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Monday, October 3rd, 2016
12AM PDT
KNPB
Reno
Nevada
Tuesday, October 4th, 2016
9PM PDT
KVPT
Fresno
California
Wednesday, October 5th, 2016
10PM MDT
Rocky Mountain PBS
Denver
Colorado
Saturday, October 8th, 2016
2PM CDT
MPTV 10.1
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Saturday, October 8th, 2016
2PM CDT
MPTV 36.2
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Sunday, October 9th, 2016
1PM MT
WyomingPBS
Wyoming
Sunday, October 9th, 2016
10PM CDT
MPTV 10.1
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
11PM CDT
NPT-HD
Nashville
Tennessee
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
3AM CDT
MPTV 10.1
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
3AM CDT
MPTV 36.2
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Sunday, October 16th, 2016
5AM CDT
NPT2
Nashville
Tennessee
Monday, October 17th, 2016
5AM CDT
MPTV 36.1
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Wednesday, October 19th, 2016
10PM PT
KEET
Eureka
California
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
12AM CDT
NPT2
Nashville
Tennessee
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
3PM PDT
KSPS World
Spokane
Washington
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
3PM PDT
SOPTV
Oregon
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
4PM MDT
KUED World
Salt Lake City
Utah
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
5PM CDT
MPTV 10.2
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
5PM CDT
WORLD.3
Iowa
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
5PM CDT
APT World
Birmingham
Alabama
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
5PM CDT
WCTE World
Cookeville
Tennessee
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
5PM CDT
NET World
Nebraska
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
6PM PDT
KSPS World
Spokane
Washington
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
6PM PDT
SOPTV
Oregon
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
6PM EDT
25.3 WVIZ/PBS World
Cleveland
Ohio
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
7PM MDT
KUED World
Salt Lake City
Utah
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
7PM MST
AZPM Ready(6.3)/World (27.3)
Tucson
Arizona
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
7PM MDT
WORLD (4)
Boise
Idaho
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
8PM CDT
AETN-3 PLUS/WORLD
Conway
Arkansas
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
8PM CDT
APT World
Birmingham
Alabama
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
8PM CDT
WCTE World
Cookeville
Tennessee
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
8PM CDT
MPTV 10.2
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
8PM CDT
WORLD.3
Iowa
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
8PM CDT
NET World
Nebraska
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
6PM EDT
WEDU WORLD/ Florida Channel
Tampa
Florida
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
6PM EDT
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Colchester
Vermont
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
6PM EDT
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Durham
New Hampshire
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
6PM EDT
WGBH World
Boston
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Thursday, October 20th, 2016
6PM EDT
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6PM EDT
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Roanoke
Virginia
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
9PM MST
KAET
Phoenix
Arizona
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
9PM EDT
Blue Ridge PBS WORLD 15.3
Roanoke
Virginia
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
9PM EDT
WXXI World
Rochester
New York
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
9PM EDT
WLIW21 WORLD
New York
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
11PM PDT
KSPS World
Spokane
Washington
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
11PM PDT
SOPTV
Oregon
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
9PM EDT
WGBH World
Boston
Massachusetts
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
9PM EDT
NHPTV World
Durham
New Hampshire
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
9PM EDT
25.3 WVIZ/PBS World
Cleveland
Ohio
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
9PM EDT
VermontPBS World
Colchester
Vermont
Friday, October 21st, 2016
12AM MDT
KUED World
Salt Lake City
Utah
Friday, October 21st, 2016
12AM MST
AZPM Ready (6.3)/World (27.3)
Tucson
Arizona
Friday, October 21st, 2016
12AM MDT
WORLD (4)
Boise
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
12AM MDT
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Albuquerque
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
1AM CDT
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Birmingham
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
1AM CDT
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Nebraska
Friday, October 21th, 2016
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Arkansas
Friday, October 21st, 2016
1AM CDT
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San Antonio
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
1AM CDT
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Friday, October 21st, 2016
1AM PDT
