Posts By: Lynne Bairstow

Collaboration for the Colorado River Delta

Final report on historic environmental flows results in hopeful roadmap for Colorado River Delta restoration Cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico governments, supported by a coalition of non-profit organizations, has demonstrated the power of community to achieve environmental benefits as recently released scientific findings in the Colorado River Delta have documented. On November 28, 2018,… Read more »

Across Borders: Restoring the Colorado River Delta

“I love seeing the joy that the river brings people – the happiness it brings a community,” says Yamilett Carrillo of Restauremos el Colorado, in this beautiful profile of her work in the Colorado River Delta. As part of our coalition of partners, Yami’s work plays an important role in the ongoing collaboration between the United States… Read more »

Happy Colorado River Day: Students in the Delta Campaign!

Colorado River Day is honored each year on July 25th as a day in which people come together across divides in support of maintaining a sustainable Colorado River. We’re celebrating this mighty river that we are helping to restore by launching a new fundraising campaign to bring students from the Delta region to our Laguna Grande… Read more »

Celebrate Colorado River Day by Watching ‘Watershed’!

Join us in celebrating Colorado River Day by watching WATERSHED. July 25, 2018 is the 97th anniversary of this day in 1921 when U.S. federal legislation was passed to officially re-name the river from the “Grande” to the “Colorado”. We now commemorate this day by encouraging people to come together across divides in support of… Read more »

RESILIENCE!

After a decades-long decline, a dying wetland gets a second chance, with the help of cross-border collaboration between the United States and Mexico. A comprehensive summary of the efforts of Raise the River in the Colorado Delta — including the 2014 pulse flow and its long-term effects. This story features our on-the-ground coalition team members including… Read more »