In association with our Water's Extreme Journey exhibit and the 150th New Mexico History Conference, the Public is invited to participate in the "Symposium on the Use and Misuse of Water on the Llano Estacado Through Time" at the Western Heritage Museum Complex Theatre. The symposium is FREE. Contact Calvin Smith at 575-492-2672
1:00 pm - "Prehistoric Evidence and Early Historic Accounts . . . " - Dr. Michael B. Collins, Professor of Anthropology, Texas State University
1:30 pm - "How Playas, Draws and Vegetative Landmarks Were Essential . . . " - Burr Williams, Sibley Nature Center, Midland, Texas
2:00 pm - "Playa Ecology. . . " - Dr. David Haukos, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Assoc. Professor at Texas Tech University
2:30 pm "Water Intelligence in the 21 Century" - Dr/ Darryl Birken Feld, Director, Ogallala Commons
3:30 pm - "Toward Prediction of North American Droughts: - Dr. David Gutzler, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, UNM
4:00 pm - Roundtable Discussion and Questions from the Audience