Water Sustainability 2013 Distinguished Speaker: Justice Gregory J. Hobbs Jr.

The recent presenter for the Water Sustainability 2013 Distinguished Speaker Series, Justice Gregory J. Hobbs Jr., Colorado Supreme Court, shared his insight about western water law and his unique talents for poetry and photography. His talk, which can be viewed here, focused on the landscape, people, and water of the Four Corner states. Throughout his presentation he shared some of his own poetry on these subjects and many photographs. A poem written for the occasion of his visit to Tucson and an accompanying picture of the rim of Canyon de Chelly can be found here.

Justice Hobbs has had one of his poems about the Colorado River turned into a rap song - Colorado-Mother-of-Rivers-Rap.  The song is performed by Jorge Figueroa, a water policy analyst with Western Resource Advocates. Click here to listen to the song.

For more information about Justice Hobbs, click here.

The Water Sustainability 2013 Distinguished Speaker Series is sponsored by the Water Sustainability Program, the Water Resources Research Center, and the University of Arizona College of Law. To learn about the next speaker in the presentation series, visit the WSP website.