Cadillac Desert
Colorado River basin reservoirs have begun emergency releases to prop up Lake Powell. Emergency water releases from reservoirs upstream of Lake Powell are underway to …
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Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in LA and the West, tips toward crisis
Currently, there is only one open boat ramp on the nation’s largest reservoir. Eric Richins looked out from his pontoon boat to the shallows on …
Drought, heat and fire prompt fishing ban on 120-mile stretch of Colorado River
Sign of the times… Colorado wildlife officials on Wednesday urged anglers to avoid fishing along a stretch of the Colorado River because of low flows …
The Rancher Trying to Solve the West’s Water Crisis
Paul Bruchez’s family has ranched cattle in Colorado for five generations. And twice in his lifetime, his generation has nearly become the last. The family’s …
WATERSHED
Executive produced and narrated by Robert Redford and directed by award-winning filmmaker Mark Decena, WATERSHED tells the story of the threats to the once-mighty …
‘Science Be Dammed’: Learning From History’s Mistake on the Colorado River
A new book explains why policymakers nearly 100 years ago chose to ignore the best science on the Colorado River’s flow — and the dangers …
A Look Back at Glen Canyon Before the Dam
Ken Sleight remembers the stunning beauty of Glen Canyon before it was flooded by a massive dam in the 1960s. Taylor Graham’s film “Seldom Seen …
Mending Lines
10 years ago, the Bruchez family had a meeting to discuss what needed to be done with their family ranch on the Colorado River. Water …
Ranching in the New Normal
After 19 years of drought in the Colorado River basin, many experts are calling this prolonged drying out of the southwest by a new name: …
Eternal Winter (Colorado river fly fishing early 2019)
After a year of abundant snow, we were finally able to get out for the first float of the season on the Colorado River.