Is your house going to erupt in flames or be buried in a landslide? Who are “boosters” and what have they done for Colorado Springs? And how do we measure environmental impact? Who said geology and history are dull? This episode’s stories about environmental and geologic history in the Pikes Peak Region will keep you on the edge of your seat.

This episode, courtesy of Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future, features these presentations from the August 15, 2018 Sustainability in Progress program:

1. Environmental History of the Pikes Peak Region: Katherine Sturdevant, Department of History at Pikes Peak Community College
2. Mapping Natural Hazards in Colorado Springs: Eric Billmeyer, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
3. Measuring Environmental Impacts: Devin Moeller, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

This was the August 2018 Sustainability in Progress presentation. Sustainability in Progress is a monthly program of the Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future. Join us (free) the third Wednesday of every month 7:30-9:00 a.m. in the Wildcat Room at the Ivywild School. Coffee and pastries are provided.

 

LINKS:

Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future

Environmental Hazards website referenced in Eric Billmeyer’s presentation