by Alison M. Jones, Director of No Water No Life. Nevada: Boulder City, river bed, Lake Mead National Recreation Area Mention of water usage in Las Vegas prompts most people to roll their eyes in exasperation. I saw this last week during a lecture on mega-droughts presented to an audience of environmentalists. Few realized that, … Continue reading A Cinderella Story: Las Vegas isn’t a Water Hog
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The Value of Water in a dry land – Photos from the Omo River Basin
- Posted by Jasmine Graf, NWNL Associate Director
I dream of rain, I dream of gardens in the desert sand – Desert Rose
"Water is the true wealth in a dry land." --U.S. author Wallance Stegner, Beyond the Hundredth Meridian The Desert Rose is not a real rose, or a member of the rosaceae family, but a spectacular succulent! It is sometimes called the Elephant's Foot because its trunks swell to store water from summer rains to last … Continue reading I dream of rain, I dream of gardens in the desert sand – Desert Rose
Finding Wetlands in a Drought
By Alison M. Jones, Director of No Water No Life ® and Professional Photographer As published by American Rivers in "The River Blog"-April 11, 2014 The phone rang. That snowy Saturday I was editing photos of Ethiopia’s Omo River. “Alison, you must cover California’s drought for No Water No Life®. It’s beyond regional. US and Asian markets … Continue reading Finding Wetlands in a Drought
A glimpse of life in the Omo River Basin
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Omo Valley Cultures in Ethiopia
If man fails to honor the rivers, he shall not gain life from them. ~ The Code of Hammurabi, 1760 BC