Department of Environmental Sciences
College of the Environment
Western Washington University

Grand Canyon readings & videos

Readings

River trip Leave No Trace guidelines

River courtesy guidelines

American Whitewater. 2005. Safety Code of American Whitewater. [online] https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Wiki/safety:start

Austin, D and B Drye. 2011. The water that cannot be stopped: Southern Paiute perspectives on the Colorado River and the operations of Glen Canyon Dam. Policy and Society 30:285-300.

Collier M et al. 1996. Dams and Rivers: A Primer on the Downstream Effects of Dams. USGS Circular 1126. U.S. Geological Survey, Tuscon, AZ. [online] https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/cir1126

CRRG (Colorado River Research Group). 2019. The Emerging Tribal Role in the Colorado River Basin. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT. [online] https://www.colorado.edu/center/gwc/sites/default/files/attached-files/crrg_emerging_tribal_role.pdf

Cook BI, TR Ault, JE Smerdon. 2015. Unprecedented 21st century drought risk in the American Southwest and Central Plains. Sci.Adv.1: e1400082. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1400082

Drake H. 2019. Eight ways to support women in science. Eos, 100. [online] https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EO126093

Grand Canyon Trust. 2020. The Voices of Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon Trust, Flagstaff, AZ. [online] https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b22a6a09bb2344ff845d9efd3e4152f7

Hamill JF, TS Melis. 2012. The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program: Progress and immediate challenges. in PJ Boon and PJ Raven, eds. River Conservation and Management. Wiley. [online] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9781119961819.ch26

Kolbert E. 2021. The lost canyon under Lake Powell. The New Yorker (16 August 2021). https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/16/the-lost-canyon-under-lake-powell

Konrad CP et al. 2011. Large-scale flow experiments for managing river systems. BioScience 61:948-959.

LaGrave K. 2019. How Grand Canyon National Park Will Look in 100 Years. Outside Magazine Feb. 25, 2019. [online] https://www.outsideonline.com/2390720/grand-canyon-100

Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. 2012. The Leave No Trace Seven Principles. Boulder, Co. [online] https://lnt.org/learn/7-principles

Melis TS, ed. 2011. Effects of Three High-Flow Experiments on the Colorado River Ecosystem Downstream from Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona. USGS Circular 1366. U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ. [online] https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1366/c1366.pdf

Milly PCD, KA Dunne. 2020. Colorado river flow dwindles as warming-driven loss of reflective snow energizes evaporation. Science 367:1252-1255. doi: 10.1126/science.aay9187

National Park Service. 2023. Grand Canyon Geology. Grand canyon, AZ. [online] https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/nature/grca-geology.htm

Necefer L. 2024. The interplay of law, culture, and the Colorado River. American Whitewater 64(2):14-19.

Rhoswen K. 2024. The Complete Guide to Feminine Hygiene on River Trips. OARS. [online] https://www.oars.com/blog/feminine-hygiene-on-river-trips/
Also see: Marie A. Menstrual care in the backcountry. [online] https://www.itsangiemarie.com/blog/backcountry-periods

Schmidt JC, et al. 1998. Science and values in river restoration in the Grand Canyon. BioScience 48:735-747.

Stevens LE, KA Buck, BT Brown, NC Kline. 1997. Dam and geomorphological influences on Colorado River waterbird distribution, Grand Canyon, Arizona. Regulated Rivers: Res. & Manage. 13:151-169.

Stevens L. 2023. The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon: A River Runner's Map and Guide to its Natural and Human History. Grand Canyon Wildlands Council, Tucson, AZ.

Strazza S. 2024. River Sister. American Whitewater 64(3):36-39.

Udall B, J Overpeck. 2021. The twenty-first century Colorado River hot drought and implications for the future. Water Resources Research 53:2404-2418. doi: 10.1002/2016WR019638.

Walters JR, SR Derrickson, DM Fry, SM Haig, JM Marzluff, JM Wunderle Jr. 2010. Status of the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) and efforts to achieve its recovery. Auk 127(4):969-1001. doi: 10.1525/auk.2010.127.4.969

Wheeler KG, B Udall, J Wang, E Kuhn, H Salehabadi, JC Schmidt. 2022. What will it take to stabilize the Colorado River? Science 377:373-375. doi: 10.1126/science.abo4452

Videos & Podcasts

Grand Canyon river trip orientation video (viewing required)
Grand Canyon orientation video, on YouTube

American Whitewater Safety Video series
Planning and preparing for a river trip
At the river and on the water
Furthering rescue and river running skills

