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  • Rivers without water

    WaterWatch's recent report, "Rivers Without Water: Oregon's Unnatural Disaster," offers suggestions for keeping more water in the state's streams and rivers.

    by Oakley Brooks, Dec 04, 2000

  • Anglers fish for solutions

    Anglers and biologists warn that cutthroat trout and bald eagles on the South Fork of the Snake River are threatened when the water is saved behind dams for summer irrigators.

    by Rob Thornberry, Feb 12, 2001

  • Divided Waters

    El Paso, Texas, is dependent on the underground waters of the Hueco Bolson, but as the population grows and the bolson declines, both the city and its sister across the border, Ciudad Juarez, are turning to the already overtaxed Rio Grande.

    by Megan Lardner, Mar 12, 2001

  • Priests preach to the choir: Protect the Columbia

    The Roman Catholic bishops of the Pacific Northwest have released a long-awaiting pastoral letter on the duty to protect the Columbia River: "The Columbia River Watershed: Caring for Creation and the Common Good."

    by Rebecca Clarren, Mar 12, 2001

  • Demonstrating for the delta

    The Glen Canyon Action Network toured part of the West to promote basic conservation measures for the Colorado River, along with a proposal to send 1 percent of the river's water downstream to restore the delta.

    by Tim Westby, Mar 26, 2001

  • Mystery on the Colorado

    "Sunk Without a Sound: The Tragic Colorado Honeymoon of Glen and Bessie Hyde" by Brad Dimock tries to retrace the journey and unravel the mystery behind a 70-year-old tragedy.

    by Michael Collier, Apr 09, 2001

  • Quenching the big thirst

    Under the "4.4 Plan," California will begin a water diet, designed to reduce the state's use of Colorado River water over the next 15 years to the 4.4 million acre-feet it has long been allocated, but always exceeded.

    by Ed Marston, May 21, 2001

  • No refuge in the Klamath Basin

    In the Klamath River Basin on the Oregon-California border, farmers, Indians, wildlife refuges and now three endangered fish are fighting over scant water in a dry year, and some say the Endangered Species Act only makes the situation worse.

    by Rebecca Clarren, Aug 13, 2001

  • Who mans forest flows?

    The Forest Service's right to demand "bypass flows" - leaving enough water in streams tapped for human uses to keep fish and wildlife healthy - may not survive the Bush administration.

    by Staff, Aug 27, 2001

  • The Rio Grande's unsung diplomat

    Rafter and river advocate Steve Harris tries to work with local farmers to preserve the Rio Grande in New Mexico.

    by Greg Hanscom, Oct 22, 2001
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