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"$100 million settlement fund for Poudre River Improvement! We got the best outcome for the river that we could get. We could have fought ‘til the bitter end in court, with risk of losing and getting absolutely nothing.”--Gary Wockner of Save The Poudre
denverpost.com/2025/03/05/co…
Gary Wockner retweeted
Our SAVE THE POUDRE program wants everyone to know we are still DEEPLY engaged and you'll be hearing more from us about this in the next days/weeks.
The letter the City of Fort Collins received from the Army Corps is very 'damming' and is here: savethepoudre.org/wp-content…
coloradosun.com/2026/10/14/f…
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We are THRILLED to help Defend the Yampa!
Read here: steamboatpilot.com/news/save…
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OPINION by Gary Wockner: Greetings from Colorado — where we support Nevada’s lawsuit over recent federal water cuts. After years of innovative conservation, you’re being unfairly punished.
thenevadaindependent.com/art…
Good post: dailycamera.com/2026/10/13/y…
I took a position of "YES on Prop 137." This article does not change my vote, but it's complex, and I really don't understand all of this even though I'm maybe more engaged around these issues than the average voter.
Colorado voters may steer roughly $200M a year to land management, but there’s no guarantee it gets there
coloradosun.com/2026/10/12/p…
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"Ecological restoration may be pointless if it's not coupled with efforts to Protect and Restore the flow of water in rivers. Without water, there's no ecology to restore." -- Gary Wockner
Will "ecological restoration" matter if you don't protect flow amounts?
READ: facebook.com/share/p/1DKRsMD…
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We are pioneering and testing the use of AI in river protection. Several use cases moving forward, and many more ideas in the works!
Right now, we are using @AnthropicAI's @claudeai -- it is continually learning about our mission and work, and becoming more informed and useful every day. We are continuing to learn how best to train and feed it as well.
Wish we had the resources to match our ambitions!
Our most recent test: savetheworldsrivers.org/save…
"As I reflect on our 15-year battle over the Colorado River-draining Gross Dam expansion in Boulder County, Colorado, I believe that there is no comparison between our loss and what would have been lost had we not tried at all." -- Gary Wockner
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Why Don't We Do "On-The-Ground Ecological Restoration?"
We often get asked by the public and donors why we focus on fighting against proposed new dams and diversions, and supporting Rights of Nature for Rivers, instead of on-the-ground "ecological restoration."
Here's the answer:
First, we certainly agree that on-the-ground ecological restoration is very important. Our watersheds in Colorado and across the American Southwest have been severely degraded and much (MUCH!) on-the-ground ecological restoration needs to occur.
Second, we acknowledge that supporting groups that do ecological restoration is important, and seeing people working in our rivers -- rebuilding wetlands, expanding floodplains, builder beaver dam analogs, etc. -- is a powerful visual as well as a powerful way to engage the public, media, and the membership of NGOs in the support of rivers.
Third, in addition to doing ecological restoration, we believe our work must also be funded and supported because we actually PROTECT THE FLOW OF WATER IN RIVERS by working to stop proposed new dams and diversions, and by supporting the legal Rights of Rivers to exist. Ecological restoration may be pointless if it's not coupled with efforts to Protect and Restore the flow of water in rivers. Without water, there's no ecology to restore.
Finally, we fully realize our work is confrontational and controversial, while ecological restoration is collaborative and not controversial. But, we are fully informed about how water law in Colorado and across the American Southwest is literally designed to get every single drop of water out of rivers and drain our rivers bone dry. That law is supported by the entire political and economic apparatus as well. There are well over 25 proposed new dams and diversions -- with more coming -- in Colorado and across the American Southwest (listed on our website here: savethecolorado.org/campaign…). Someone needs to do everything possible to address that threat.
Working together -- ecological restoration + river protection -- we may be able to make a difference in the future of rivers. We believe rivers have a right to exist, flow, and thrive. We believe rivers are ALIVE, and we will continue to fight to protect them.
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PRESS RELEASE: Aurora’s Wild Horse Reservoir Would Further Drain the Eagle and Colorado Rivers. By How Much?
“The use of @AnthropicAI @claudeai for Nonprofits allows a very small organization like ours to protect the public’s interest to ensure that our members are represented and ensure that the State’s waters are protected as required by Rule 87.” -- Gary Wockner
READ: savetheworldsrivers.org/2140…
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PRESS RELEASE: Aurora's Wild Horse Reservoir Would Further Drain the Eagle and Colorado Rivers. By How Much?
“This project would further drain the Eagle and Colorado Rivers, an impact that must be analyzed pursuant to CDPHE’s new Rule 87,. -- Gary Wockner
READ: savetheworldsrivers.org/2140…
"If we want to make AI safer, we need to develop a curriculum that reflects greater concern for the long-term well-being of our planet than for the short-term goals of individual humans or groups of humans."
dailycamera.com/2026/10/02/a…
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Recent floods in Nepal underscore the urgent need to protect the Karnali River from major hydropower infrastructure in its increasingly unstable landscapes. More here from Megh Ale, your Karnali River Waterkeeper in #Nepal, and @garywockner. news.mongabay.com/2026/09/fo…
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WILD RIVER NEWS: What Can We Learn From the Nepal Disaster? (And, the Wild Poudre River will be 40 years old!)
Read: savetheworldsrivers.org/wild…
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Panama’s president announced at the U.N. General Assembly that his country will lead an international push for a universal declaration on the rights of nature.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2…
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Look up! ✨
Golden Gate Canyon State Park is now Colorado’s first Urban Night Sky Place.
Protecting our dark skies is important for wildlife and gives Coloradans a chance to see more mesmerizing night stars. Colorado’s dark skies are one of our most incredible wild spaces, and now you can see it better than ever before at Golden Gate Canyon State Park.
More stars, less light pollution: gazette.com/2026/09/21/this-…
Photo: Ryan Jones/ CPW
ALT Star-filled night sky over Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Colorado's first Urban Night Sky Place, showcasing the Milky Way above silhouetted trees.
Gary Wockner retweeted
PRESS RELEASE: Using Anthropic’s Claude, Save The World’s Rivers Engages To Protect Waterways Across the American Southwest
“As the dam-building industry and permitting agencies are further cloaked behind complex AI-powered models that marginalize public transparency and scrutiny, we are trying to use AI to pull back the curtain and protect the public’s interest,” -- Gary Wockner, director, Save The World's Rivers
Read here: savetheworldsrivers.org/pres…
@AnthropicAI @claudeai
Gary Wockner retweeted
We are THRILLED to see this posted! Hopefully, some good will come from this tragedy.
Read here: news.mongabay.com/2026/09/fo…
@MongabayOrg
