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 living within the river basin. Exploring the endangered Colorado River from source to sea amidst water scarcity, it illustrates how changing our relationship with water can help make it possible to create a resilient watershed. Moreover, 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 more than just a book, it's also a multi-year conservation campaign, a collaboration with the Walton Family Foundation, AudubonRockies and many other partners. We hope to hear more from the campaign in the future, and we wish everyone involved all the best.

You can find out more about the campaign on their website, which also features our imagery and Dave's stunning photographs. We are really proud to have been 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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