Hydrology in the Navajo Nation with Crystal Tulley-Cordova
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Crystal Tulley-Cordova, PhD, MWR is the principal hydrologist in the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources Water Management Branch. She's an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and she received a doctoral degree in geology and an interdisciplinary graduate certificate in sustainability from the University of Utah.
In this episode, we speak with Crystal about water in the Navajo Nation as well as some climate challenges and collaborative solutions facing the Tribal Nation today. We also discuss how the conservation mindset of indigenous thinking is helping to find innovative ways to face climate change.
Further Reading
- Learn more about the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program
- Read about the Colorado River Water Users Association and how you can support
- Check out how the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project is helping to supply more Navajo communities with water from rectified water rights
- Read about Dr. Karletta Cheif and the Indige-FEWSS project at the University of Arizona
- Bookmark the Navajo Times for future browsing
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