Wyoming s mountains sit at the headwaters of some of the most important rivers in the American West, including the Colorado and the Missouri. Wyoming Public Radio s Melodie Edwards sat down with Journalist Anne MacKinnon to discuss her book Public Water: Lessons from Wyoming for the American West. The book tackles the fascinating history of how we came to manage all that water, and what other states could learn from us as we face greater droughts and climate change in the future. Listen • 8:09
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Wyoming s mountains sit at the headwaters of some of the most important rivers in the American West, including the Colorado and the Missouri. A book out this year tackles the fascinating history of how we came to manage all that water, and what other states could learn from us as we face greater droughts and climate change in the future.
Wyoming Public Radio s Melodie Edwards sat down with Journalist Anne MacKinnon to discuss her book
Public Water: Lessons from Wyoming for the American West. Melodie starts by asking MacKinnon why it was important to release this book right now.
Canyon geology
Commuters who live in Alpine but work in Jackson probably have another word for it, but Highway 89 from Hoback Junction south to neighboring Lincoln County passes through a true geologic wonder.
Alpine Canyon, aka the Grand Canyon of the Snake River or just the Snake River Canyon, slices through hundreds of feet of sedimentary rock to mark the boundary between the Snake River Range on the north and the Wyoming Range on the south. The topography includes precipitous cliffs, avalanche-prone gullies, and peaks topping out at over 9,000, 10,000, even 11,000 feet. And the Snake River, the force that continues to carve the landscape, attracts tens of thousands of rafters, kayakers, anglers and others each year.