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Original Post ➡️ (Ecoflight) An aerial view of Bullfrog Bay on Lake Powell, Thursday, April 14, 2022. As water managers across the Colorado River basin are scrambling to slow the declining levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead, a coalition of groups that supports motorized recreation on the reservoir are calling for even deeper water ...
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Original Post ➡️ This blog is co-written by Troy Honahnie, Jr., Hopi consultant, and Rachel Ellis, American Rivers Palavayu (The Little Colorado River) | Photo courtesy of EcoFlight For two early mornings in Spring, Hopi leaders, elders, and advocates joined with EcoFlight, American Rivers, and the Grand Canyon Trust to fly over Palavayu, or the Little Colorado ...
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Original Post ➡️ The aptly named Ruby Range photographed during an EcoFlight over the Gunnison Valley on July 24, 2022. The Ruby Range, located northwest of Crested Butte, Colorado, forms the eastern boundary of the Raggeds Wilderness. The Rubies would be protected under the GORP (Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act) proposal. (Dean Krakel, Special to ...
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Original Post ➡️ Listen – 31:01 Student interns from the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program partnered with EcoFlight and the Aspen Youth Center to fly over the Roaring Fork and Crystal River valleys. They learned about the importance of these waterways and conservation strategies. Come along with us on the flight, hear student interviews, and ...
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Original Post ➡️ SALT LAKE CITY — It’s no secret that the Great Salt Lake is shrinking at an alarming rate, hitting yet another historic low in July, but a nonprofit is taking flight to provide the public with an aerial view of what is at risk. READ: Great Salt Lake drops to a new historic low EcoFlight believes that ...
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Original Post ➡️ (Ecoflight) An aerial view of the Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell, Thursday, April 14, 2022.By Zak Podmore  | Aug. 3, 2022, 11:21 a.m.| Updated: 2:08 p.m. After a modest rise in June, the water level in Lake Powell is on its way back down. The Bureau of Reclamation forecasts indicate it’s possible that Lake ...
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Original Post ➡️ Nature Writing MFA students take to the skies with EcoFlight Listen – 3:41 A small aircraft flew low over the Gunnison Valley early Sunday morning.  The engines drowned out the sound of pencils scribbling, as students in the Western Colorado University Nature Writing MFA program jotted down notes. The trip was facilitated ...
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Original Post ➡️ The peer-reviewed paper comes as Colorado River water users are planning for the biggest cutbacks in history. (Ecoflight) An aerial view of the Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell, Thursday, April 14, 2022.By Zak Podmore  | July 21, 2022, 12:14 p.m.| Updated: July 22, 2022, 11:58 a.m. Without significant, permanent cuts to water ...
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Original Post ➡️ Wild horses feed in the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area on July 5. The Bureau of Land Management began gathering horses from this area and sending hundreds to a long-term boarding facility July 15. Pueden encontrar la versión en español aqui. On July 15, the Bureau of Land Management started rounding up wild ...
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