Aerial photos and videos: Lake Mead and Hoover Dam, July 2020
This page features images and footage shot with a GoPro camera during a pilot-only Lighthawk flight above Lake Mead and Hoover Dam, along the...
City water from wilderness
Against fierce opposition, thirsty cities near Denver plan to draw water from Colorado River headwaters in the Holy Cross Wilderness. Jerd Smith reports for...
Cutting back on irrigation
In a pilot project in Colorado, farmers are reducing irrigation on their hay fields and monitoring the results, to learn if they can send...
Drone videos and photos: Salt River near Theodore Roosevelt Lake, Arizona
This page features drone footage and still imagery of the Salt River, near Theodore Roosevelt Lake in Arizona.
The Salt River, which runs for...
Photos: Navajo Generating Station, Arizona, December 2019
This page features photos of Navajo Generating Station, a large coal-fired power plant near Page, Arizona that was decommissioned in 2019.
The power plant...
Photos: Lees Ferry and Navajo Bridge, Arizona, December 2019
This page features photos of the Colorado River and Paria River at Lees Ferry, as well as nearby Navajo Bridge and Marble Canyon in...
Drone videos and photos: Goosenecks of the San Juan River, December 2019
This page features drone footage and still imagery of the Goosenecks of the San Juan River as well as the area around Mexican Hat,...
Drone videos and photos: uranium tailings and Colorado River near Moab, Utah, December 2019
This page features drone footage and still imagery of the Colorado River around Moab, Utah. Near downtown Moab, a large uranium mill tailings pile...
Photos: Horseshoe Bend, Arizona, December 2019
This page features photos of the Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend, near Page, Arizona. This scenic vista in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, located...
Photos: Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona, December 2019
This page features photos of Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell, near Page, Arizona. The 710-foot dam was built from 1956 to 1966. The...