Fast Company

The Rio Grande isn’t just a border—it’s a river in crisis

People think of the Rio Grande as it relates to immigration, drug smuggling, and trade. But there’s another crisis that receives far less attention. The Rio Grande is one of the longest rivers in ...

Insight: Strange bedfellows: Laredo's millionaires, nuns and muralists battle border wall

Former U.S. Border Patrol agent Daniel Perales spent hours over the years crouched at the mouth of the Zacata Creek, a tributary of the Rio Grande, listening for the snap of carrizo cane as border ...
Fast Company

The Rio Grande is barely a trickle in West Texas—but scientists believe it can be restored

FAR WEST TEXAS—The year was 1897. Flood waters from the Rio Grande submerged entire blocks of downtown El Paso. The New York Times described the crash of crumbling houses and the “cries of frightened ...
inforum

Canoeing the Rio Grande River is a grand wilderness adventure

TERLINGUA, Texas — Paddling the Rio Grande River offers a unique adventure in the southwestern United States, but it is a wilderness trip for experienced and well-prepared paddlers. Choosing a time ...
The Conversation

The Rio Grande isn’t just a border – it’s a river in crisis

Vianey Rueda received funding through CUAHSI’s Instrumentation Discovery Travel Grant, which helps researchers learn about hydrologic instrumentation. Drew Gronewold does not work for, consult, own ...