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Tennessee
Friday, October 21st, 2016
2AM EDT
Blue Ridge PBS WORLD 15.3
Roanoke
Virginia
Friday, October 21st, 2016
2AM EDT
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Rochester
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
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Phoenix
Arizona
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
1AM CDT
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Boston
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2AM EDT
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Ohio
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2AM EDT
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
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2AM EDT
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9AM CDT
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Birmingham
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
9AM CDT
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Nebraska
Friday, October 21st, 2016
9AM CDT
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Friday, October 21st, 2016
9AM PDT
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Memphis
Tennessee
Friday, October 21st, 2016
10AM EDT
Blue Ridge PBS WORLD 15.3
Roanoke
Virginia
Friday, October 21st, 2016
10AM EDT
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New York
Friday, October 21st, 2016
10AM EDT
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
10AM MST
KAET
Phoenix
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
11:30AM PT
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Eureka
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
9AM CDT
WORLD.3
Iowa
Friday, October 21st, 2016
9AM CDT
KLRN 9.2
San Antonio
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
10AM EDT
WGBH World
Boston
Massachusetts
Friday, October 21st, 2016
10AM EDT
NHPTV World
Durham
New Hampshire
Friday, October 21st, 2016
10AM EDT
25.3 WVIZ/PBS World
Cleveland
Ohio
Friday, October 21st, 2016
10AM EDT
VermontPBS World
Colchester
Vermont
Friday, October 21st, 2016
10AM EDT
WEDU WORLD/ Florida Channel
Tampa
Florida
Friday, October 21st, 2016
1PM PDT
KSPS World
Spokane
Washington
Friday, October 21st, 2016
1PM PDT
SOPTV
Oregon
Friday, October 21st, 2016
1PM PDT
KQED World
San Francisco
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
2PM MDT
KUED World
Salt Lake City
Utah
Friday, October 21st, 2016
2PM MDT
WORLD (4)
Boise
Idaho
Friday, October 21st, 2016
2PM MDT
KNMD-HD WORLD 9.1
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Friday, October 21st, 2016
3PM CDT
MPTV 10.2
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Friday, October 21st, 2016
3PM CDT
APT World
Birmingham
Alabama
Friday, October 21st, 2016
3PM CDT
NET World
Nebraska
Friday, October 21st, 2016
4PM EDT
Blue Ridge PBS WORLD 15.3
Roanoke
Virginia
Friday, October 21st, 2016
4PM EDT
WLIW21 WORLD
New York
Friday, October 21st, 2016
4PM MST
KAET
Phoenix
Arizona
Friday, October 21st, 2016
3PM CDT
WORLD.3
Iowa
Friday, October 21st, 2016
4PM EDT
WV CHAN
West Virginia
Friday, October 21st, 2016
4PM EDT
NHPTV World
Durham
New Hampshire
Friday, October 21st, 2016
4PM EDT
VermontPBS World
Colchester
Vermont
Friday, October 21st, 2016
4PM EDT
25.3 WVIZ/PBS World
Cleveland
Ohio
Friday, October 21st, 2016
4PM EDT
WGBH World
Boston
Massachusetts
Sunday, October 23rd, 2016
10PM CDT
WQPT
Moline
Illinois
Sunday, October 23rd, 2016
10PM PDT
KOCE PBS SoCal PLUS
California
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11PM PDT
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San Francisco
California
Monday, October 24th, 2016
1AM PDT
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Spokane
Washington
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4AM EDT
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Vermont
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4AM EDT
WGBH World
Boston
Massachusetts
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4AM EDT
WLIW21 WORLD
New York
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4AM EDT
Blue Ridge PBS WORLD 15.3
Roanoke
Virginia
Monday, October 24th, 2016
4AM EDT
NHPTV World
Durham
New Hampshire
Monday, October 24th, 2016
3PM EDT
Blue Ridge PBS WORLD 15.1
Roanoke
Virginia
Sunday, October 30th, 2016
11AM PT
ABC 2
Eureka
California
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016
1PM EDT
WXEL TV
West Palm Beach
Florida
Friday, November 11th, 2016
10:55PM CDT
KLRU Q
Austin
Texas
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
4AM PDT
KCTS
Seattle
Washington
WNET
New York
KET
Kentucky
KTTZ
Lubbock
Texas
NET Nebraska
Nebraska
WXXI
Rochester
New York
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Arlington
Virginia
OPB
Oregon
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Tampa
Florida
WFYI
Indianapolis
Indiana
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Tampa
Florida
WOSU
Columbus
Ohio
MPB
Jackson
Mississippi
Seattle
Washington
WCTE
Cookeville
Tennessee
WEIU
Charleston
Illinois
Earth Day 2016
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Maryland
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Minnesota
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Arizona
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New York
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Making a Splash

