SIA/WRRC Brown Bag
Date/Time: April 6, 12:00 p.m.
Location: Sky Island Alliance Office, (406 S 4th Avenue, Tucson)
Speaker: Julia Fonseca, Environmental Planning Manager, Pima County
Is water really life, as reflected in public values and principles? Fresh water in an increasingly arid region like ours is important, but seeing or having access to surface water has many different meanings and uses to different people. This presentation will explore some of those meanings using local examples. Our laws and policies for surface water are based on certain shared values and uses. What are the values and principles embodied in policies for the care of water? How do they differ from the values and principles that govern water-dependent wildlife? What are the consequences of these differences, in relation to the economy and the policies for both water and wildlife?