Flood Level Marker
2006-2011
Boulder, Colorado
Art / science / education collaboration
Boulder, Colorado is one of the front range communities most vulnerable to extreme flooding. Boulder Creek flows thru the downtown part of Boulder, next to Boulder High School, and past Naropa University and University of Colorado married international student housing. In honor of my father Gilbert F. White, water resources expert and geographer, we built a flood level marker, to remind people of the risk of flooding and remind them to be prepared and make a plan. The talented team who carried out this project, included two flood plain managers, a natural hazards editor, a hospice nurse, three artists, two engineers, two city officials, a flood film maker, and two citizen activists.
To read about this project, please link to the article Mary wrote, “Boulder Creek Flood Level marker Project, Colorado, US”, for the Women Eco Artists Dialog Magazine WEAD on the process, science/art collaborations and completion.
Link to magazine