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threedogz
Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 668 Location: Chandler
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Posted: 1/4/2007, 12:51 pm Post subject: A River Reborn - Restoration of Fossil Creek |
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PBS Special coming up
A River Reborn
The Restoration of Fossil Creek
Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 9 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 21 at 5 p.m.
http://www.azpbs.org/bestbets.asp#edens _________________ You can never eat too much candy... |
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Cynhikr
Joined: 09 Jan 2003 Posts: 1197 Location: Tempe, AZ.
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Posted: 1/4/2007, 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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January 17th @ 9PM?
This is what I received on "Eight's" website when I searched by date and time....
http://www.azpbs.org/schedule.htm?display_feed=10&display_format=multifeed&station=KAET&zipcode=&transport=&provider=&feeds=10%2C11600%2C15016&display_date=2007-01-17&display_time=9%3A00pm
But when I searched 'A River Reborn"
The following was retreived...
Eight Pressroom
A RIVER REBORN:
THE RESTORATION OF FOSSIL CREEK
JANUARY 17 AT 9 PM
EIGHT/KAET-TV
In an age of increasing energy needs, what would cause one of Arizona 's largest electric companies to voluntarily remove one of its power-generating dams? The answer is an intricate tapestry of many threads, whose story is told in A River Reborn: The Restoration of Fossil Creek, an Eight/KAET-TV special presentation, airing Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007 at 9 p.m.
Narrated by actor Ted Danson, the documentary tells how Arizona Public Service (APS) and environmental advocates overcame the odds to restore this beautiful river to the people of Arizona . After 100 years of water diversion, a host of partners from environmental advocacy groups, APS, the Yavapai-Apache Nation, resource agency biologists, and NAU scientists gathered to celebrate the return of full flow to Fossil Creek. Despite tension and conflicting interests, APS and dam-removal advocates reached the agreement without court involvement, in what has become an unprecedented display of democracy in action.
In explaining his decision to support decommissioning of the Fossil Creek hydroelectric facility William Post, Chairman of APS, says, “As we looked at the opportunity to give the residents of the state of Arizona a perennial stream in the desert … there is no option to that. We can find other ways to generate electricity. We cannot find other perennial streams in the desert.”
Fossil Creek is among the brightest jewels of Arizona 's Rim Country. It is one of the last free-flowing, year-around streams in Arizona , a magnificent ribbon of life in the high desert. The restoration of this critical watershed has drawn wide attention, not only in Arizona but across the U.S. , and is emblematic of a far-reaching change in the public attitude toward rivers and dams.
“Today, people in the Southwest and throughout the country are reassessing the use of precious water resources,” said Dr. Stefan Sommer, Executive Producer of A River Reborn . “They are seeking to balance the fulfillment of human needs with protection of the natural systems that support human life. Fossil Creek is a focal point for this reassessment; it reveals both the challenges and opportunities associated with riparian restoration.”
Narrator Ted Danson grew up in Flagstaff and has a deep interest in environmental issues in his native state. “The Fossil Creek story provides a beacon of hope and an inspiring model for the restoration of degraded streams and waterways,” says Danson. “Even now, as a work in progress, Fossil Creek stands out as one of the most important and promising environmental restoration projects in the history of the American Southwest.”
A River Reborn chronicles both the natural and human history of the scenic waterway. It introduces scientists who have studied Fossil Creek's outstanding biological and geological features, environmental advocates who have fought for its restoration, Federal and state resource managers who are working to establish it as a refuge for threatened native fish, and officials at APS, the utility that ran the hydroelectric facilities for a century.
kurt _________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
---Benjamin Franklin
"I wonder what ole' Ben would've thought of the TSA and photo-radar?" -- cynhikr |
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Shawn I'll sell you map to Lost Dutchman mine!
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 2592 Location: Ahwatukee, AZ
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Posted: 1/4/2007, 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if Mr Post has the same sentiments regarding the Colorado River and Glen Canyon . . . . . _________________ The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see. |
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ck1
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 1331 Location: Mesa
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Posted: 1/4/2007, 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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I saw this film at the Prescott Creeks festival a month or so ago. It's entertaining. It runs a bit long, but the film does an excellent job of celebrating the restoration of the creek. _________________ -Colin
"The Journey is the Destination" |
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GTG Was lost but now am found
Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 2387 Location: Peoria, Arizona, originally from Rocket City, USA
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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If you're interested in seeing this, don't forget it plays tonight y'all.
GTG _________________ Good things come to those who walk. |
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azhiker96
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1419
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reminder! _________________ It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. -- Carl Sagan |
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rayhiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2005 Posts: 86
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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Missed it! How was it? |
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 1/18/2007, 5:51 am Post subject: |
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I fell asleep watching it, but TIVO'd it, so will watch it whenever now. |
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PageRob
Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 859 Location: Page, Az.
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Posted: 1/18/2007, 6:05 am Post subject: |
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Got back from watching the birds too late to see it - any good? _________________ Anywhere is within walking distance if you spend the time. |
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threedogz
Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 668 Location: Chandler
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Posted: 1/18/2007, 6:32 am Post subject: |
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I recorded it and watched it. It was awesome, but I'm into stuff like that. _________________ You can never eat too much candy... |
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azhiker96
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1419
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Posted: 1/18/2007, 7:15 am Post subject: |
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I enjoyed it. It was interesting to see the steps they took to renew the creek after deciding to decomm. the power plants. It was also good to find out they're spending the money ($3.8M I think) to removed the structures and restore the area. _________________ It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. -- Carl Sagan |
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