Welcome to The Water Desk
The Water Desk is starting up at a pivotal moment for both journalism and water, not only in our home region but also around the world.
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
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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.
Water Desk offers grants for coverage of Colorado River Basin
The Water Desk is now accepting applications for grants of up to $10,000 to support water journalism related to the Colorado River Basin.
Climate change reducing Colorado River runoff
By Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler
By mid-century, annual runoff into the Colorado River could be reduced by nearly a third as declining snowpack leads to greater evaporation of snowmelt,...
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.
Water Desk expands free multimedia library
The Water Desk is excited to be partnering with photojournalist Ted Wood to expand our free multimedia library of water-related imagery.
Colorado River Econ 101
By Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler
From the high country in Rocky Mountain National Park a muddy flush of water rushes downstream, through western Colorado. It turns left, going south...
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 Desk supports journalists covering Colorado River
The Water Desk is excited to announce the recipients of new grants to support water journalism connected to the Colorado River Basin.