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Talking to a wide range of people from concerned citizens to experts in the field of water insecurity all with something valuable to add to the conversation.
Episode 11 of the Power of Water Podcast features Nik White-Access and Conservation Director for the Colorado Whitewater Association. He also owns the Whitewater Workshop where he teaches whitewater kayaking, packrafting and swiftwater rescues. To put it simply, Nik is a really awesome person. Please join us to learn so much really great stuff about rivers, here in Colorado and around the world. He has been on the water on multiple continents, been through the Grand Canyon on the river multiple times. He shares a blend of stories about experiences kayaking and all the cool things you can experience. He also shares on how he works with state legislatures around policies that affect us all. There is so much we covered I cannot do it justice here. Please watch, I am constantly amazed at the incredible people I get to meet. I am a very lucky person, thank you Nik for sharing your time and expertise.
Talking to a wide range of people from concerned citizens to experts in the field of water insecurity all with something valuable to add to the conversation.
Meet Debi Marks with the Off Grid Water Foundation located in the San Luis Valley in Colorado. Debi and the rest of the members of this organization truly understand the incredible importance of access to clean water. And they understand what it means to be in service to others. They are in fact a 501(c)(3) that works to deliver water to those in need, veterans and others. And they have more plans to continue to improve water access in the valley. 'Our approach is rooted in sustainability and reinvestment. Through a combination of earned revenue, grants, and public support, the foundation is able to expand access to water while building long-term community resilience'. I very much enjoyed this conversation and am so very impressed with Debi and how motivated they are to help their Off Grid Community. Debi taught me so much about the valley, how it functions, where their water comes from and so much more. If you are able, and so inclined, please consider donating to them. There are many good causes to support, and getting clean water to those in need is most assuredly one of them.
Talking to a wide range of people from concerned citizens to experts in the field of water insecurity all with something valuable to add to the conversation.
Meet Antonia Malchik. She is simply an exceptional person. She is a highly skilled author. And so much more. Her website description says it best. 'Antonia has written essays and articles for Aeon, The Atlantic, Orion, The Los Angeles Times, High Country News, and a variety of other publications. Her first book, A Walking Life, about the past and future of walking’s role in our shared humanity, is published by Hachette. She is currently working on No Trespassing, a book about ownership, private property, and the theft of the commons past, present, and future. Antonia volunteers for wilderness trail and barbed wire fencing removal crews, spends a lot of time camping and sitting by rivers, advocates for public lands, urban walkability, and affordable housing, and lives in her hometown in northwest Montana'. And I need to add she is steeped in knowledge about wild waters, especially in her home state of Montana. Please join us for exceptional conversation about water, and so much more.
Talking to a wide range of people from concerned citizens to experts in the field of water insecurity all with something valuable to add to the conversation.
In this episode we get to hear from my friend Luis. He is a very impressive person, he and I have had so many awesome conversations. And this one is excellent. Like I do with anyone I can, I asked him to watch a documentary that kind of blew my mind, regarding regenerative farming. On the off chance he could watch it, on the Friday before we were taking a day trip through quite a bit of the mountains, I hoped he could squeeze it in so we could talk about it. He watched it. And showed up with a notepad full of things he learned and stuff we could talk about. Needless to say, we had a great conversation and a great trip. (I got to show him some areas of our Colorado mountains where I spent a lot of time as a young child and even over a year in my late teens and early twenties. Grand County Colorado in many ways helped shape me. So it was great to share that with a friend. And we talked at length about regenerative farming, which led to multiple conversations, watching all the documentaries we know of, on Amazon Prime. Kiss the Ground, Common Ground and Groundswell. I implore you to watch them all, and hey, watch this podcast too, please. We are pretty good at it.
Talking to a wide range of people from concerned citizens to experts in the field of water insecurity all with something valuable to add to the conversation.
