Conservation

This year, the first-ever Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan is set to launch, and water officials expect 2020 to bring unprecedented changes to the way the river is run, including cutbacks in water use by some states.

Chuck Cullom discusses the Upper Basin's five-point plan, water cut-offs and who IS responsible for water losses.

Glen Canyon Dam, climate change and invasive plant species are threatening the Colorado River.

State officials are hoping dire climate predictions and water shortages will convince Coloradans to get involved in planning how to share a dwindling resource.

The alternative management planning process came about after the BLM in 2007 found that 54 miles of the upper Colorado River were eligible for a federal Wild and Scenic River designation.

A fen-restoration project aims to enhance the wetland’s ability to provide habitat, store and filter groundwater, and sequester carbon.

Three conservation groups in Colorado are working on a revision to a state law that would allow natural river features to get a water right.

An intergenerational group of Pueblo women lead the way on water policy along the Middle Rio Grande Valley.

Urgency to designate the Crystal River in Colorado as Wild & Scenic varies among the river's advocates.

Aspen’s new water resource plan outlines the strategy for creating emergency storage to address threats to existing supplies.