On Water
The most challenging situations produce the most inspiring solutions. That's what you'll find here in On Water.
It’s past time we retired the old Western saying: “Whiskey is for drinking. Water is for fighting.” People are working together to find solutions to the West’s mounting water crisis. We need to hear these stories, and emulate them, if there’s going to be something left worth raising a glass to. In On Land‘s new feature section, On Water, we’ll bring you these stories, both originals from our stable of solutions journalists, and the very best from other outlets around the West and the World.
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Science! Fish! Irrigation! with the Henrys Fork Foundation
In today’s episode, we talked with three HFF science team members about how science, landowners, and conservation can work together. Thanks to Dr. Rob Van Kirk, HFF’s science and technology
One In A Thousand: Drought Strikes Colorado River Basin
The western United States should be emerging from the icy grips of winter, but this year sun tans are emerging early and wildflowers are confused because this year, there was practically
“If Lake Powell Was a Ranch:” WLA’s Field Day at Mountain Island Ranch
MOUNTAIN ISLAND RANCH, CO — After no snow and unseasonably warm temperatures this winter, the effects of drought could be seen everywhere at Mountain Island Ranch. But clever construction and
Water Weekly is a new regular roundup of Western water stories that lives at the center of On Land On Water, a commitment to covering this most critical of issues in the American West. Thanks to generous support from the Walton Family Foundation, On Land is able to bring you regular explanations, insights and stories focused on what landowners can and are doing to survive the ongoing drought and drying out of the West.
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