Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic For the West

Film - Documentary | October 9 | 7-9 p.m. | 112 Wurster Hall

Panelist/Discussants: Mark Decena, Award-winning Director of Watershed; Phil Williams, Distinguished Technical Advisor, ESA/Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd.; Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco, Natural Resources Defense Council

Sponsor: Dept. of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning

Executive produced and narrated by Robert Redford, and directed by award-winning filmmaker, Mark Decena, WATERSHED tells the story of the threats to the once-mighty Colorado River and offers solutions for the future of the American West. The most dammed, dibbed, and diverted river in the world, the Colorado struggles to support thirty million people. Can we meet the needs of a growing population in the face of rising temperatures and lower rainfall in an already arid land? Can we find harmony amongst the competing interests of cities, agriculture, industry, recreation, wildlife, and indigenous communities with rights to the water?

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Phil Williams (PWA-ESA) and Barry Nelson (NRDC), both with long experience in Colorado River issues, and Q&A with the director, Mark Decena.

See www.watershedmovie.com for trailer and more information on the film. Presented by the Dept of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning.

Event Contact: maclark@berkeley.edu, 510-643-9335