Opportunities and threats to restoring a Living Rio Grande

New Mexico needs new new perspectives to protect the state’s living rivers

It’s time to bring the river back to life.

New federal rule recognizes that small, intermittent streams can have big water quality impacts

Daniel Timmons makes his mark at Guardians, first as a staff attorney and now as director of our Wild Rivers program

Living rivers need your voice, so please speak out during National Rivers Month

Javier Gallegos traveled from northern New Mexico to El Paso, Texas documenting the ecological impacts of the drying Rio Grande, but also capturing the ways that humans connect with this artery of life

Use the talking points below to speak up for imperiled waterways and ensure they are meaningfully considered in the state’s 50-year water plan

Over the course of the summer, I have been taking pictures of the central Rio Grande to document its flow over time and how people connect with it.

The country need strong, broad clean water protections for rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands, cienegas, ditches, arroyos and other waterways—even those that only flow at certain times during the year