Also known as Rio Bravo, it’s barely a trickle through much of West Texas. Scientists and advocates say local initiatives could be scaled up to restore flows.
FAR WEST TEXAS — The year was 1897. Floodwaters from the Rio Grande submerged entire blocks of downtown El Paso . The New York Times described the crash of crumbling houses and the “cries of frightened women and children” on its May 26 front page. The raging river displaced hundreds of people and destroyed scores of adobe homes.
and its Mexican counterpart, known as CILA, created the Rio Grande Environment Work Group. The group has met several times this year to identify and implement binational environmental projects on the Rio Grande. Karen Chapman of the Rio Grande Joint Venture advocated for the creation of the working group and is now a member. “There are folks on both sides of the river in both countries that are concerned about the health of the river and want to work towards some solutions,” she said.
expressed interest in restoring the Forgotten Reach. The study explored restoration options and stated that “The ‘Forgotten’ Rio Grande might have great value as a laboratory for the art and science of rehabilitating perturbed rivers.” The formed a scientific working group, including academics and civil society representatives, that recommended environmental flow regimes for the Rio Grande basin.
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