{"id":16648,"date":"2019-07-13T18:37:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T00:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=58816"},"modified":"2019-07-13T18:37:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-14T00:37:00","slug":"every-drop-matters-one-of-a-kind-water-museum-opens-at-headwaters-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/every-drop-matters-one-of-a-kind-water-museum-opens-at-headwaters-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Every drop matters: One-of-a-kind water museum opens at Headwaters Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.0224438902743\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-58816-216\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0188-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0188-1024x681.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | The Headwaters River Journey, an interactive museum that tells the story of the Fraser and Colorado Rivers through interactive and educational exhibits, opens to the public July 14.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.9099099099099\">\n<p><strong>The Headwaters River Journey, an interactive museum that tells the story of the Fraser and Colorado Rivers through interactive and educational exhibits, opens to the public July 14.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ <a href=\"mailto:mharford@skyhinews.com\">mharford@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0188-1024x681.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0070-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0070-1024x681.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | The exhibit is focused on the surrounding rivers and riparian ecosystems of the Headwaters Center in Winter Park.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.2857142857143\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"6.8571428571429\">\n<p><strong>The exhibit is focused on the surrounding rivers and riparian ecosystems of the Headwaters Center in Winter Park.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ <a href=\"mailto:mharford@skyhinews.com\">mharford@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0070-1024x681.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0208-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0208-1024x681.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | From the birds in the sky to the bugs on the ground, the Headwaters River Journey touches on all aspects of the the river environment.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.87428571428571\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.8685714285714\">\n<p><strong>From the birds in the sky to the bugs on the ground, the Headwaters River Journey touches on all aspects of the the river environment.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ <a href=\"mailto:mharford@skyhinews.com\">mharford@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0208-1024x681.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0080-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0080-1024x681.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | Bob Fanch, owner of the Headwaters Center, demonstrates how one exhibit displays the diversion of water from Jim Creek to the Moffatt Water Tunnel.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.44148936170213\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8.8297872340426\">\n<p><strong>Bob Fanch, owner of the Headwaters Center, demonstrates how one exhibit displays the diversion of water from Jim Creek to the Moffatt Water Tunnel.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ <a href=\"mailto:mharford@skyhinews.com\">mharford@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0080-1024x681.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0214-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0214-1024x681.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | A visitor reads about how much water is required to landscape the lawns on the Front Range.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.25\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"6.6666666666667\">\n<p><strong>A visitor reads about how much water is required to landscape the lawns on the Front Range.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ <a href=\"mailto:mharford@skyhinews.com\">mharford@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0214-1024x681.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0212-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0212-1024x681.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | All throughout the museum are interactive games, quizzes and features to appeal to all ages of visitors.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.84827586206897\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.6344827586207\">\n<p><strong>All throughout the museum are interactive games, quizzes and features to appeal to all ages of visitors.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ <a href=\"mailto:mharford@skyhinews.com\">mharford@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0212-1024x681.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0092-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0092-1024x681.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | Some stations throughout the museum encourage visitors to join the conversation and focus on solutions to the issues discussed in other parts of the exhibits.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.3341708542714\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.1155778894472\">\n<p><strong>Some stations throughout the museum encourage visitors to join the conversation and focus on solutions to the issues discussed in other parts of the exhibits.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ <a href=\"mailto:mharford@skyhinews.com\">mharford@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0092-1024x681.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0184-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0184-1024x681.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | Dan Gibbs, executive director for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, praised the innovation on display at the museum and the local efforts to encourage water conversations.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.9196428571429\">\n<p><strong>Dan Gibbs, executive director for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, praised the innovation on display at the museum and the local efforts to encourage water conversations.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ <a href=\"mailto:mharford@skyhinews.com\">mharford@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0184-1024x681.