How beavers and acequieros can work together
MORA COUNTY, NM - In a landscape where burn scars deliver flash floods and drought impedes production capacity, water is a primary concern for many northern New Mexican landowners. Those
Wyoming looks for rancher, farmer feedback on new Voluntary Conservation Program
As drought continues to strain water supplies across the Colorado River Basin, Wyoming is creating a new voluntary program that could allow irrigators to conserve water without risking their water
Re-restoring the Animas after a post-fire flood
When erosion-control solutions designed and funded by the NRCS washed away in a flood, Dave Koeberle stepped in with $60,000 of his own money to rebuild and improve the structure. In
Stream Restoration on the Knight Ranch to Improve San Juan Cutthroat Trout Habitat
The article and photographs below were created by Ed MacKerrow between August and October of 2025. Ed tragically passed away shortly afterward. It has been lightly edited to update the
New Study Shows Rain and Ag Have Closer Relationship Than Previously Assumed
A recent paper published by Yan Jiang, a hydroclimatologist completing a postdoc at the University of California, San Diego and Jennifer Burney, a professor of Global Environmental Policy and Earth
The Colorado River Basin Cannot Survive Without Major Changes
Last week, the Bureau of Reclamation released the draft Environmental Impact Statement evaluating post-2026 operation alternatives for managing the Colorado River reservoirs after the expiration of the current operating guidelines
Indigenous Irrigation Looks at the Whole World
There is a basic assumption that undergirds many of the conversations about water in the west: what irrigation is. Irrigation is commonly thought of as man-made structures moving water from one
Producers lead the way on drought resilience in the Colorado River Basin
Facing Drought Together Key Takeaways Cutoff Dates MatterWSR found that stopping irrigation around July 1 provided a good balance between conserving water and maintaining forage yield. Experimentation Pays OffTrials with deficit irrigation, split-season
Irrigation efficiency is something all producers should strive for, right? Or wrong?
Agriculture uses a lot of water. And with water getting scarcer in many parts of the West, it seems logical that agricultural producers should try to seek efficiency in their
Surface water conservation programs: What are they, and are they working?
In the sixth and final installment of our spring 2025 Water Webinar series, we explored one of the most complex topics in western water: temporary, voluntary, compensated conservation programs. The
How do Water Banks Help Landowners Keep Banking on Water?
“Liquid” assets. Revenue “streams.” Water has a tendency to become a great metaphor in the world of finance. Its flexibility as a metaphor also flows into its fungibility as an
Restoring the Western Water Cycle: Can we manage land and water to improve the water cycle in the West?
The first webinar of the 2025 Water Webinar series brought together a group of experts to explore the topics of the larger water cycle and the feedback loops between the