Monthly Archives: March 2014

Can the Colorado River Flow to the Sea?

Last Monday, in the village of San Luis, Mexico, hundreds of people gathered below a bridge that spans the dry channel of the Colorado River. The polka-beat of Ranchero music mixed with sound of laughter across the sandy basin. It was a party of all ages and everyone waited for the guest of honor : agua…. Read more »

Families gather near the San Luis Rio Colorado bridge where there was no river only a week ago. What better way to celebrate spring than an impromptu river party? And what better way to see that conservation and restoration measures affect much more than the ecosystems they seek to revitalize? (Source: http://www.tumblr.com/)

There’s an entire generation of people who are seeing their river for the first time. 

There’s an entire generation of people who are seeing their river for the first time. 

The pulse flow is hitting its peak today, but water has been creeping its way down toward the delta since Sunday. This little bit of water has been going a long way. Just watch as children splash around in a river bed that was bone dry only a week ago. If all goes well, the… Read more »

It just chokes me up to see this river that has not been through this area is more than 17 years, kind of working its way to the ocean like it should, like it was meant to do. … Just seeing a river getting to be a river again, I just want to celebrate it…. Read more »

Dep. Secretary of DOI Michael Connor addresses those assembled at the #PulseFlow event and Morelos Dam. via U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Dep. Secretary of DOI Michael Connor addresses those assembled at the #PulseFlow event and Morelos Dam. via U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

US IBWC Commissioner Edward Dursina speaks to press and attendees at the Minute 319 Pulse Flow Ceremony from Morelos Dam.  Journalists, conservationists, and policymakers gathered today at Morelos Dam to observe and celebrate the pulse flow. This historic event is a product of binational cooperation that reframes water management in the Colorado River for the… Read more »

Karen Schlatter, of Sonoran Institute, describes the scene at Morelos Dam this morning as the Colorado River pulse flow hits its peak.  (Source: http://www.tumblr.com/)