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The group Trout Unlimited has launched a campaign to boost federally funded water conservation projects on the Colorado River.
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A new podcast called “Parched” explores the complexities of the Colorado River Basin, at a time when persistent drought has sparked difficult discussions about water. Its goal is to shine a light on solutions. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with the podcast’s host Michael Elizabeth Sakas, a climate reporter at Colorado Public Radio.
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Melissa Sevigny's "Brave the Wild River" recounts botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter’s historic 1938 journey down the Colorado River to survey the plant life of the Grand Canyon. The pair risked their lives during the unprecedented 43-day journey only to be nearly forgotten in history.
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Facing the future with a dwindling Colorado River supply and intense pressure from the federal government, Arizona, California and Nevada have offered a plan to cut their water use significantly.
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The reductions amount to an estimated 13% of the total water use in the lower Colorado River basin and will likely cause significant water restrictions for residential and agricultural uses.
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This summer, the Grand Canyon Trust and Grand Canyon Youth will host their second Indigenous-led trip down the Colorado River. It’s meant for Native youth who want to connect with the cultural knowledge-keepers of their tribes.
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Colorado River guides who are in relationships with other Colorado River guides are sometimes on the water at the same time, but on different trips. It’s a unique, romantic kind of adventure being simultaneously separated and connected by the same body of water. Page-based poet Holly Sullivan captures the experience beautifully in her poem To You. Sullivan spent years as a boat swamper in the Grand Canyon and today shares her take on river love.
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Nearly half of the U.S. West has emerged from drought this spring, but the welcome wet conditions haven't entirely replenished the region.
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Top water officials in Arizona are cautiously optimistic about Colorado River supplies this year.
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The Department of the Interior wrapped up a high-flow experimental water release from Glen Canyon Thursday.