A Drying Rio Grande

This week Rin Tara and John Fleck provide an update on the increasingly dry conditions on New Mexico’s central river system, where flows on the Rio Grande at Albuquerque dropped to zero June 3 and are likely to stay that way until the valley receives monsoon rains. By one measure, flow into the Middle Rio Grande Valley is the lowest ever recorded, with streamflow records going back to 1895.

But if you want to see water, they provide hope in an odd place – Albuquerque’s wastewater treatment plant outfall, a reminder that “wastewater” is not actually being wasted when we return it to the river.

Also:

·      Pollinator kits

·      Texas v. New Mexico lawsuit settlement

·      Pollinator Day at the Albuquerque Open Space Visitors Center

John’s book Ribbons of Green