether they know it or not. Gregory McNamee, author of the prizewinning book Gila: The Life and Death of an American River, presents a biography of this vital resource, drawing on Native American stories, pioneer memoirs, the writings of modern naturalists such as Aldo Leopold and Edward Abbey, and other sources. Think of it as 70 million years of history packed into an entertaining, informative hour.
Gregory McNamee is a writer, editor, photographer, and publisher. He is the author of forty books and of more than five thousand articles and other publications. He is a contributing editor to the Encyclopædia Britannica, a research fellow at the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona, and a lecturer in the Eller School of Management, also at the University of Arizona. For more about him, visit his web page at www.gregorymcnamee.com.
Photo credit: Gila River by Gregory McNamee
For more programs and info about Water/Ways, visit azhumanities.org/waterwaysAZ

FRANK Talks - Eradicating Global Hunger: Is Genetically Modified Food (GMO) a Solution? - Tucson
2018-05-12 11:00 - 12:30 | Pima County Public Library – Main Library, 101 N Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85701, United States
Eradicating Global Hunger: Is Genetically Modified Food (GMO) a Solution?
Julian Kunnie, University of Arizona, Religious Studies/Classics/Africana Studies/Indigenous/Globalization Studies
Technological innovations in the early 21st century have promoted the development of genetically modified seeds and foods, as a potential solution to the crisis of world hunger. Eighty percent of the corn, soy, and cotton cultivated in the U.S. today, is genetically modified. Is GMO seed and food production the best solution to address hunger and food shortages? What are the environmental and agricultural consequences of pervasive GMO seed cultivation in the U.S and abroad? Are GMO’s dangerous? Do GMO’s affect our health and welfare today? Join us for an exploration of the impact of technology on our food and future.
