Living River: The Promise of the Mighty Colorado

You can find our custom-made Colorado river basin map in conservation photographer Dave Showalter's new book, LIVING RIVER: The Promise of the Mighty Colorado.

Living River: The Promise of the Mighty Colorado book by Dave Showalter. Photo shows the cover of the book held out in front of a green bush in a garden.

The book is a remarkable piece of art and an essential read for all the 40 million people who live within the river basin. It explores the endangered Colorado River from source to sea, and illustrates how changing our relationship to water helps make it possible to create a resilient watershed. Additionally, and maybe most importantly, it's a beautiful story about hope and love.

Living River: The Promise of the Mighty Colorado book by Dave Showalter, open at page 18 where Grasshopper Geography's custom Colorado watershed map is displayed. Photo shows the open book held out in front of a green bush in a garden.

But LIVING RIVER is not only a book, it's a multi-year conservation campaign as well, in collaboration with the Walton Family Foundation, AudubonRockies and many more partners. We hope to hear more from the campaign in the future and we wish all the best to everyone involved.

You can learn more about them through their website, that also uses our imagery as well as Dave's breathtaking photography. We are really proud to be a part of this amazing project.

Screenshot of the main page of Living River Colorado's website.

The Colorado watershed map from the book is also available for purchase in the Map Shop:

Grasshopper Geography's custom made Colorado river basin map as seen in Dave Showalter's book, Living River: The Promise of the Mighty Colorado, framed paper print in a blue frame with a pot of cactus on the side in front of a white wall.

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