A Changing Delta: Restoring the Colorado River Delta
Videos are generally available for preview to non-members as short clips. Limited full-length titles are also available. Log In to view the full length title.
Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesLeft for dead after decades of neglect, the Colorado River in Northern Mexico was once a vibrant wetland ecosystem the size of Rhode Island. People have come together in an attempt to restore the delta of the river. They have instituted programs and policies to reconnect a healthy river to the sea.
Media Details
Runtime: 25 minutes 40 seconds
- Topic: Geography, Science
- Subtopic: Conservation, Environmental Issues, World Geography
- Grade/Interest Level: 11 - 12
- Standards:
- Release Year: 2017
- Producer/Distributor: Green Planet Films
- Report a Problem
Available Resources
Related Media
![Spraying ice removing solution on a sheet. Caption: Just spray on and the ice that forms slips away.](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/12839_1.jpg)
4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn't Hear About This Week (Episode 28)
![A political map of U S. Caption: A national grassroots movement to legalize democracy.](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/13317_1.jpg)
A Concerned Citizen: Civics in Action
![A pod of dolphins swims at the surface of an ocean. Caption: They are being very cooperative.](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/11828_1.jpg)
A Dolphin's Return
![A girl working in a swamp. Caption: I love doing conservation projects.](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/12868_1.jpg)
A Project for the Planet: Service Learning in Your Community
![Water rushes through rocks in the Fridley creek. Caption: when it's severely icing, it's a hostile environment.](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/11829_1.jpg)
Against the Current
![Illustration of a man wearing a waistcoat, hands on hips, standing next to a tree. Caption: The father of Arbor Day was J. Sterling Morton,](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/10268_1.jpg)
All About the Holidays: Arbor Day
![Earth in space with cutouts of people standing around the circumference, hands extended towards each other. Caption: to cherish and protect our planet.](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/10254_1.jpg)
All About the Holidays: Earth Day
![A woman examines a baby orangutan.](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/13590_1.jpg)
All In: Endangered
![Person wearing a shirt that says "staff" bends over a row of plants in a field. Caption: But also we're becoming much more vulnerable](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/9385_1.jpg)
Anna Lappé: Food And Biodiversity
![Close up of dark green leaves with prominent veins. Caption: Nature's inherent design is one of self-sustainability,](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/9412_1.jpg)
Anna Lappé: Sustainable Farming