Blood of the West

A Documentary about the past, present, and future of the Colorado River Watershed.

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@EmilyFairfax @Google Awesome!!!

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Drought threatens Colorado River with ‘complete doomsday scenario', officials say - The Washington Post https://t.co/S0eHpbmenm

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@LukeRunyon I interviewed him too and got the same story!

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Just posted a photo @ Western Colorado https://t.co/wqbbUPmpl4

[ICT @IndianCountry]

The Yaqui Indigenous people of northern Mexico are still mourning the killing of water-defense leader Tomás Rojo found dead in June 2021. https://t.co/pnZ03oEfXW

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Just posted a photo @ Grand Lake, Colorado https://t.co/qrsqaqx8uN

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/qCrARDacA3

[John Fleck @jfleck]

From Jack Schmidt, @R_EricKuhn and myself, a look at how we got into this mess on the #ColoradoRiver: https://t.co/dKy2glPQkD

[Alex Hager @awhager]

Here's the full letter from 14 tribes to @Interior.

“We should not have to remind you — but we will again — that as our trustee, you must protect our rights, our assets, and people in addition to any action you take on behalf of the system."

[Blood of the West @BloodoftheWest]

@rigtoflip I had a very interesting conversation with a high level Dept of Interior person last week. At some point developers won’t have the option of holding on to old ways

[Alex Hager @awhager]

The designer, @_nbqs, has an updated version on his profile.

[Richard Eric Kuhn @R_EricKuhn]

For Colorado River nerds this is huge news!!!

[Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition @savebearsears]

‘We don’t know if the lake is ever going to rise this high again, with the climate changes and all that, so maybe there’s an opportunity here for the Navajo people’ —an opportunity to take a good look at what was destroyed when the reservoir filled, and what can be saved now...”

[Blood of the West @BloodoftheWest]

This thread is important, the loss and damage to cultural sites and sacred landscapes in Glen Canyon is one of the biggest reasons to be excited for its recovery as Powell recedes, and allowing indigenous access to the recovered areas is an important step forward

[Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition @savebearsears]

When Lake Powell was filled the fed government knowingly flooded an array of Indigenous cultural sites within the Glen Canyon area. Now, with climate change and extreme drought, about 1/4 of the sites that were previously underwater or inaccessible have once again reemerged.

[Dr. Emily Fairfax @EmilyFairfax]

How exactly do #beavers help us with climate change?

New paper from @NOAAFish_NWFSC Chris Jordan & me!

We summarize the research on how beavers help with fire, drought, flood, carbon, & water quality issues that are being exacerbated by climate change.

https://t.co/Djh8cafE0t

[Blood of the West @BloodoftheWest]

Excellent article by ⁦@JnPitt⁩

Stumbling Toward “Day Zero” on the Colorado River | Audubon https://t.co/GxMFHKmTqr

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Just another excellent morning along the Green River…

#uintahbasin #greenriver #horseshoebend #theotherhorseshoebend #utah #river #coloradoriver #watershed #vernal @ Uintah Basin https://t.co/ZM7vALL4sA

[Jennifer Pitt @JnPitt]

The way we understand climate change is that the conditions we are experiencing now may be some of the best conditions we experience in the coming decades. #birdsneedwater @tonydavis987 https://t.co/GKMINlnt1p

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Just posted a photo @ Uintah Basin https://t.co/jn3bTT1icZ

[UCRWG @UCRWG]

Neighboring watershed groups met on International Beaver Day, last Thursday, to discuss beaver restoration in the Colorado Headwaters! Grateful to be working together for a great cause!