by Lynne Whitbeck | May 27, 2020 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Policy, Water
Water expert Brian Richter walks us through the history of these great man-made lakes, and how we can ensure that they will continue to provide water through man-made crises like climate change.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Jan 7, 2020 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Rangeland Science, Water
Kate Zeigler is a geologist who works with farmers and ranchers in the arid Southwest to monitor their wells and the water table that keeps them flowing–and helps them to come up with water conservation strategies.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Jul 2, 2019 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Policy, Water
Ed Roberson is conservation director at the Palmer Land Trust, and he’s host of the Mountain and Prairie podcast. We talk about some of the problems surrounding water in the West–and some new approaches to balancing urban and agricultural water needs.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Nov 28, 2017 | Down to Earth, Farming, Soil, Water
Patron saints of regenerative agriculture: Gabe and Paul BrownGabe Brown and his family endured hail, drought, and near ruin before they changed their way of farming and ranching. Theirs is a story of creative response to adversity that led to a much healthier and...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Nov 1, 2017 | Down to Earth, Water
The Water Win-Win: Food and ecosystems in balanceSandra Postel‘s new book is Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity. It’s about the world water cycle, and about real solutions to the problem of providing water for people and food, and at the same time...
