More than 40 million people depend on the Colorado River Basin for their water
including 30 federally recognized Tribal Nations. 150 threatened species depend on the river for their survival, and 70% of native fish species in the basin are found nowhere else on Earth.
The Nature Conservancy Announces New Colorado River Program Director
Celene Hawkins brings extensive knowledge of the Colorado River Basin to the role, as well as more than 15 years of working with Tribal Nations and water law.

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