In touch with the world ... at home on the High Plains

Ogallala Aquifer Conservation: Playa renovation on the Grissom Ranch

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio

Playa Lakes Joint Venture

Southeast Colorado rancher Grady Grissom and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory manager Seth Gallagher discuss renovation of a playa on the Grissom Ranch. The wetland had been "pitted," and a flat playa bottom was restored, which normalized plant-life, then birdlife, around the playa. This story is part three of a four-part series on Ogallala aquifer conservation. It originally aired on HPPR on 01/29/13 and was repeated 03/26/13 as part of the Landowner series.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
  1. The Supreme Court could end protections for some wetlands, threatening water and wildlife
  2. Up to 1 million birds count on Kansas wetlands during migration. Drought has left them high and dry
  3. Oklahoma approves new rules to replenish aquifers
  4. What's The Problem With Pits?
  5. What Is a Playa?