2012 State of the Rockies Report Card

Report Card 2012This 2012 State of the Rockies Report Card is titled The Colorado River Basin: Agenda for Use, Restoration, and Sustainability for the Next Generation. The sections of the Report Card include a summary of the Rockies Project Source to Sea trip, an investigation into the Colorado River's many diversions and uses, and an assessment of the "Law of the River," among many other topics.

The Rockies Project aims to inspire Report Card readers and Rockies events attendees to creatively contemplate, discuss, and engage in shaping the future of our beloved, beautiful, and fragile region-the Rocky Mountain West. Enjoy!

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Table of Contents

  1. Front Cover, Acknowledgements, Table of Contents
  2. An Introduction from the President - The Colorado College State of the Rockies Project: Research, Report, Engage!
    Jill Tiefenthaler, President, Colorado College
  3. Colorado College, The Rocky Mountain West, and The State of the Rockies Project
    Walter E. Hecox, Project Director, State of the Rockies
  4. Editors' Preface
    Walter E. Hecox, Project Director, State of the Rockies Project
    Brendan P. Boepple, Program Coordinator, State of the Rockies Project
    Matthew C. Gottfried, Technical Liaison, State of the Rockies Project
  5. Kayaking from Source to Sea on the Colorado River: The Basin Up-Close and Personal
    Zak Podmore, Rockies Project Field Researcher with photos from Will Stauffer-Norris, Rockies Project Field Researcher
  6. The Colorado River Basin: An Overview
    The State of the Rockies Project Research Team
  7. Demographics, Economy, and Agriculture Depend on Water Storage and Diversion: Is it a Zero Sum Game?
    Sally Hardin, State of the Rockies Project Student Researcher
    Case Study: The Flaming Gorge Pipeline
    Case Study: The Wellton-Mohawk District and the Cienega de Santa Clara
  8. Laws of the Colorado River Basin: Obsolete or Flexible for a Sustainable Future?
    Warren King, State of the Rockies Project Student Researcher
  9. Recreation in the Colorado River Basin: Is America's Playground Under Threat?
    Ben Taber, State of the Rockies Project Student Researcher
  10. Environment and Ecology of the Colorado River Basin
    Natalie Triedman, State of the Rockies Project Student Researcher
    Case Study: The Tamarisk
    Case Study: Quagga Mussels
  11. The Colorado River Basin and Climate: Perfect Storm for the Twenty-First Century?
    Carson McMurray, State of the Rockies Project Student Researcher
    Case Study: Dust on Snow
    Case Study: Desalination
  12. Managing the Colorado River Basin: An Agenda for Use, Restoration, and Sustainability
  13. An Open Letter From the 2011-12 Colorado College State of the Rockies Project Student Researchers
  14. Additional Acknowledgements, and Contributors
  15. Back Cover
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