Gary Wockner

Gary Wockner is a contributor to Writersontherange.org, a nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He runs the nonprofit Save the Colorado and is the author of “River Warrior: Fighting to Protect the World’s Rivers.”

Articles

June 5th 2023

Boondoggle on the Colorado River

By Gary Wockner

You’d think the Earth shook recently when the three states of California, Arizona and Nevada announced they’d reached a deal…

Glen Canyon Dam, Courtesy Bureau of Reclamation

August 23rd 2021

The Colorado River is sending a message

By Gary Wockner

The region lived without them before, and it can live without them again. Now, nature is forcing our hand, telling us that it’s time to breach the dam and let the Colorado River run free.

Image above of Willow Creek Canyon once a popular side canyon for boaters. Now a sandy wash. Image courtesy of Glen Canyon Institute staff.

March 5th 2019

THE DAM TRUTH ABOUT THE COLORADO RIVER

By Gary Wockner

Want to know the dam truth about the Colorado River?

Photograph by Paul Lamb

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Gary Wockner

Boondoggle on the Colorado River

The Colorado River is sending a message

THE DAM TRUTH ABOUT THE COLORADO RIVER

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