A thirsty system of dams, growing desert cities and
irrigators may never allow the Colorado River delta to be the mecca
of animal and plant diversity it once was. But Mexican and U.S.
researchers working with the Environmental Defense Fund say the
brackish and often polluted flow that does reach the delta could
help revive the struggling ecosystem. The team's work, 100 pages of
text, photos and diagrams, published in A Delta Once More:
Restoring Riparian and Wetland Habitat in the Colorado River Delta,
suggests that more efficient use of agricultural and municipal
wastewater, dam releases and floodwaters may restore critical parts
of what was once a nearly 2 million-acre wetland. "What you see
down there is two things," says Mark Briggs, an ecologist from the
Sonoran Institute and one of the report's authors. "You see the
loss of wetland habitat, and then you see the potential. The
thought then comes to mind, well, here we are with some significant
area that is still native. What if there is a little thought given
to managing that area in a way more compatible to the environment?"
You can read the report and EDF's recommendations at
www.edf.org/delta, or call 303/440-4901 and request a copy for
$30.
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