Volume 17 Issue 3 March
In our cover interview with Eugene Jiron, the governor of the Pueblo of Isleta, we learn about the fundamental importance of the Rio Grande, which traverses the pueblo’s reservation, for its people’s agriculture and way of life. The pueblo is tackling the challenge of water availability from both the supply…
Volume 17 Issue 3 March
In this month’s issue, we speak with two New Zealand leaders who have previously appeared in the magazine, Keri Johnston and Andrew Mockford. After 10 years as the chair of trade group Irrigation New Zealand, Ms. Johnston, a natural resources engineer at Irricon Resource…
Volume 17 Issue 3 March
In this month’s issue, we interview both the incoming and the outgoing presidents of the Washington State Water Resources Association (WSWRA). John O’Callaghan, the secretary-manager of the South Columbia Basin Irrigation District, has led the association for the last 2 years, including in its…
Volume 17 Issue 3 March
In our cover story this month, we speak with Jerry Dart, the president of the Wyoming Water Association, an organization “for everyone who loves water”—including agricultural producers, municipalities, businesses, government agencies, nongovernmental…
Volume 17 Issue 2 February
In our cover story this month, we learn about an ambitious proposal with huge potential benefits: the raising of Pine Flat Dam, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facility on the Kings River in Central California. David Merritt, the general manager of the Kings River Conservation District…
Volume 17 Issue 2 February
In our cover story this month, we speak with a man who seems to know everything about Arizona water: Richard Morrison. Mr. Morrison’s family has long experience in Arizona agriculture and in leadership in industry associations and education, and he has followed in the same footsteps…
Volume 17 Issue 2 February
In our cover story this month, we interview McCall Lammerding, an elected supervisor at the Phillips Conservation District, which promotes conservation practices across about 3.3 million acres in Phillips County. By working with the community, the district aims to “protect and ensure…
Volume 17 Issue 2 February
Our cover story this month provides an opportunity to celebrate the groundbreaking of the permanent replacement of Tunnel No. 2, a century-old irrigation tunnel linking Wyoming’s Goshen Irrigation District (GID) and Nebraska’s Gering–Fort Laramie Irrigation District (GFLID) that…
Volume 17 Issue 2 February
In our cover story this month, we speak with Rick Ledbetter, a board member at the Roosevelt Soil and Water Conservation District of eastern New Mexico. He updates us on some of the district’s efforts to conserve and increase water supplies, including cloud-seeding projects and the sale of shade balls…
Volume 17 Issue 2 February
In our cover story this month, we are pleased to bring you a group interview with participants in the 2025 Zimmatic Trailblazer Sustainable Irrigation Tour, which brought 20 Australians and New Zealanders to Utah, Idaho, Washington State, and Oregon. The participants share their thoughts and…