Nov 24 | Fracking Along the Colorado
by Zak Podmore | 1
Zak Podmore reports on how hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, impacts water use and the environment along the Colorado River. Continue reading
Category Archives: Conservation
Nov 13 | A River Reborn
by Susan Hollingsworth | 3
Cheers echoed while others sat in silent disbelief, both reactions to the joy we all felt for finally experiencing the new White Salmon River. Continue reading
Nov 11 | Do Healthy Rivers Make a Stronger Economy?
by Zak Podmore | 1
Zak Podmore reports on how healthy rivers pump billions of dollars into the U.S. economy through recreational opportunities like rafting, fishing and whitewater parks. A swarm of yellow life jackets pours out of rafts on the Colorado River and … Continue reading
Oct 13 | Big Gore Canyon: Colorado River
by Zak Podmore | 1
Whatever it is that draws people to our public lands – be it a scenic mountain trail, a prime fishing hole, a slope of fresh snow, or a series of rapids – isn’t always what stays with us when we return to civilization. Continue reading
Oct 1 | The End of a River? A Source-to-Sea Journey Down the Colorado River
by Zak Podmore | 1
“Where’s the river?” I shout to Will Stauffer-Norris from where I stand among broken beer bottles and tire tracks crisscrossing a dried mud flat in northern Mexico. “I think we just crossed it,” Stauffer-Norris replies, gazing down at the GPS in his hands. Continue reading
Sep 21 | Summer on the Colorado River [Gallery]
Gallery: Will Stauffer-Norris and Zak Podmore (Remains of a River) spent the summer following the Colorado River from its origins high in Rocky Mountain National Park. Continue reading
Aug 31 | Remains of a River: Episode 10 – Common Waters
After 113 days the Remains of a River crew’s magnificent adventure comes to an end. They’ve traversed the Colorado River from its source to the Sea of Cortez. Continue reading
Aug 24 | Remains of a River: Episode 9 – Concrete Creek
For the first time after portaging around a dam, Will and Zak are confused. Where did the Colorado River go? Continue reading
Aug 17 | Remains of a River: Episode 8 – Deep River Blues
Lake Mohave and Lake Havasu consume the once free-flowing Colorado river, but the Remains of a River crew miss the wild places upstream. Continue reading
Aug 10 | Remains of a River: Episode 7 – Mirage
With the “grandest canyon” behind them, Will and Zak follow the Colorado River toward the lights of Las Vegas and dark portents of a river’s demise. Continue reading
