"Life After Dead Pool: Lake Powell's Last Days and the Rebirth of the Colorado River"

With Zak Podmore, author and journalist   

This presentation is part of Wilderness Workshop's Naturalist Nights winter speaker series, a partnership with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and Roaring Fork Fork Audubon.

Date and time: Wednesday, February 4, 6-7 PM 
Location: Community Hall at the Third Street Center (520 S Third St, Carbondale, CO 81623)

About the presentation:

After decades of drought, the American West is stretched to the breaking point. A changing climate and design flaws in the Glen Canyon Dam have pushed the once-massive Lake Powell reservoir to the brink of collapse — putting millions of people at risk who depend on the Colorado River for water, agriculture, and electricity. Now, as Glen Canyon reemerges, its surprising ecological rebirth reminds us that nature's capacity to heal may well outpace our own imaginations. In this presentation, environmental journalist Zak Podmore will discuss his book Life After Dead Pool, which explores the complex challenges ahead and reframes the inevitable loss of Lake Powell as a turning point for a more sustainable future, debunking the notion that the West's water challenges are unsolvable, and inviting us to secure a future where the Colorado River once again runs free.