Articles by Laura Paskus

The endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher relies on the Rio Grande's thirsty cottonwood forests. Scarlett Howell/USGS
Climate

More than 260 Million Gallons of Water Began Flowing Into the Parched Rio Grande This Month
September 7, 2016 — A historic collaboration between Audubon New Mexico and Native American tribes should help ease dry times for local birds and people.
The Sandia Mountains and the Rio Grande near Bernalillo, New Mexico. Erich Schlegel/Dallas Morning News/Corbis
Conservation

The Surprising Gift From New Mexico’s Pueblos That Might Save the Rio Grande
November 19, 2015 — Each year, the Southwest's major river gets drier and drier. A first-of-its-kind donation from local Native American tribes could change that.
The middle fork of the Gila River in New Mexico's Gila National Forest. Michael Melford/National Geographic Creative
Audubon In Action

Will New Mexico Lose Its Last Wild River?
November 6, 2015 — As the deadline for the Gila River diversion project looms, locals are taking action to save a critical ecosystem.

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