Posts By: Lynne Bairstow

Lower Colorado tops list of endangered rivers

On April 11, the nonprofit American Rivers released its annual report on the most endangered rivers in the U.S., and topping the list for 2017 was the lower Colorado River. It was deemed the most threatened based on the following criteria: the significance of the river to human and natural communities, the magnitude of the threat to… Read more »

What can a river teach us?

Sonoran Institute’s education programs on the banks of two important binational rivers are making huge impacts in the classroom From the Sonoran Institute Blog The sun is just rising through their school bus windows, but these fourth graders aren’t going to school. Instead, they are doing something some of them have never done before; they’re… Read more »

WHAT TO DO IN A TIME OF CHANGE

Mark Tercek — president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, a #RaisetheRiver coalition partner — outlines thoughts on how environmentalists should proceed during this unprecedented time of change and restates the core principals of their organization. Bottom line? “We just need to get to work.” Read the full story on The Nature Conservancy Blog.  

CREATIVE SOLUTIONS: WATER LEASING

Water leasing is being used as a way to leverage water for environmental purposes. Our coalition partners Osvel Hinojosa of Pronatura Noroeste, The Nature Conservancy, Sonoran Institute and the Colorado River Delta Water Trust are featured in this in-depth article on this strategy, and their creative use of water leasing to bring water and life… Read more »

RETREAT FOR THE RIVER

It’s a wrap! We’ve just enjoyed two packed days of planning strategies to continue our work to restore water and life in the #ColoradoRiverDelta. After listening to the progress updates, “tales from the field”, ideas, back-stories and passionate presentations, it is clear that we have an amazing coalition of partners! Here’s to Sonoran Institute, Pronatura… Read more »