Posts Tagged ‘U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’
The Rio Grande’s Drier Future
April 9, 2021 – As the climate warms, arid regions like New Mexico will continue to become increasingly dry. That affects our snowpack—and everything downstream, including our forests, rivers, reservoirs, and farm fields. On this month’s episode of Our Land, we visit Elephant Butte Reservoir in southern New Mexico, which was at 10 percent capacity…
Read MoreOur Land: Rio Grande Habitat Restoration
June 14, 2019 – It’s scary when rivers crest above their banks or burst their levees. In the Midwest, rising river waters have been dangerous for boaters and swimmers and caused millions in property damage as they’ve inundated homes along the Mississippi and other rivers. But springtime flooding is also a natural part of a…
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