{"product_id":"living-river-the-promise-of-the-mighty-colorado","title":"Living River: The Promise of the Mighty Colorado","description":"\"An informative examination and celebration of the beautiful and endangered Colorado River and its importance for people and wildlife.\" ― Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\n\nIndependent Publisher Book Award Gold Medal Winner • National Outdoor Book Award Winner • High Plains Book Awards Finalist • Colorado Book Awards Finalist • Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist\n\nEngages and inspires readers on an epic watershed journey that celebrates life, beauty, and resilience The famed Colorado River is the lifeblood of the American West Addresses the antiquated water allocation guidelines that are set to be revised in 2026\n\nWith powerful visual storytelling, Living River illustrates how we can create a resilient watershed if we change our relationship with water. Exploring the endangered Colorado River from source to sea, award-winning photographer Dave Showalter provides a deeper understanding of how countless numbers of creatures and 40 million humans depend upon its water and how the futures of all are inextricably linked to the health of the river.\n\nStarting at the headwaters in the Continental Divide, Showalter covers the wide range of issues facing the river and highlights places that demonstrate the land’s resilience, offering hope for the future. Throughout, he weaves in the stories of riverkeepers like Cynthia Wilson, who works to ensure universal access to clean water for her Diné community; Holly Richter, a conservation leader on the San Pedro River; and Tom Koerner, manager of the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge.\n\nLiving River forms the foundation for a robust impact campaign that will inform and influence stakeholders in the development of a new river compact, one that embraces new technology, conserves and restores our western rivers for wildlife and recreation, and recalibrates water consumption within the Colorado River system.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1680516329\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1680516329.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Showalter, Dave\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41446359924794,"sku":"DBV.1680516329.G","price":13.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1680516329-0.jpg?v=1780701980","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/living-river-the-promise-of-the-mighty-colorado","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}