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/IMG_0782-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/IMG_0782-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | Bob Fanch cuts the ribbon to celebrate the grand opening of the Headwaters River Journey.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.2461538461538\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"6.6461538461538\">\n<p><strong>Bob Fanch cuts the ribbon to celebrate the grand opening of the Headwaters River Journey.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ <a href=\"mailto:mharford@skyhinews.com\">mharford@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/IMG_0782-1024x768.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/every-drop-matters-one-of-a-kind-water-museum-opens-at-headwaters-center\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/every-drop-matters-one-of-a-kind-water-museum-opens-at-headwaters-center\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Between regularly watering thirsty lawns, enjoying lengthy showers and running the dishwasher too frequently, the average person uses over 18,000 gallons of water in just six months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since water is a finite resource and deeply ingrained in the Colorado lifestyle, a new museum at the heart of the Fraser Valley opening Sunday is dedicated to educating visitors about the issues and potential solutions for water conservation.<\/p>\n<p>The Headwaters River Journey, located on the first floor of the Headwaters Center in Winter Park, takes visitors on a journey to discover where their water comes from, the details of the river environment, how water is used and wasted and what is being done to protect the precious resource.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about getting people to focus on (water) because it\u2019s a huge issue in the west,\u201d said Bob Fanch, owner of the Headwaters Center and Headwaters River Journey. \u201cI think what we\u2019re trying to get across is to be part of the solution. If one individual turns into every individual and the actions are positive, the impacts on the river can be very significant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, invited guests attended the grand opening of the Headwaters River Journey, which featured remarks from Fanch; Jimmy Lahrman, mayor of Winter Park; Philip Vandernail, mayor of Fraser; Dan Gibbs, executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources; and Kirk Klancke, president of the Colorado River Headwaters chapter of Trout Unlimited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is unique to say the least,\u201d Gibbs said. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing like this in the state or even the country where (\u2026) there\u2019s something so that a two-year-old can understand water conservation and for anyone in their 90s to understand the importance of water conservation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both the mayors of Winter Park and Fraser expressed their gratitude to have such a unique experience in Grand County, as well as touched on other local efforts happening to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/fraser-taking-proactive-steps-to-protect-conserve-water\/\">preserve water<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/making-winter-park-more-sustainable-town-partners-with-cu-denver-student-for-sustainability-plan\/\">promote sustainability<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Klanke echoed that gratitude, choking up when talking about the impact this museum could have on the conversations around water use and conservation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy experience has taught me these truths: legislation is slow, litigation is expensive, education is going to save the Fraser River,\u201d he said. \u201cSusanne and Bob (Fanch) are going to help us change the culture that\u2019s going to help us save our rivers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Situated right along the Fraser River, the museum focuses on the local ecosystem, the real issues it faces, such as diversions to the Front Range and rising temperatures, and features local stories of people taking steps to preserve Grand County\u2019s rivers.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors not only learn through the usual means of reading and watching video, but also interact with the over 30 exhibits. There are games where players virtually experience the life of a trout or the journey of an osprey, there are quizzes to test knowledge and encourage feedback, as well as stations to share ideas and solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to make sure people understand the connection between water and lifestyle in Colorado,\u201d Fanch said. \u201cWe also wanted to make it interesting and we didn\u2019t want to dumb it down, but bring it up to a higher contemplative level.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The whole experience is immersive in the same way a 4D amusement park ride is. Audio tracks of trickling creeks, tweeting birds and bugling elk play, bursts of cool air accompany video clips of a blizzarding Berthoud Pass and feel the difference between a 50 degree river and a 70 degree river.<\/p>\n<p>The museum doesn\u2019t just talk about sustainability either, it embodies it. The Headwaters River Journey is the only off-the-grid exhibit in the country, powered completely by solar, and it utilized local beetle kill wood and old water flumes in the design. The bathrooms also have low-flow toilets and all the lighting is LED.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Fanch hopes the Headwaters Center and its museum can be the \u201cwater mecca of the west,\u201d where people can get together to discuss issues and come up with solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to be the Switzerland of the water world, where different interests can come here and talk about issues and figure out solutions together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/every-drop-matters-one-of-a-kind-water-museum-opens-at-headwaters-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Headwaters River Journey, an interactive museum that tells the story of the Fraser and Colorado Rivers through interactive and educational exhibits, opens to the public July 14.McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com The exhibit is focused on the surrounding rivers and riparian ecosystems of the Headwaters Center in Winter Park.McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com From the birds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16648","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-12 20:51:32","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KRKY Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16648\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}