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You Can Hide On the River
The San Juan River in bloom and flowing low. It is now an expectation that when I return from the river, some aspect of river management will have changed. By return, I mean weekly paddling and walking any of the Colorado River’s upper basin tributaries, and heading home to my home river. That rapid rate of fluctuation, personal and otherwise, speaks to how fluid keeping up with the state of the watershed is. With natural runoff conditions all but flushed by the March scorcher, the Bureau of Reclamation is busy pulling at the levers of a 15-dam Colorado River circus. Take this past week, in wh
May 6, 2026
Can the Colorado River Survive 2026?
Reporting on the front lines of low water for Sierra Magazine
May 1, 2026
A Tale of Two River Deltas
Thirst, Uncertainty, and Decision Making in Glen Canyon
Apr 20, 2026