You’ve heard us say it – the pulse flow is working! But how do we know, you might ask. Fair enough. Check out this wonderful blog post by Jennifer Pitt. She’ll convince you that the water is working hard out there. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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Curious how far the pulse flow has gotten? Check out this handy tagged map scientists have been using to track the water.
Curious how far the pulse flow has gotten? Check out this handy tagged map scientists have been using to track the water.
usbr: Sunrise over the Colorado River near Blythe, CA. Photo by Alexander Stephens, Bureau of Reclamation. Every once in a while it’s nice to take a step back and remember what we’re working hard to protect and revitalize. With a view like this, courtesy of the Bureau of Reclamation, who wouldn’t want to restore the Colorado… Read more »
usbr: Sunrise over the Colorado River near Blythe, CA. Photo by Alexander Stephens, Bureau of Reclamation. Every once in a while it’s nice to take a step back and remember what we’re working hard to protect and revitalize. With a view like this, courtesy of the Bureau of Reclamation, who wouldn’t want to restore the Colorado… Read more »
Paddling the Colorado River Pulse Flow
The conservationists hope the pulse will bring back the willows and cottonwoods that once lined the valley, and restore habitat for the birds and wildlife that once thrived there. My goal was more selfish. I wanted to see whether I could bash through the non-native reeds and tamarisk that clog the riverbed, and eventually make… Read more »
Jeff Moag, Editor in Chief of Canoe and Kayak Magazine, paddled the Colorado River with Victor Leon. Check out his first-in-a-lifetime trip. If we can keep supporting agreements like Minute 319, it won’t have to be the last. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
We wanted to slow down and savor this rare experience, floating through a desert that had seen water only a handful of times in the last 30 years. In the end we traveled a little more than 40 miles, less than half the distance to the Gulf. But years of paddling have taught me never… Read more »
Colorado River reaches the Gulf of California once more
Colorado River reaches the Gulf of California once more John Trotter, a New York based photographer, partnered with with High Country News to document the Colorado River Pulse Flow. In our opinion, he is capturing the soul of what policy initiatives like Minute 319 can accomplish. Click the link in the headline to see his… Read more »
A community gets its river back
For more than two weeks, the Colorado River has been flowing in its delta, through more than 30 miles (48 kilometers) of recently bone-dry river channel choked with desert scrub. The flow is all too brief, lasting only eight weeks in all. The United States and Mexico are demonstrating how a “pulse flow” of water can bring environmental… Read more »