Endangered Spaces--Colorado River

The Dirtbag Diaries

Duct Tape Then Beer

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

After two decades of drought, the Colorado River, which supplies water for drinking, power, and agriculture to over 40 million people, was named America’s most endangered river. In 2018, river advocates and paddlers Mike and Jenny Fiebig spent five months paddling the Colorado from its source in the Wind River mountains to the Gulf of Mexico to understand the river’s challenges firsthand – while collecting stories about change from the people who depend on it most. Today, as the river faces unprecedented shortages from climate change and overconsumption – activists, indigenous leaders, water managers and scientists are working to find solutions to create an equitable future for the river and those who depend on it. Support comes from Patagonia Athletic Greens Kuat Racks Global Rescue Learn More American Rivers Water and Tribes Initiative Center for Colorado River Studies

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0:00.0	For nearly 50 years, Patagonia has given a damn about people and the environment.
0:06.6	And through that work, they've learned that knowledge is foundational, transcending
0:10.6	physical space and nodding generations together.
0:14.3	Knowledge invites change and forms the bedrock of communities.
0:18.2	In a new series of stories, Patagonia brings us the voices of elders, young people, mentors
0:23.5	and teachers.
0:25.2	Stories grounded in wild places and activism.
0:28.9	Knowledge is a vessel to be shared, kept, evolved and passed on.
0:34.5	Find more at Patagonia.com slash stories.
0:38.6	You're listening to The Derbacteria, a production of Duck Tape Then Beer, with additional support
0:46.7	from Kuat Racks because you love your bike and athletic greens, the daily drink for healthier
0:53.5	you.
1:01.6	Stephanie, I can't believe I forgot.
1:03.4	I had a prop for today, but I forgot it.
1:06.0	I was going to hold up a Rubik's Cube and be like, when's the last time you saw one of
1:10.8	these?
1:11.8	That's okay, because I remember what a Rubik's Cube looks like, but I don't know when I
1:16.1	last saw one.
1:17.1	So I think it's been a long time.
1:18.9	I got one for our family a couple of years ago, it was a total impulse buy and I was like,
1:26.2	oh cool, this will be a fun thing that we can do, you know, everyone can play around
1:29.5	with and I was like, I'll figure it out.
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