Native Waters in the News
A list of news stories about the Native Waters on Arid Lands project, our research team, tribal partners, drought, water resources, climate change, and current events in the Great Basin and Southwestern US.
2018
Scientia. March 28, 2018.
Native Waters on Arid Lands program director Maureen McCarthy discusses the importance of the NWAL project and efforts to enhance tribal agricultural resilience by integrating native wisdom with western science.
Science Friday. January 12, 2018.
Native Waters on Arid Lands team member Karlatta Chief discusses her work monitoring waterways of the Navajo Nation after the Gold King Mine spill.
2017
National Geographic Voices, Nexus Media News. May 1, 2017.
Michael Kotutwa Johnson from the University of Arizona shares Hopi dryland farming methods.
KNPR. April 10, 2017.
Native Waters program director Dr. Maureen McCarthy talks with KNPR about climate change in Nevada.New York Times. March 23, 2017.
The Desert Sun. March 9, 2017.
EOS. February 28, 2017.
Co-authored by Native Waters researcher Dr. Michael Dettinger.
2016
National Geographic. Sept. 16, 2016.
Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program (FRTEP). August 10, 2016.
A video on the Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program (FRTEP)’s work with the Navajo Beef Program and the Farm to School Program, featuring Native Waters team member Trent Teegerstrom.Thriving Earth Exchange, American Geophysical Union. June 2016.
A story about the Native Waters on Arid Lands project.MyNews4.com & KRVN. February 13, 2016.
AAAS News Briefing, February 13, 2016. A panel news briefing with Maureen McCarthy, Loretta Singletary, Karletta Chief and Derek Kauneckis during the 2016 AAAS annual meeting.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science. February 13, 2016.
A short documentary film highlighting the importance of water resources to members of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and the Fallon-Shoshone Paiute Tribe, and the effects of water scarcity.
2015
Nevada Today. June 23, 2015.
A story about the Native Waters on Arid Lands project.Reno Gazette-Journal. April 27, 2015.
An overview of the new Native Waters on Arid Lands program, describing the reasoning behind the program and the people and organizations who are involved.Reno Public Radio (KUNR). April 14, 2015.
Loretta Singletary of the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension discusses drought, climate resiliency, the Water for the Seasons program and the Native Waters on Arid Lands program on KUNR’s Beyond the Headlines.Nevada Today. March 24, 2015.
An overview of the $4.5 million USDA-funded Native Waters on Arid Lands program, which will help Great Basin and Southwestern tribal communities address agricultural water challenges related to climate change.US Department of Agriculture. April 7, 2015.
Press release from USDA announcing the award of $10 million in grants for projects addressing critical water problems in rural and agricultural watersheds across the United States
