STATE OF THE BASIN For far too long, the Colorado River has been overused and overworked. Despite this year’s epic winter, the system’s largest reservoirs are still less than a third full, while the Basin faces threats to its environmental, economic, and cultural values. With so much at stake for the future of the Colorado
Planting Hope in Rural America
This week in Tennessee, we were doing more than putting trees in the ground
Reconnecting the Colorado River
The Colorado River Connectivity Channel is an effort by Trout Unlimited and many other partners to reconnect a mile of the river near its headwaters.
Oft-divided groups tour ranch along the Wyoming-Colorado border
FFA president joins Trout Unlimited and other partners to urge passage of infrastructure funding to ensure water security in the West By Laura Ziemer and Pat O’Toole It’s not every day that you see municipal, agricultural, and conservation interests coming together around big, substantive issues. Last month, these diverse interests jointly urged Congress to include resources for water, forestry and ecosystem
Federal funding improves water efficiency in the West
In Wyoming, the federal Farm Bill is put to work improving irrigation on the Henry’s Fork of the Green River. Each installment of Western Water 101 will be accompanied by a podcast, released weekly. Find the fifth episode below, and subscribe to get each new episode as it’s released. This important funding reduces labor, improves
Thinking big on the Upper Rio Grande
Restoration work on the Upper Rio Grande that starts in southwest Colorado and flows on into New Mexico and beyond has been a focus of TU’s for multiple years.
TU salutes Water for Conservation and Farming Act
The new programs and authorizations under the Water for Conservation and Farming Act are designed to invest in the nexus between our agricultural sector and healthy, free-flowing streams.” ~TU’s Chrysten Lambert