Blackmer-Raynolds C. 2017. The Confluence. [online] https://vimeo.com/184970801

Christensen R. 2024. We Are Grand Canyon. Intertribal Working Group, Grand Canyon National Park, and Grand Canyon Conservancy. Bristlecone Media.
Also available on YouTube: We Are Grand Canyon

Canyon REO Grand Canyon Outfitting Orientation, videos 1-10, 12

Collier Z. 2020a. Reading Water (Basic Level). Gear Garage, episode 151. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7opYZcdD1w

Collier Z. 2020b. Reading Water (Intermediate Level). Gear Garage, episode 152. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxX8fRCIdx0

Collier Z. 2020c. Reading Water (Advanced Level). Gear Garage, episode 153. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oMiToT9fcw

Collier Z. 2021. Techniques for Catching Eddies in an Oar Raft, Gear Garage, episode 213. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU5ZjpD-oGk

Collier Z. 2022a. Entering and Exiting Eddies as a Team, Gear Garage. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WzxkYMqN8c

Collier Z. 2022b. Rambling, Ranting, and Raving about the Downstream Ferry for Oar Boats. Gear Garage. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLkTatfaENA

Cooley C. 2021. Born into these lands and waters. Science Moab, Soundcloud. [online] https://soundcloud.com/user-495802209/born-into-these-lands-and-waters?utm_source=clipboard&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fuser-495802209%252Fborn-into-these-lands-and-waters

Curtis R. 2014. Risk Assessment & Safety Management Model (RASM) [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHP1JhSMjmU&feature=youtu.be

Gold A. 2019a. Geographic and Physical Overview of the Colorado River Basin. CIRES videos, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAj6SpSQ40c&list=PL_h79kf2zxaijiLqGdFoHsPAnDiuChHRl&index=19

Gold A. 2019b. Water Storage and Delivery Infrastructure. CIRES videos, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekMiGNaRlrg&list=PL_h79kf2zxaijiLqGdFoHsPAnDiuChHRl&index=7

Gordon E. 2019. Impacts of Climate Change in the Interior West. CIRES videos, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz7nOnHX4F8&list=PL_h79kf2zxaijiLqGdFoHsPAnDiuChHRl&index=16

Hunt M. 2021. Tips for Rowing the Big Rapids in the Grand Canyon. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtesXsEaSwA

LaFortune E. 2021. Finesse, Not Muscle: A Small Guide’s Guide to Rowing Big Boats OARS. [online] https://www.oars.com/blog/river-rowing-techniques/

Lander P. 2019 History and Development of Water in the West. CIRES videos, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq6JCVguHtM&list=PL_h79kf2zxaijiLqGdFoHsPAnDiuChHRl&index=5

Los Angeles Times. 2023. Colorado River in Crisis: A Los Angeles Times documentary. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8DovzEMxpY

McBride P. 2019. Into the Grand Canyon. Presentation to the World Economic Forum. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQFKT4X63II

Nania J. 2019. Native American Tribes and Water. CIRES videos, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpCNyzgpGdw&list=PL_h79kf2zxaijiLqGdFoHsPAnDiuChHRl&index=6

Novak K. 2019. The Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study. CIRES videos, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgYI2gaW-qg&list=PL_h79kf2zxaijiLqGdFoHsPAnDiuChHRl&index=22

Perry C, B Kraushaar. 2022. A River Out of Time. Northwest River Suppliers, Moscow, ID. [online] https://community.nrs.com/duct-tape/2022/12/26/a-river-out-of-time/

R3 Rescue for River Runners. Videos 1-5, 8-11. [online] http://www.rescueforriverrunners.com/

Schmidt J. 2019. Physical Attributes of the Colorado River and Experimental Flows in the Grand Canyon. CIRES videos, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbjuUSrxBtU&list=PL_h79kf2zxaijiLqGdFoHsPAnDiuChHRl&index=23&t=305s

Squillace M. 2019. Environmental Flows and the Endangered Species Act. CIRES videos, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deEEDdPFQ4c&list=PL_h79kf2zxaijiLqGdFoHsPAnDiuChHRl&index=10

Washko S, A Metcalfe, N Cooley. 2022. River guides are science guides: Making Waves Episode 49. Society for Freshwater Science. [online] https://youtu.be/5u9SOa0o5gE

Weisheit J. 2023. Colorado riverkeeper says day of reckoning is here: ‘This river can’t sustain 40 million people’ (video interview). Los Angeles Times 20 January 2023. [online] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3sEpggWMW8



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