Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands

We protect water resources for birds and people.

Water for people and birds.

约炮视频 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. 约炮视频 connects science, policy, and advocacy to provide measurable and scalable impact.

How We Work, Where We Work

约炮视频 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.

约炮视频's Work on Water Issues

The Fate of the Salton Sea Is in Our Hands
June 01, 2018 — Now that Prop 68 has passed, the Salton Sea gets $200 million to help safeguard the health of people and birds. But that鈥檚 just the first step.
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.