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Program: California Legacy 2000 Fountains of Columbia
Contact: Water Education Foundation
Address: 717 K Street, Suite 317

Sacramento   CA  95814
Phone: (916) 444-6240
Fax: (916) 448-7699
Web Site: www.water-ed.org
Cost: $29.95 video,and booklet for student and teacher
Season: Fall   Winter   Spring   Summer
Services: Lesson Plans
Instructional Materials
Grade Level: 4-8  
Mission Statement: The Water Education Foundation is a non-profit, impartial, tax-exempt organization. Its mission is to develop and implement educational programs leading to a broader understanding of water issues and to resolution of water problems.
Project Description: The docudrama, Fountains of Columbia, is a story, depictionof the life in the Sierra Nevada foothills during the gold Rush of the mid 1800's. The story of the town of Columbia is told from the view point of an eleven-year-old girl, Mary Leary. The focus of the story is the importance of water to the town's survival, gold mining, food production and municipal uses like fire protection.