Monthly Archives: March 2014

Sometimes public policy can seem abstract and far away, but witnessing the human impact of last week’s pulse flow event has been particularly gratifying.  Many of the children in communities along the Colorado have never seen water in the river. This video footage from the Sonoran Institute highlights the benefits of Minute 319’s restoration projects,… Read more »

Historic water release brings surge of joy to Colorado River Delta

Historic water release brings surge of joy to Colorado River Delta ALONG THE RIO COLORADO – They came to see the river return, a half-century after U.S. dams kept it from flowing into Mexico. “Since I was a kid, my father told me that long ago there was water, but I do not remember that,”… Read more »

If you haven’t already, make sure to check out Watershed, an incredible documentary about water resources in the American West. Swing by the Redford Center to learn more.  (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Even the mightiest rivers have to begin as a small trickle. Check out the leading edge of the pulse flow.  (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Restoring a once mighty river that has slowed to a trickle

Restoring a once mighty river that has slowed to a trickle Can you name the river that rises in a US state at the western edge of the Great Plains and travels 1,400 miles, passes through five US states and Mexico, and is being celebrated for an agreement between the two countries that includes environmental… Read more »