Busted: Breaking down the big Western water myths

When: 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Where: SIE 3015 | Third Floor
Moderator: Shannon Mullane

Jerd Smith is editor and co-founder of Fresh Water News, a non-partisan news initiative sponsored by Water Education Colorado. Prior to joining WEco, she worked as a news editor and reporter for an array of Colorado news outlets including the Rocky Mountain News and the Daily Camera and Times-Call newspapers. A former fellow at the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado, she has a bachelor’s of science degree in political science from the University of Evansville, in Indiana, and a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

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