Come Rain or Shine
Come Rain or Shine
Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center and New Mexico State University
Solutions for Sustaining Environmental Flows
26 minutes Posted Apr 3, 2024 at 7:00 am.
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Flows in the Rio Chama, a tributary of the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico, have dwindled from drought and rising temperatures as well as diversion for agricultural irrigation. These diminished flows threaten groundwater resources and habitat for endangered plants and animals. Paul Tashjian, Director of Freshwater Conservation with Audubon Southwest, tells us about solutions that have been implemented to alleviate pressures on the Rio Chama and other waterways, bringing back flows for the n...