I'm leading a teen outdoor adventure/environmental research/digital technology storytelling project that may interest members of this discussion. You can follow our Blog during the next 3 weeks http://www.synergia.us/HetchHetchy.html or contact me for a post-expedition report on this pilot project.
We are an expedition of a small group of students, ages 14-18, and 3 adult leaders who are researching the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in the Sierra Nevada mountains of northern California, which has provided water for San Francisco since it was built in the early 1900's. Now the antiquated system, which pipes the water 150 miles to the Bay Area, is in need of replacing at a cost of billions. We'll examine this issue by traveling through the watershed for three weeks on foot and by canoe, meeting with officials, citizens and activists looking at the possibilities and opportunities for collaboration, restoration, and sustainable solutions. We will document our expedition in sound, photos, a live Blog and periodic live local radio interviews. And we'll end our trip at the annual conference of the Sierra Nevada Alliance of grassroots community organizations with a presentation of our findings. You can follow us live on the Web starting next Monday, July 19, 2004. Click on http://www.synergia.us/HetchHetchy.html to meet us, see the watershed from teen eyes and find out what they're finding out about water, mountains, river and themselves. Please pass this information along to anyone you think would be interested to cover the expedition, donate to us, or just to enjoy the sound and pictures. Cheers from one of the adult leaders (who lurks on this discussion group), Catherine Stifter [EMAIL PROTECTED] VOICE 530-478-1240 FAX 831-850-9175
