A cool map for a warming watershed arrives at the right moment.
By Lisa Owens Viani
As the western United States continues to wither in an extended drought, the Colorado River’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, have fallen to their lowest levels since they were first filled—Lake Mead in 1935 and Lake Powell in 1963—according to John Fleck, a professor of practice in water policy and governance in the Department of Economics and director of the Water Resources Program at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Continue reading One Big Picture→
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Two countries. One troubled watershed. No solution—yet.
By Lisa Owens Viani
Named for the walnut trees that used to line its banks, the Arroyo de los Nogales, a tributary of the Santa Cruz River, flows from south to north, descending from the high Sonoran desert in Mexico into Arizona. Continue reading Floods that Know No Bounds→
The former vacant lot on Lawrence Place in Buffalo is now a rain garden with a picnic area and handball court. Image courtesy Sandra Albro, Holden Forests & Gardens.
Eight years ago, Sandra Albro, a research associate in applied urban ecology at the Cleveland Botanical Garden (now Holden Forests & Gardens) began to think about opportunities lurking in the city’s vacant lots—in particular how to help cities with their water quality problems. Continue reading Lots of Opportunity→
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