Our work is getting noticed.

In the Media

Oct. 26, 2017

'Beyond the Mirage' Water Documentary Wins Regional Emmy

Beyond the Mirage wins an Emmy Photo: Matt Rahr

The UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences partnered with Arizona Public Media to take a deep dive into the water issues facing the Southwest and garnered this year's Rocky Mountain Emmy for Best Topical Documentary. Read More

April 29, 2017

'Beyond the Mirage' is now available to watch on WaterBear.

Beyond the Mirage on WaterBear Photo: BtM Team

A water crisis has California in headlines across the country, but the untold story is...Watch Here

October 21, 2016

Documentary Plumbs the Future of Western Water, Blends Optimism With Caution

Filmstacker Team Photo: UA CCT

If you think California can secure its water future on its own, think again.

If there’s one key takeaway from the new documentary Beyond the Mirage, it’s that ... Read More Here

Article: Craig Miller | KQED
September 23, 2016

UA creates Filmstacker, new educational resource, video and social media platform

Filmstacker Team Photo: Carmen Valencia / The Daily Wildcat

UA personnel from the College of Agriculture and Life Science have founded a start-up business and created a new video and social media platform for sharing educational content. Filmstacker is an online video distribution system intended to be used in educational settings. Cody Sheehy, co-founder and coordinator of video production for CALS communications and cyber technologies said Filmstacker allows users to share their own documentaries on social media. Read More Here

September 13, 2016

Arizona Forward honors environmental excellence

Arizona Forward celebrated the 36th anniversary of its historic program at the Arizona Grand Resort, attended by a prominent audience of influencers, including state, county and municipal dignitaries, as well as hundreds of corporate leaders. Read More Here

Article: AZ Business Magazine
September 6, 2016

Award-winning TV documentary project leads to University of Arizona startup

View Photo in article Photo: A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star

The University of Arizona has licensed a new social media and video platform — based on technology developed for an award-winning documentary — to a startup company. Read More Here

August 29, 2016

Once New to Photography, UA Grad Has Now 'Done It All'

Filmstacker Team Photo: John de Dios

In this essay, alumnus Alan Davis writes about his UA experience and how it prepared him well for subsequent freelance work in video production. Read More Here

Article: Alan Davis | UA School of Journalism
August 16, 2016

Award-winning Video Storytelling Technology Licensed to UA Startup

Filmstacker Team Photo: Cody Sheehy

The video clips in the Beyond the Mirage Collection tell the story about the future of water in the West. Read More Here

Article: Paul Tumarkin, Tech Launch Arizona
August 13, 2016

Award-winning Video Storytelling Technology Licensed to UA Startup

View Photo in article Photo: A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star

The University of Arizona’s efforts to bring faculty inventions to the marketplace bore more fruit in fiscal year ’16, as the university posted strong growth in inventions, patents and licensing. Read More Here

Article: David Wichner, Arizona Daily Star
July 20, 2016

PBS LearningMedia has a collection of Beyond the Mirage: The Future of Water.

PBS LearningMedia PBS LearningMedia

The video clips in the Beyond the Mirage Collection tell the story about the future of water in the West. Watch Here

PBS LearningMedia
JUNE 28, 2016

Beyond the Mirage: The Future of Water in the West to be distributed nationally through American Public Television

Beyond the Mirage Arizona Public Media

American Public Television (APT) announced last week that it will distribute Beyond the Mirage: The Future of Water in the West nationally. Next month, the documentary will be made available to Public Television stations who belong to APT Exchange. Those stations will then decide whether to include it in their programming lineups. Read Full Story Here

Story by AZPM Staff
Summer 2016

A New Approach to Raising Water Awareness: Beyond the Mirage

Sharon B. Megdal Water Resources Research Center

The Water Resources Research Center is proud to have partnered in the Beyond the Mirage project. Read Full Story Here

Sharon B. Megdal
Thursday, April 21, 2016

STUDENTS SHARE, JUDGE MINI-DOCUMENTARIES ON WATER FOR EARTH DAY 2016

On Friday, April 22, 2016 approximately 500 6th-8th graders at schools in Pendergast, Peoria, Phoenix, Dysart and Washington School Districts will share and judge each other’s mini-documentaries about water, built through the new Beyond the Mirage web experience Read Full Story Here

Arizona Project WET & the Beyond the Mirage Team
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Documentary on West's Water Issues to Premiere

Endymion

The UA's considerable expertise on water security plays a big part in the film "Beyond the Mirage," which will be shown on PBS in Tucson and metro Phoenix over the next several weeks. Read Full Story Here

University Relations – Communications
Tuesday, March 15, 2016

CAPTAIN RUN AGROUND: BEHIND THE SCENES OF BEYOND THE MIRAGE

Endymion Photo: Alan Davis

WATER MIRAGE FOUND IN DESERT CITIES Read Full Story Here

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

New Arizona Prize: $250,000 call to action on water security

Drought Photo: David Wallace/The Republic

Republic Media, Arizona Community Foundation and the Morrison Institute will honor the best plan to improve water security. Read Full Story Here

