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Information and Resources

Salton Sea, Colorado River, photo courtesy USGS

Documents and Organizations

Colorado River Delta Research Coordination Network
This network of natural scientists, social scientists and legal scholars seeks to facilitate interdisciplinary, inter-institutional, and international research on the Colorado River delta of the U.S. and Mexico. WWA team member, Douglas Kenney, NRLC, is affiliated with this organization as well.

Environmental Documents Page of the U.S.B.R. Upper Colorado Region

Sonoran Institute Report
This report presents and describes a list of conservation priorities for the Colorado River Delta and Upper Gulf of California.

Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, Final Implementation Report, US Department of the Interior

Endangered species issues along the Colorado River

Environmental Defense-Colorado River Delta

Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program
The Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (MSCP) is a coordinated, comprehensive, long-term multi-agency effort to conserve and recover endangered species, and protect and maintain wildlife habitat on the lower Colorado River.

Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration Program

Salton Sea Authority
Official website of the Salton Sea Authority, a Joint Powers Authority (JPA), whose goal is the restoration of the Salton Sea.

Salton Basin Colorado Delta Mothersite
This website provides access to information on the natural resources, economy, and human population of the binational Salton Basin-Colorado River Delta region. 

Sonoran Institute - Colorado River Delta Project
The Sonoran Institute works with communities to conserve and restore important natural landscapes in Western North America, including the wildlife and cultural values of these lands.

Upper Colorado Endangered Fish Recovery Program
Established in 1988, the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program is a partnership of public and private organizations working to recover four endangered fish species while allowing continued and future water development.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program
This is the official site for the ESA.  It has links to information about all the threatened and endangered species.

 

 

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