The Fragile Flyway: Conserving the Rio Grande Corridor
The Rio Grande Corridor is a connecting thread for migratory birds along the vast Central Flyway from the prairies of Canada to the highlands of Mexico. The corridor is particularly important to Greater Sandhill Cranes, Northern Pintails, White-face Ibis, and many other species.
Wetlands along the Rio Grande and throughout the Intermountain West are increasingly scarce, with only 2% of this historical range remaining. These habitats are typically associated with irrigated agriculture and occur on working ranches and farms. The connectivity of farmlands to publicly-managed wetlands is critical, more so now than ever.
Wetlands along the Rio Grande and throughout the Intermountain West are increasingly scarce, with only 2% of this historical range remaining. These habitats are typically associated with irrigated agriculture and occur on working ranches and farms. The connectivity of farmlands to publicly-managed wetlands is critical, more so now than ever.
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Center for Snow & Avalanche StudiesThe Center for Snow & Avalanche Studies is a not-for-profit organization surrounded by rugged San Juan Mountains in Silverton, Colorado. CSAS serves the mountain science community and regional natural resource managers. They host and conduct interdisciplinary research and integrative 24/7/365 monitoring that captures weather, snowpack, radiation, soils, plant communities and hydrologic signals of regional climate trends.
From its humble beginnings, and with crucial support from its peers, CSAS has built and demonstrated its capacity to contribute to American snow system science. These mountain systems are crucial to monitor since they serve as a bellwether for regional and global climate change. https://snowstudies.org/ |
Painting Colorado Watersheds with Bob RossPeople love Colorado. Our iconic mountains, rivers, minerals, plains, communities, forests, snow, wildlife, and wilderness have drawn people by the millions to our centennial state. Our population has ballooned from 1 million in 1930 to over 5 million today, and could nearly double by 2060. Sustaining this growth requires water. With this projected pace of growth, how do we preserve what we love about our state?
Follow along with Bob Ross on this 5 minute painting journey through the complexities of Colorado's watersheds and learn more about our changing landscape. https://www.colorado.gov/cowaterplan |
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The Eating Disorder Foundation
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The Eating Disorder Foundation is a non-profit organization with a compelling message about a life threatening illness that affects millions of men and women, in this country alone. Their mission is to be an effective resource to the general public and health care providers in prevention, diagnosis and elimination of this illness. EDF serves as a vital support for sufferers, as well as friends and family coping with their loved one's eating disorder.
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