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Chihuahuan Desert

Part 10: Conserving Together

Join WWF’s Cathy Plume for an insider account of how WWF is conserving this place. Meet local people whose eco-businesses are the hope of this desert. Experience nighttime border crossings, a day on horseback and the culture of the Southwest. Learn what WWF and partners are doing to keep water flowing through the Rio Grande – while also meeting the needs of the five million people who call this desert home. 

Part 1: Arrival in Chihuahua | Part 2: Goals and Ghouls | Part 3: Thirsty Rivers | Part 4: Hermelinda's Story | Part 5: Señor Vallina's Vision | Part 6: Bighorn Sightings | Part 7: Starry Night | Part 8: Coffee and Congress | Part 9: Re-thinking Water | Part 10: Conserving Together

Part 10: Conserving Together

View of shrub land northwest of Chihuahua city. Like many places in the Chihuahuan Desert, it is home to a surprising range of biodiversity.
© Edward PARKER / WWF-Canon

Early the next morning, I take the shuttle into El Paso so that I can catch my flight back to D.C.  I’m really glad that I made this trip, as I’ve been able to see a part of the ecoregion that I hadn’t seen before.  These trips to the field really help me understand the complexity of the problems that we face to save this place. It’s also incredibly motivating to meet local people like Doña Hermelinda, Sr. Vallina and Robert Faubion.  

Part 1: Arrival in Chihuahua | Part 2: Goals and Ghouls | Part 3: Thirsty Rivers | Part 4: Hermelinda's Story | Part 5: Señor Vallina's Vision | Part 6: Bighorn Sightings | Part 7: Starry Night | Part 8: Coffee and Congress | Part 9: Re-thinking Water | Part 10: Conserving Together

 

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