Fridays 10-12 Noon
January 16 through March 5, 2004
D.O.C. House
Many of us see the Connecticut during our regular travels in the valley, and this course will help you get to know more of its complexity. Starting with the Connecticut River, we will try to see more clearly how rivers influence our lives and how society influences the river. To do this we will read and discuss a bit of science, law, economics and politics (hopefully not Presidential). The discussion will be based on material to be found in a collection developed for this class and other material discovered by the participants.
Each of you will be asked to select a river (stream) and prepare a brief (6-7 minute) presentation. In addition, you will report on the water issues in an area, such as California, the Middle East, Afghanistan, or China, where water is one of the resources which cause serious conflict.
In the process, we can begin to see a web of connections that suggests, "Everything is connected to Everything."
Class is limited to 20 members.
Peter Richardson For the past fifteen years, Peter has tried to help people and institutions see rivers and streams as living systems. He has also worked on land protection, and hiked. Prior to that he taught high school science and did college admissions.
