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Delta dawn as life returns to a dry river
IN a drought-hit Mexican border region at the centre of growing competition with the United States for water, ...
The Manila Times on MSN15d
Life returns as Mexico restores wetlands drained by decades of US overuse of Colorado River
On a stretch of the Colorado River, which on the Mexican side of the frontier is mostly a dry riverbed, native cottonwood and willow trees have been planted in ... “Years ago, we sowed maize, we sowed ...
France 2416d
Once-dying Mexican river delta slowly nursed back to life
On a stretch of the Colorado River, which on the Mexican side of the frontier is mostly a dry riverbed, native cottonwood and willow trees have ... we sowed cotton, we sowed everything, and ...
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8 Fascinating Small Towns In Utah That Most People Don’t Know About
If you’re looking for the definition of “small town with big scenery,” Torrey is it. This tiny spot with just a few hundred residents sits at the gateway to Capitol Reef National Park, one of Utah’s ...
New Hampshire Public Radio6d
Something Wild: Big-toothed and trembling, some respect for poplars
An eagle nest in a cottonwood tree on the Cold River. Have you ever walked or paddled along a riverbank, and noticed a towering tree with deeply-furrowed gray bark and huge bright green leaves ...
The Desert Sun5d
History: How did Palm Springs get its name?
Palm Springs might have instead been named Alamo, or more precisely Arbol de Alamo, for the cottonwood trees that were in abundance a century ago. Majestic and long-lived, cottonwoods were a ...