By Gila Resources Information Project
• Mar 13, 2021 Gila Earth Day will be celebrated throughout April, providing a variety of opportunities to take action on behalf of our planet. The international theme for this year’s event is “Restore Our Earth”, and the Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) and Gila Earth Day planning committee are organizing multiple activities: virtual programming from participant organizations, classrooms, and individuals throughout the month of April; a virtual book tour discussion with Laura Paskus author
of At the Precipice New Mexico’s Changing Climate on Thursday, April 22; and small, COVID-safe community actions around the region on Saturday, April 24.
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Headwater Streams in the Rio Grande and Gila River Watersheds to Benefit from Nearly $600,000 .
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationFebruary 16, 2021 GMT
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced more than $584,000 in grants to restore, protect and enhance aquatic and riparian species of conservation concern and their habitats in the headwaters of the Rio Grande and Gila River watersheds. The five grants will generate more than $980,000 in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of $1.56 million.
The grants were awarded through the Southwest Rivers Program, a partnership between NFWF and the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Trinchera Blanca Foundation, an affiliate of The Moore Charitable Foundation, founded by Louis Bacon.
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A proposed pipeline project in southern Utah would transport water from Lake Powell to fast-growing communities in the state s southwest corner. The proposal hit political headwinds this year, as other Colorado River users objected to it.
Credit waterdesk.org / lighthawk.org
2020 has been a tough year for some of the Colorado River basin’s long-planned, most controversial water projects.
Proposals to divert water in New Mexico, Nevada and Utah have run up against significant legal, financial and political roadblocks this year. But while environmental groups have cheered the setbacks, it’s still unclear whether these projects have truly hit dead ends or are simply waiting in the wings.