"Delicate Networks," the University of Wyoming's lecture series in Casper this fall, examines the water-land connection that sustains Wyoming's much-loved landscapes, and how Wyoming people are seeking to protect those networks when dealing with residential and industrial development.

The University of Wyoming/Casper College (UW/CC) Center series, free and open to the public, begins September 13 from 7 to 9 p.m., and runs five Thursday evenings through November 15. The lectures will be held in Room 103 of the Casper College Physical Science Building.

The series is moderated by Anne MacKinnon, a UW adjunct faculty member, Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC) commissioner and former editor of the Casper Star-Tribune. The lecture series started in 2000 and have focused on the North Platte and tributaries, land use issues, the future of energy development and coal-bed methane development.

In the fall 2007 series, development issues affecting land and water in a number of communities including Casper, Buffalo, Cheyenne, Laramie and Pinedale will be addressed by guest speakers from those communities and from the University of Wyoming.

First up to bat will be Bob Budd, executive director of the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust, and Mark Willis, chief operating officer of the Wyoming Business Council.

A UW/CC Center course, for undergraduate and graduate credit, is being offered in conjunction with the series.

The series is sponsored by UW's Helga and Otto Haub School and William Ruckleshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, the UW/CC Center, the UW Outreach School and the Casper Star-Tribune.

For more information on the series or to register for the course, call the UW/CC Center at 268-2713.