Reference and How-To Books

  A LANDOWNERS GUIDE TO WESTERN WATER RIGHTS 
Produced with Roberts Rinehart, Publishers, 1996, 175 pages. This guide provides the layperson with a user-friendly introduction to western water rights systems. It includes a reference section on western water rights, commonly asked questions (and answers) about water rights with cautions for prospective landowners, information on federal and tribal reserved water rights, and profiles of western states water rights systems. Cost $16.95. 
  THE LIQUID TREASURE WATER HISTORY TRUNK: LEARNING FROM THE PAST 
Produced through a partnership with the Bureau of Reclamation, 1993, 64 pages. Create a water history trunk and traveling exhibit to enhance your classroom lesson plans, spread the word about your museum exhibits, or act out water history vignettes. This book provides step-by-step the process of gathering photographs and artifacts, organizing the exhibit in a sturdy trunk and protecting artifacts in layers of custom-cut foam. Suggested activities and teaching strategies are included, along with advice on fund raising, budgets, and shipping protocol. Evocative images of water's role in historic settings open and close the book. Cost $7.50. 
 

    WATER CELEBRATION! A HANDBOOK  
    Produced through a partnership with the Bureau of Reclamation, 1993, 32 pages. A water celebration is a one-to three-day event to entertain and educate a community, a school, or a single class about the importance of water. Schedules, funding suggestions, sample letters, flyers, press releases, and ideas for games, exhibits, and presentations are compiled in this single source. Cost $3.50. 

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