People who don’t live here in the desert southwest are often surprised to hear about our rivers. The common vision of a desert is a place without water. But in fact, in a desert—where water is scarce—its importance is elevated, its beauty and centrality made......
Many of our clients at Freshwater are working to protect rivers here in the desert Southwest and beyond. But why do rivers need protecting? There are any number of things that can threaten a river’s ecological health, water quality, or even the structure of its......
We have been working for several years with our client Friends of Verde River Greenway on an exciting project called the Verde River Exchange. The Exchange is a voluntary, collaborative, locally developed program allowing groundwater users in Arizona’s Verde Valley to “offset” the impact of......
