The Delta – As She Rises podcast
Edith Santiago, associate director of the Sonoran Insitute’s Colorado River Delta Program, talks about connecting the river back to the sea. https://link.chtbl.com/dIWBX3iu
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Garbology Revisited: Tracking trash in the Santa Cruz River – Tucson Sentinel
Luke Cole and our 2022-2023 UA Earth Grant students talk “trash” with Tucson Sentinel. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070523_trash_santa_cruz/garbology-revisited-tracking-trash-santa-cruz-river/
A River for the Future – Colorado Public Radio
Fransisco Zamora, our senior director of programs, speaks with Colorado Public Radio about the Laguna Grande restoration site in the Colorado River Delta and discuss the history, maintenance and future of this project.… MORE ›
History of monsoon in Tucson: Santa Cruz River record flood of 1983 – KGUN9
Luke Cole, our director of the Santa Cruz River program, speaks about the history of the Santa Cruz River and its importance to the communities that have inhabited the valley for the last… MORE ›
Colorado River Drought Crisis is Fostering a More Collaborative U.S.-Mexico Relationship – TIME Magazine
John Shepard, our senior advisor for the One Basin initiative, speaks about the future of water policy and collaboration along the U.S/Mexico border as we adapt to changing drought conditions. Drought Crisis Spurs… MORE ›
Water Shortage has Farmers Afraid of Biden Conservation Funding – Business Insider
Agriculture makes up a majority of the Colorado River’s water allocation. A new bill passed encourages farmers to dry plots of land or work towards more efficient water use. Read more here: Water… MORE ›
Urban Water Conservation Success in the Colorado River Basin – EOS Science News
“The idea is to integrate the harvested water with cultivating desert-adapted plants. In 2013, the city [Tucson] implemented a Green Streets policy, requiring that new and reconstructed roadways be designed to harvest the… MORE ›
Colorado River reservoirs face grim year despite healthy snowpack – Colorado Sun
“Winter snow accumulation offers water officials a breather as they face the basin’s long-term drought” Read more here” Colorado River reservoirs face grim year despite healthy snowpack (coloradosun.com)
Tribe, US officials reach deal to save Colorado River water – ABC News
“A Native American tribe in Arizona reached a deal Thursday with the U.S. government not to use some of its Colorado River water rights in return for $150 million and funding for a… MORE ›
Santa Cruz River Bounces Back – KGUN9
“[Luke] Cole says Pima County voters helped power the recovery by approving a bond issue that helped cover the cost but there’s still more work to be done on a historic river that… MORE ›