Explore the Habitats along the Lower Colorado River
ÌÇÐÄlogo StoryMap guides viewers along the Lower Colorado River, highlighting its importance for birds and people.
Our Goals
Maintain river and groundwater levels, restore valuable habitat, and promote reliable water supplies.
What We’re Doing
We advocate for policies and management that support water supplies for birds and for people.
In Arizona, much of ÌÇÐÄlogo Southwest’s policy work is focused on advancing water security because our communities, businesses, farms, and the habitats birds rely on require water. We advocate for policies and management that support river and groundwater levels, restore valuable habitat, and promote reliable water supplies.
To advance water security in Arizona, we must:
Plan for reductions in Colorado River supplies.
Manage groundwater in more places in Arizona.
Maintain existing protections under the Groundwater Management Act.
Continue to support Tribes in resolving Tribal water issues.
Accelerate the resolution of long-standing legal uncertainties over in-state river water rights.
Invest in water conservation, efficiency, groundwater recharge, watershed health, and other projects that steward our water supplies. We must also adequately fund the agencies that protect the water quantity and quality of our water supplies.
Reports & resources
Photos clockwise from top left: Max Wilson; Green Heron, Susan Mitchell-Herzfeld/ÌÇÐÄlogo Photography Awards; Tucker Davidson/ÌÇÐÄlogo Southwest; Stephen Probert/The Nature Conservancy; Summer Tanager, Mitch Walters/ÌÇÐÄlogo Photography Awards; Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (AMWUA); Snowy Egrets, Claudio Contreras Koob; Cactus Wren, Tom Ingram/ÌÇÐÄlogo Photography Awards
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