The Watershed Debate

Last night the evening program focused on issues facing watersheds. We played a couple of games that demonstrated to students how little fresh water is available on earth. Then we had a debate on a proposed dam in the fictional town of "Blue River," Montana. Each student represented a perspective on the dam. Carley played the role of a golf course developer. Nick aka "Johnny Bravo," owned a fly fishing shop. Ezekiel aka "Robert Bravo," represented the power company. Stella worked for the water company. Indigo was an environmentalist representing the "Blue River Coalition." Lucy was a homeowner whose house was threatened by the dam. Scarlet owned a paper mill. Ruby was a farmer. Lily aka "Willy," owned a rafting company. We had lots of laughs and learned a lot.