Meet my older brother, Michael. Despite us often giving each other a bunch of grief, he is a really good dude and my favorite brother. He travels the word most of the time, so I don't see him much. And though, we keep in touch often, we have lost both our parents and for all intents and purposes (except obviously for my two amazing sons and some friends who are basically like family) he is my only other family and I appreciate having him in my life. He cares, like I do, very much about other generations and what we are leaving them. He is a good steward of the planet. We talk a lot about water, and all the surrounding issues, his experiences with that in so so many different places. He lives a life many envy. I am proud of, and happy for him that he carved out such an amazing life and grateful I get the inside scoop. Please enjoy and feel free to message him how lucky he is to have a brother like me. You can find him online, pretty much everywhere.
Talking to a wide range of people from concerned citizens to experts in the field of water insecurity all with something valuable to add to the conversation.
This is episode Six of the Power of Water Podcast featuring Geologist Omar Barbot. Omar walks us through his work in Arizona helping clients gain access to water through drilling and testing. Its best to let him tell so I don't explain it wrong. I was able to learn so much about this process and was able to ask questions I have wondered about. He also went down some other paths with me around water and how we protect and manage this critical resource. We also discuss my favorite topic of desalination. Please follow his content on Tik Tok at barbot_explorer. He will teach you some pretty great stuff. He can also be found on Instagram.
Talking to a wide range of people from concerned citizens to experts in the field of water insecurity all with something valuable to add to the conversation.
In this episode we talk with Anthony Halcyon a Senior Environmental /Member of the Explorers Club (you need to learn about this) and a self published fiction writer. Anthony and I talk about multiple issues around water and soil and the ocean and desalination and much more. Anthony is most certainly a well trained and highly skilled scientist he is also a Storyteller. That makes for an excellent conversation. This is Anthony's technical side: I am a passionate scientist and explorer with a master's degree in Soil and Water Science, actively working at the intersection of water conservation, environmental stewardship, and innovative research. I also have experience in many areas of laboratory analysis through the County's Environmental Lab, such as microbiology, suspended and volatized solids, and Biological Oxygen Demand testing. And this is his story teller, passionate creative side: Additionally, I have a deep passion for storytelling, writing science fiction and fantasy that explores the unknown and challenges the boundaries of human potential. I am always looking for the next challenge to further develop and consider myself a lifelong pursuer of knowledge. My mission is to blend scientific curiosity with practical innovation, always pushing the limits of exploration. Take me at my word on this, Anthony is someone you want to know. Please take a moment to share this with someone you know that likes to learn, be entertained and be inspired.
Please visit Anthony's site at anthony-halcyon.com to learn more about him.
Talking to a wide range of people from concerned citizens to experts in the field of water insecurity all with something valuable to add to the conversation.
Episode 4 features my friend Jared Ewy. He wears a lot of hats and has made himself very knowledgeable on many topics including climate change. He wears many hats, one of which is as host of yonderradio.com a show dedicated to a plethora of topics specific to rural America.
Talking to a wide range of people from concerned citizens to experts in the field of water insecurity all with something valuable to add to the conversation.
This is Episode 3 of The Power of Water featuring my childhood friend Cathleen who left land locked Colorado to make a life for herself near water.
We talk about the health of the ocean, kelp fields and even her experience with the star of the movie (the whale) Keiko. That is a great discussion as well.
She has had a passion for water for most of her life and found her way back. This is long but I promise it is well worth it, especially if you care about the ocean, the environment etc. She has over 20 or more years of experience and knows how to share it. Even if you need to watch it in bits, it really is worth it.
Talking to a wide range of people from concerned citizens to experts in the field of water insecurity all with something valuable to add to the conversation.
This episode is with my friend Josh in Massachusett's
Josh turns his hand at many things, here he talks about aquaponics and
we veer off in to some other really cool stuff.
His website is https://killercatfish.com/
Definitely worth a visit
Talking to a wide range of people from concerned citizens to experts in the field of water insecurity all with something valuable to add to the conversation.
This first episode features my college friend of more years than we care to think about. Mike is a man of many skills (he is an architect and so much more). He is also self taught on the official drought monitor website.
His architect website is https://www.ts-arch.net/