Agriculture to urban water transfers
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2014-11-04
Authors
Wallace, George, author
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Presentation covers: Changing the way we think about the water used by agriculture; benefits provided by the irrigated landscape; local food supplies are in greater demand; irrigated agriculture in Larimer County produces a wide range of crops; Larimer County farms, ranches provide open space; irrigated ag provides wildlife habitat; and Larimer County production expenses from 2007 USDA census of agricutlure.
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Presented at the Fall 2014 Center for Collaborative Conservation (https://collaborativeconservation.org/) Seminar and Discussion Series, "Perspectives on the Poudre: Working River/Healthy River", November 4, 2014, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. This fall semester's bi-weekly Seminar and Discussion Series focuses on the Poudre River and its watershed, its ecological needs, and how it is used to supply water for agriculture and urban needs. Presenters will highlight their topics and engage participants in dialogue. The series will culminate in a "world café" - campus and community open dialogue about the Poudre.
Dr. Wallace was a professor in WCNR and the director of the Center for Protected Area Management and Training (CPMAT). His areas of expertise include land use planning, park and protected area planning and management, private land conservation, and the human dimensions of natural resource management. As founder and former director of CPMAT, he supervised and participated in many technical assistance, training and research projects carried out in both the US and Latin American parks and protected areas over two decades. He is a US member of IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and the recipient of the Packard International Parks Merit Award, the Chief of the Forest Service's Rural Community Development award, the Enos Mills Lifetime Achievement Award and the Troxell Award for Distinguished Service to Students. He is the author of 38 peer reviewed publications, 37 technical reports and invited articles, and has given more than 40 invited presentations at conferences. Locally, Dr. Wallace has served on and chaired variety of Larimer County, and Ft. Collins boards and commissions, related to agriculture, planning and natural resources. He served 9 years as a planning commissioner for Larimer County and is in his eighth year on the Larimer County Agricultural Advisory Board and on the Legacy Land Trust Board. He owns and operates a farm/ranch North of Ft. Collins, Colorado. The Wallaces have received both State and County environmental stewardship awards for their conservation and restoration practices on the farm.
PowerPoint presentation.
Dr. Wallace was a professor in WCNR and the director of the Center for Protected Area Management and Training (CPMAT). His areas of expertise include land use planning, park and protected area planning and management, private land conservation, and the human dimensions of natural resource management. As founder and former director of CPMAT, he supervised and participated in many technical assistance, training and research projects carried out in both the US and Latin American parks and protected areas over two decades. He is a US member of IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and the recipient of the Packard International Parks Merit Award, the Chief of the Forest Service's Rural Community Development award, the Enos Mills Lifetime Achievement Award and the Troxell Award for Distinguished Service to Students. He is the author of 38 peer reviewed publications, 37 technical reports and invited articles, and has given more than 40 invited presentations at conferences. Locally, Dr. Wallace has served on and chaired variety of Larimer County, and Ft. Collins boards and commissions, related to agriculture, planning and natural resources. He served 9 years as a planning commissioner for Larimer County and is in his eighth year on the Larimer County Agricultural Advisory Board and on the Legacy Land Trust Board. He owns and operates a farm/ranch North of Ft. Collins, Colorado. The Wallaces have received both State and County environmental stewardship awards for their conservation and restoration practices on the farm.
PowerPoint presentation.