Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River
Schedule
Thu, 13 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
15 N Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Colorado 80903 | Colorado Springs, CO
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The book, Fountain Creek, by author Jim O'Donnell, is at once a reflection of our ever-changing relationship to the natural world and a challenge for each of us to reexamine the many ways we are connected to the world around us, to water, and to each other.From its headwaters high up Colorado’s legendary Pike’s Peak to suburban concrete-lined canals, Fountain Creek has endured nearly everything humans could do to a single watershed. It has been dammed, diverted, drained, poisoned, restored, exploited, ignored—and yet it has survived.
Journalist and archeologist Jim O’Donnell grew up exploring among the beavers and discarded beer bottles that have long populated Fountain Creek. Irreverent, deeply knowledgeable, and endlessly curious, O’Donnell guides us through the contradictions and complexities of one of the most heavily urbanized areas in one of the fastest-growing states in the nation.
Join us for an evening with the author!
Jim will share a 30-minute powerpoint presentation featuring his own photos of the Fountain Creek watershed, a discussion about how and why he chose to write the book and why he finds the Fountain so endlessly fascinating.
Jim will read from his book and follow up with a question and answer and discussion section.
Books will be available for sale for $20 (Cash only please for the author.) And yes, Jim will sign your copy!
Let us know you'll join us!
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Where is it happening?
15 N Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Colorado 80903Event Location & Nearby Stays:
