“Why don’t we recognize a water right for the Grand Canyon ecosystem? Why don’t we operate Glen Canyon Dam like a flood control structure? Why don’t we clean out the sediment behind Lake Powell, and designate Glen Canyon National Park?”
"Cultural sites are being revealed by a dwindling Lake Powell"
By @zak_podmore in the @sltrib
A great read about the challenges and opportunities for updated management.
Brilliant reporting from the @sltrib. Please click through the variety of stories they created around Glen Canyon and the reservoir. Thanks to @zak_podmore for this attentiveness to the region and the river.
A couple of months ago, my editor @granteb suggested we do a special Lake Powell issue for the @sltrib. I knew we had a lot to say about how the reservoir is changing after 22 years of megadrought, but I'm blown away by the paper we published yesterday. Thread...
Thanks to @radiowest for having us on the program. Please have a listen and learn more about the future of Glen Canyon in this conversation between @EricBalken and Doug Fabrizio.
