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The “Messiah” of the Desert?: Floyd E. Dominy and Water Conservation in the West
Concern over the future of water in the West is growing. Record breaking droughts and rapidly growing cities where water is already scarce has strained the current water infrastructure to its limits. The current path appears unsustainable, so in the … Continue reading
Posted in conservation, environmental history, Environmental policy, Hydroelectric power, Uncategorized, water resources, Wyoming history
Tagged Dams, Drought, Ecological Impact, Floyd E. Dominy, Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell, Manifest Destiny, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Water, Water Infrastructure, Water Management
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The Buffalo Bill Dam – Discover the Story of Wyoming’s Tallest Dam
The Buffalo Bill Dam was designed by engineer Daniel Webster Cole and built between 1905 and 1910. It was one of the first projects undertaken by the U.S. Reclamation Service (later known as the Bureau of Reclamation). The dam sits … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural history, Construction, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Immigration, Irrigation, Shoshone Dam, Uncategorized, water resources, Wyoming history
Tagged Agriculture, Buffalo Bill Cody, Buffalo Bill Dam, Cody Wyoming, Dam Construction, Heart Mountain, Heart Mountain Relocation Camp, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Marquette Wyoming, Shoshone Dam, Wyoming history
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Reclaiming the Colorado: The Differing Visions of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Chemehuevi
In 1931, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California praised plans to build the Parker Aqueduct, which would redirect water from the Colorado River to the rapidly growing Los Angeles metropole. To the engineers and planners of the Metropolitan Water … Continue reading
Posted in environmental history, Environmental policy, Hydroelectric power, Indigenous Peoples, Natural resources, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation history, Uncategorized, water resources, Western history
Tagged Chemehuevi, Colorado River, Colorado River Compact, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Land Rights, John B. Kendrick, Mary Ludwig, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Parker Dam, Sinclair O. Harper, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Water Disputes
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From Pastures to Prosperity: A History of Powell, Wyoming
In honor of the incorporation of Powell Wyoming on May 10, 1910, here is a brief history and glance at the city. The history of Powell, Wyoming is long and storied. The Powell area was first discovered by white men … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural history, Interns' projects, Local history, Uncategorized, water resources, Wyoming history
Tagged A. G. Lucier, Agriculture, Buffalo Bill Cody, Community Development, John Colter, Major John Wesley Powell, Powell High School, Powell Wyoming, Shoshone Irrigation Project, Shoshone River, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Western Expansion, Wyoming history
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Edward Ackerman: Sustainability Pioneer
Edward Augustus Ackerman (1911-1973), was a geographer and water resources authority. He earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1939 and was a professor at Harvard from 1940 to 1948. Ackerman served as a technical advisor on natural resources to … Continue reading
It’s About Dam Time!
Have you ever passed a dam and paused to think of how it came to be? In the early and mid 20th century, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation industriously set to altering much of the hydrological … Continue reading