Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands

We protect water resources for birds and people.

Water for people and birds.

探花精选 works to ensure that we have clean and abundant water in rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, and marshes in landscapes where this is paramount to birds鈥 survival. 探花精选 connects science, policy, and advocacy to provide measurable and scalable impact.

How We Work, Where We Work

探花精选 helps restore freshwater wetlands, riparian areas, and land around the saline lakes of the Intermountain West, and works with federal and local officials to secure funding to keep these vital areas protected and productive.

探花精选's Work on Water Issues

Lark Sparrow In A Cottonwood Tree
May is for the Birds
May 21, 2018 — Celebrating May as Month of the Bird in Utah during 2018 Year of the Bird
There Are Better Options To Solve Our Water Issues Than An Old Desalting Plant
May 16, 2018 — The Yuma Desalting Plant sits dormant in the southwestern corner of Arizona, embodying both the promise of new water and the peril of environmental Armageddon.
Northern Pintails fly over the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah.
Important Bird Areas are Important to All
March 27, 2018 — Protecting habitat is not only for birds and wildlife, but for all life.
Oregon Lake and Its Birds at Risk from Low Water Levels, High Salt Content
March 07, 2018 — Migratory birds and their food source require narrow range of salinity, 25-year study shows.
Snow and Ross's Geese congregate at the Great Salt Lake
The Songs of Great Salt Lake
February 27, 2018 — If the marshes and mudflats of Great Salt Lake could transform into music, how would it sound?