Delicate Networks - Archive

DELICATE NETWORKS: Wyomings Land and Water and the Decisions Demanded by Growth

"Delicate Networks" examined the water-land connection that sustains Wyomings much-loved landscapes, and how Wyoming people are seeking to protect those networks when dealing with residential and industrial development.

Development issues affecting land and water in a number of communities including Casper, Buffalo, Cheyenne, Laramie and Pinedale were addressed by guest speakers from those communities and from the University of Wyoming.

The series was sponsored by UWs Helga Otto Haub School and William Ruckleshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, the UW/CC Center, the UW Outreach School, and the Casper Star-Tribune.

Lecture Supplements

Infrastructure as a tool to guide rural growth: a 2005 article in the journal, Western Planner, by Mark Reid, Sheridan County planner and president of the Wyoming Planners Association - PDF File

Property Rights and Public Values - PDF File

Student Research Papers

Lynne Moore - Sand Dunes: Ecosystems, Water and Climate Change - Implications for Wyoming Landscapes

Anonymous - Wildlife, Water, and Development

David Ferguson - A Piece of The Western Myth: Some Advice For New Owners of Wyoming Rangeland

Brenda Orszulak - Landscape Considerations for Rural Property

Jason Crouch - Water for Wyomings Rural Subdivisions: At What Cost?

Rebecca Murray - Open-Space/Cluster Developments as a Means of Preserving Our Land

The Occasional Drip - Class project
 

Press Coverage of Lectures

Casper Star-Tribune

Advance on Sept. 13 first lecture: Wyoming should invest in planning, UW series speakers say

Coverage of Sept. 13 first lecture: Wyo needs to plan land for future use

Coverage of Oct. 4 third lecture: Ranch families face modern dilemma to stay or sell

Coverage of Oct. 18 fourth lecture: Water pipes guide growth in state

Coverage of Nov. 1 fifth lecture: In developing Wyo, who decides?

Coverage of Nov. 15 sixth lecture: Thinking locally, planning globally
 

Press Announcements of Lectures

Seeing the Challenge

Tinkering with Invisible Water

Cutting Up Land

Laying Pipe

Pursuing Energy

Last Updated on 12/12/2008 1:41:24 PM