On a bluebird day at West and East Lake in Grand Junction, Maddie Baker throws a plankton tow net into the water, and drags it back to her. “This is made of a 64 micrometer mesh, so that allows us to trap the veligers in their juvenile form, where they are microscopic and invisible to […] The post Zebra mussels threaten infrastructure and native ecosystems. Colorado is ramping up efforts to detect and contain them. appeared first on The Water Desk.| The Water Desk
Lakes Mead and Powell, the basin’s two largest reservoirs, are approaching critical levels in which hydropower from their dams (Hoover and Glen Canyon, respectively) would be severely curtailed or altogether cease. The post Solar growth cushions Colorado River hydropower declines appeared first on The Water Desk.| The Water Desk
KLAMATH, Calif. — In a thick forest along the remote northern California coast earlier this month, a group of mostly young Indigenous kayakers pushed off into the clear-emerald waters of the recently undammed Klamath River. The 13- to 20-year-olds from more than six tribes in the Klamath Basin, along with several instructors, had been paddling […] The post Indigenous youths finish historic journey down Klamath River after dams removed appeared first on The Water Desk.| The Water Desk
Pieter Strauss used to love hosting stargazing parties at his house in the Lakeshore Park neighborhood up Flagstaff Road southwest of Boulder. The hobbyist astronomer would fire up the barbecue and spend hours showing his neighbors the night sky through his observatory and telescopes. Strauss’s house sits looking directly over Gross Reservoir, which provides water […] The post As Gross Reservoir rises, Boulder County residents grapple with project’s legal turmoil appeared first on The...| The Water Desk