https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ladNqkLTTZwIn recent months, there has been a lot of news around the Colorado River Delta. For the first time in nearly two decades, water flowed from the Colorado River to the Upper Gulf of California.  This historic moment is significant because the Colorado River hasn’t regularly flowed to the sea since 1960 and today, the delta is only 10% of the size it once was. Through international partnerships, pilot projects related to restoration, and collaboration, there may be hope on the horizon for the Colorado River ecosystem. One of the leaders in this effort is the Sonoran Institute’s Colorado River Delta Program which works to:

1) Restore marsh, riparian, and estuarine habitat in the Delta through on-the-ground restoration projects.
2) Renew individual and community relationships with the river and promote long-term stewardship through community engagement; and
3) Reconnect the Colorado River with the sea by developing innovative mechanisms to secure water for the Delta.

Francisco Zamora, Director of the Sonoran Institute’s Colorado River Delta Program, is in influential leader in this large landscape conservation effort. Learn more about the work going on around the Colorado River Delta here. 

 

 

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More information related to the Colorado River Delta

The Colorado River’s Historic Connection with the Sea

A Sacred Reunion: The Colorado River Returns to the Sea

Waters will flood part of Colorado River, For Just a Few Weeks