LAKE HAVASU CITY – Last week the Lake Havasu Community had a chance to learn all about conservation and water use with Arizona Historical Society’s Historian Jim Turner. Turner, along with educational nonprofit Arizona Humanities, shared in depth details regarding facts about the critical water supply source that comes from the Colorado River.
This presentation with Turner as the keynote speaker took place on Tuesday, February 25 at the Lake Havasu Library.
For over fifty years, Arizona Humanities has operated as a statewide organization that is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The nonprofit has championed public programs that support understanding of human experiences through education and culture.
One of the many ways Arizona Humanities empowers communities through education is by collaborating with historians like Turner, who has previously authored several books about Arizona history. Turner is the writer of educational books such as 2018’s Four Corners USA: Wonders of the American Southwest and Arizona: A History of the Grand Canyon released in 2021.
At last week’s presentation, Turner addressed topics about the Colorado River’s being the source for 40 million people and almost six million acres of agriculture as well as tribes across seven states and even some parts of Mexico. The historian spoke on the other facts that make the historic river so popular such as the river’s whitewater rapids and dramatic canyons.
The speech also went over how the river generates hydroelectric power with several western states, even Nebraska. Arizona Humanities has ongoing speakers that routinely visit the Lake Havasu Library, sharing inspiring stories that are free to the public and useful for the community.
Last week’s talk involving the Colorado River’s difficulties and solutions, also went over the river’s geology, reasons to explore it, and the river’s natural beauty.
Phaedra Veronique
AZ Humanities offers free lectures
