Western Waters

Snowy Egret chases fish in water.
A Big Year for Colorado Water
April 21, 2022 — What you need to know from our second Colorado legislator webinar: Milestones for Colorado Water in 2022.
A stream surrounded by green vegetation flows through a canyon blackened by wildfire.
Wildfire Resilience for Communities and Watersheds
March 29, 2022 — What you need to know from our Colorado legislator webinar.
A Snowy Plover stands on sandy a shore.
Snowy Plover: The Beauty of Existence
October 25, 2021 — Subtle Beauty of Shorebirds Series: October
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Aerial image of a beaver wetland.
Beavers Offer Help for Western Waters
October 22, 2021 — Beavers are a key partner in protecting and restoring western streams, watersheds, and habitat.
A red hill rises above sagebrush growing in a meadow.
Eagle Ridge Ranch
September 28, 2021 — Adapting to drought on an ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ-certified ranch in Wyoming.
Conservation Ranching
Pectoral Sandpiper stands on an algae mat.
Pectoral Sandpiper: Supreme Master of Migratory Movement
August 23, 2021 — Less sandpiper, more grasspiper.
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Marbled Godwits forage in a wetland.
The Marvel and Mystery of Marbled Godwit Migration
July 22, 2021 — The Subtle Beauty of Shorebirds series, July
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Lesser Yellowlegs stretches in a wetland.
The Coming and Going of Yellowlegs at Great Salt Lake
June 21, 2021 — Subtle Beauty of Shorebirds series, June
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A Snowy Plover stands in front of water with a blurry brown foreground.
Utah’s Migratory Bird Production Areas Receive a Boost
March 16, 2021 — New bill increases protections for Great Salt Lake bird habitat.
A Marsh Wren sings from a branch.
Colorado’s Wetlands and Streams Urgently Need Protections
March 05, 2021 — A quarter of Colorado’s stream miles and wetlands just lost protection.