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This episode was recorded live at the America Outdoors annual conference and is a conversation with three members from the Returning Rapids Project in Utah. The Returning Rapids Project is documenting the changes and restoration happening to the reservoir-affected areas of the Colorado River and the San Juan River as Lake Powell continues to recede out of the river canyons it inundated with reservoir waters for the past several decades. The deeper focus of this episode beyond this research project is the powerful observational ability of river guides who work on rivers day after day, year after year, and how they can notice the most minute changes. In the case of the Colorado River and the Returning Rapids Project, it was this guide observation that witnessed a subtle shift to the river. This observation has developed into a powerful project that is learning how rivers recover from life under a reservoir.
Mike Fiebig, American Rivers
America Outdoors
2027 Conference
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Giveaway: "Raft the Last Wild River Sweepstakes"
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This episode was recorded live at the America Outdoors annual conference and is a conversation with three members from the Returning Rapids Project in Utah. The Returning Rapids Project is documenting the changes and restoration happening to the reservoir-affected areas of the Colorado River and the San Juan River as Lake Powell continues to recede out of the river canyons it inundated with reservoir waters for the past several decades. The deeper focus of this episode beyond this research project is the powerful observational ability of river guides who work on rivers day after day, year after year, and how they can notice the most minute changes. In the case of the Colorado River and the Returning Rapids Project, it was this guide observation that witnessed a subtle shift to the river. This observation has developed into a powerful project that is learning how rivers recover from life under a reservoir.
Mike Fiebig, American Rivers
America Outdoors
2027 Conference
Watch this episode on the America Outdoors Youtube Channel
Giveaway: "Raft the Last Wild River Sweepstakes"
OARS
@oars_rafting
Stillwater & Cataract Canyon Hiker
Cataract Canyon Whitewater Rafting
AMERICAN RIVERS
@americanrivers
THE RIVER RADIUS
Website
Runoff signup (episode newsletter)
Apple Podcast
Spotify
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