Not enough water and too many invasives at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Years of drought, upstream diversions and impoundments, and an overly optimistic forecast of Colorado River flows, have sapped the river once literally called Grand.
Past Water Desk grantees
The Water Desk has made $75,000 in grants to journalists and media outlets covering California water issues.
Praying for rain
The Zuni tribe's homeland is one of the most parched sections of the country. The tribe has already declared three drought emergencies in the last 15 years. Will it survive the next one?
Announcing grantees for The Water Desk’s California Media Project
The Water Desk has made $75,000 in grants to journalists and media outlets covering California water issues.
Water is life. It’s also a battle. So what does the future hold for...
An explanation of California’s water development — as well as the challenges, today and tomorrow, of providing water for the state’s people, places and things.
As the Salton Sea shrinks, it leaves behind a toxic reminder of the cost...
Scientists fear that eventually the toxic residue of more than a century of agricultural runoff will be blown into the air — and into the lungs of residents.
Announcing our first grantees
The Water Desk is excited to announce our first grants to support journalists and media outlets covering Western water issues and the Colorado River Basin.
Grantees
will delve into a...
Defining The Water Desk’s scope and water journalism
The Water Desk is a new independent journalism initiative. We're starting up at a pivotal moment for both the news industry and water sector.
For students
The Water Desk is excited to work with undergraduate and graduate journalism students at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Part of our mission is to train the next generation...
Building a network for water journalism
The Water Desk is home to a collaborative network of media outlets that cross-publish content related to Western water issues.
Members are encouraged to share content, promote one another’s work...