Brandon Loomis | The Republic | azcentral.com
Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Our View: How do we save Arizona’s water? With the Web

Cody Sheehy Photo: Mark Henle/The Republic

Editorial: A team from Tucson debuts its Beyond the Mirage project tonight to raise awareness about our water challenges. Read Full Story Here

The Republic | azcentral.com
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Beyond the Mirage: The Future of Water in the West

Cody Sheehy Beyond the Mirage

Arizona Public Media (AZPM) presents a film by Cody Sheehy, Beyond the Mirage: The Future of Water in the West, a production of the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC). Read Full Story Here

Story by AZPM Staff
Saturday, February 20, 2016

Access Arizona hears about water, development

Cody Sheehy Tanner Clinch/Eloy Enterprise

ELOY — What do central Arizona economic developers and water resource conservationists have in common? Read Full Story Here

By TANNER CLINCH Staff Writer
October 20, 2015

'Beyond the Mirage' Photographer & "WRRC" Document the story of Water

Cody Sheehy Beyond the Mirage

The "Water Resources Research Center" - a part of Cooperative Extension - CALS, Arizona Public Media....and Videographer Cody Sheehy - are all teaming up to tell the story of water. Read Full Story Here

University of Arizona Cooperative Extension

Awards

September 16, 2016

'Beyond the Mirage' Wins Award for Environmental Education/Communication

Arizona Forward WRRC

Arizona Forward held their 36th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards Ceremony at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix. This prestigious event is to recognize outstanding contributions to the physical environment of local communities. Beyond the Mirage was acknowledged with the Environmental Education/Communication Award for its work educating and empowering users to act as informed citizens on complex water issues facing our state. Beyond the Mirage combines user-generated content with true expertise in water issues of Arizona, making education of this topic accessible to Arizonans of all ages.

Read Full Story Here

November 16, 2015

'Earthlight' Wins Regional Emmy

Cody Sheehy UA News

A College of Agriculture and Life Sciences team has been awarded a Rocky Mountain Emmy for "Earthlight."...

Read Full Story Here

April 18, 2015

Challenge for $100K winner:
Tell the story of water

Cody Sheehy (Photo: Mark Henle/The Republic)

Winner of $100,000 New Arizona Prize wants us all to help tell the story of...

Read Full Story Here

Events

Viewing: Beyond the Mirage

OCT 26 6-8 PM
Southern Arizona Workspace
OCT 26 6-8 PM: Viewing: Beyond the Mirage

Beyond the Mirage: The Future of Water in the West is a collaborative project between Arizona Public Media (AZPM), the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC).
Get the Details Here

Stack Sharing Festival

Monday, May 9, 2016
Arizona Project Wet
Earth Day Event

Arizona students are using Beyond the Mirage to tell the world what they think about water in the Southwest. On Earth Day, they shared their messages and their stacks. Watch the top ten and vote for the Beyond the Mirage Oscar Winners for 2016.
Get the Details Here

INNOVATE TO SHAPE ARIZONA'S WATER FUTURE

Cody Sheehy

The Water Innovation Challenge will award a $250,000 prize to a community-based team in an Arizona municipality that develops the most innovative and inventive market-based, technological or entrepreneurial solution to advance the sustainability of its water future. Get the Details Here

Interview on KJZZ Phoenix

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
11am
91.5 KJZZ
Cody Sheehy

Tune in to KJZZ Phoenix at 11:00 AM to hear ‪#‎beyondthemirage‬ producer Cody Sheehy talk about documenting water in The American Southwest. Get the Details Here

WRRC Conference - #AZWaterFuture

Monday, March 21, 2016
8 am to 5 pm
Interactive Reception 5 to 7 pm
University of Arizona Student Union
Cody Sheehy

The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) will hold its 2016 Annual Conference, #AZwaterfuture: Tech, Talk, and Tradeoffs, to consider emerging technologies, communication strategies, and policies to meet Arizona’s water needs into the future. Do not miss this opportunity to engage in a unique exploration of new ideas and innovative pathways for water management. Get the Details Here

Celebrate the Launch of Beyond the Mirage

Saturday, March 19
5 - 8 PM
Borderlands Brewing Company
Cody Sheehy

Join us for the official Tucson launch of the BEYOND THE MIRAGE interactive web experience on March 19th, 2016. Get the Details Here

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