The Pecos River:
Past, Present, and Future

March 9, 2007
Aquarena Center / Texas Rivers Center
at Texas State University-San Marcos

The Pecos River has been celebrated in art, literature, and song, and it is a crucial water source for a dry land.

The purpose of this conference is to stimulate a sense of interest and care about the Pecos River, and to facilitate activities that can express the character and importance of the river and its region. We will do this by bringing together the following people who are experts on the various issues that can help put the Pecos into perspective.

Speakers and Topics:

• Tim Bonner: Aquatic Biology of the Pecos River
• Brock Brown: The Pecos River as Hispano Homeland
• Mark Busby: The Pecos River in Literature and Film
• Lucas Gregory: Pecos Basin Assessment and Watershed Protection Planning
• Kelly Hendrick: Salt Cedar on the Pecos
• Jim Kimmel: Geographic Overview of the Pecos River
• John Miller Morris: The Pecos River in Frontier History
• Rollo Newsom: The Pecos River in Folklore
• Elton Prewitt: The Pecos River in Prehistory
• Andrew Sansom: Pecos River Conservation Issues

For a detailed Conference Program Schedule click here.
For a printer-friendly version of the schedule (pdf) click here.

For detailed Biographical Information on the conference speakers click here.

The conference will not have concurrent sessions. The audience will be invited to participate in all of the sessions because we want to foster a holistic perspective about the river.

We will provide lunch and host a reception the evening after the conference, featuring Pecos Valley wines, music that celebrates the region, and a catfish dinner.

Registration fee is $45. The deadline is March 1, 2007.

To download the Conference Registration Form (pdf) click here.

For registration and additional information contact Tammy Gonzales at:

Center for the Study of the Southwest
(512) 245-2224
tammyg@txstate.edu

Sponsored by the Southwest Regional Humanities Center, the Center for the Study of the Southwest, the River Systems Institute, and the Department of Geography at Texas State University-San Marcos.

Texas State University is a member of the Texas State University System.