Decisions Downstream Opening Event

The talk portion of this event will take place both in-person and via Zoom. When registering, please choose either an in-person or Zoom ticket. Once registered, you will receive instructions for how to access the webinar or where to attend the in-person event depending upon your ticket type. We will also be recording this program and will share it with registrants afterward.  If you are a member of the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter and are planning to attend in-person, use the promo code member when registering.

Join the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter for the opening night of Decisions Downstream, an exhibtion that explores how the choices we make about how to develop water resources can have big impacts on river habitats. This event will feature a discussion with Dr. Sarah Null, Watershed scientist and co-creator of the exhibition, along with time to explore the exhibition!

All of us—people, fish, and many other creatures—depend on the water in Utah’s rivers. In Decisions Downstream, watershed scientist Dr. Sarah Null teams up with artists Chris Peterson and Carsten Meier to explore new ways of seeing river habitats.

Immerse yourself in beautiful large-scale images created from layers of scientific data, original paintings that capture the transcendent experience of encountering wild fish, and projections onto 3D maps that tell stories of our past water development choices and those we face in the future. Discover how new water management models can help us preserve river habitats and supply water for people. Critical water decisions are being made in Utah. Decisions Downstream highlights the water development tools, tradeoffs, and alternatives that can guide our choices.