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Ep. 01: the Plimsoll Podcast
Julie Davies O’Shea and Dan Keppen in conversation about what it means to modernize irrigation infrastructure and why it‘s vital that this work happens now.
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Collbran Conservancy District
A century-old irrigation system in western Colorado sustains farms, communities, and economies, but aging infrastructure mounting geological threats put its future—and the livelihoods it supports—at serious risk. This is the story of how Collbran Conservancy District is working to curb future losses by modernizing the system.
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Rural Roots: Casad Family Farm
The Casad Family’s experience during a severe drought highlighted the need for a more efficient water delivery system, driving efforts to reduce water loss and improve drought resilience by making limited water supplies last longer throughout the season.
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Rural Roots: Rogue River Valley
As part of a three-piece series on drought mitigation in Oregon, we visit the Medford, OR area to talk with Jason Cole of Pacific Crest Vineyard Services about the importance of efficient water delivery systems.
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The Multiple Benefits of Modernization
Creating agricultural, environmental & economic development opportunities.
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The Fruits of Their Labor: Farming in Tualatin Valley
The variety and quantity of food crops grown in Oregon's Tualatin Valley is impressive, and it needs a lot of water to thrive.
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Keeping Fields Fertile in Westland Ordnance
Westland Irrigation District serves nearly 15,000 acres of farmland and 266 patrons on soil that can grow almost anything - if there is enough water.
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The Impending Threat of the A Canal
One hundred years after it was built, the Klamath Irrigation District's A Canal now poses great risks to the homes and people of Klamath Falls.
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Production and Conservation at Ladder Ranch
For over 130 years, the land at Ladder Ranch has been nurtured and cared for by four generations of the O'Toole family to sustain multi-species grazers and their stewards.
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Fishing Matters with Autumn Harry
Autumn Harry has been fishing since she was a child, just her ancestors and members of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe have done for centuries.
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The Difference Modernization Makes
In 2021, at the base of the Three Sisters mountains, the people of Deschutes County began to see drought conditions reminiscent of the region's worst drought year ever in 1977.
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The Return of the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
The Lahontan cutthroat trout is the largest inland trout species in the world and a deeply important fish for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.
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SCADA Changes the Game
District Manager Brad Kirby saves on O&M with the remote capabilities of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
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Old Flume, Modern Emergency
A deteriorating irrigation canal, wooden flume, and tunnel threatens the town of Billings, MT.
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Restoring the Hood River Watershed
Three decades of collaborative restoration in the Hood River Watershed.
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Finding Common Ground
Practically predestined for a life on the land, seventh-generation cattleman Curtis Martin has always been known as a tough defender of water rights for ranchers and landowners.
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Ditching the Ditch-Walking Way of Life
Without ditch walkers, water doesn’t make it to farms and the system gets damaged.
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Planning for the Next 100 Years of Water Delivery
Erling Juel’s vision for modernization in Montana’s massive Greenfields Irrigation District.
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The Right Leader for the Right Time
Leading Hermiston Irrigation District through their next round of modernization projects was a challenge tailor-made for retired district manager Annette Kirkpatrick’s problem solving and collaborative approach.
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Change Their Way of Life? They Can Hardly Wait.
Just as its name suggests, the Lone Pine valley is remote and sees little rainfall. Full of stunning scenery and fertile soil, people out here stick together to make a living off the land they love.
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Adapting with Technology and Grit
Horsefly Irrigation District Manager Justin Eary and his small staff are taking a hands-on approach to modernizing their district.
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Building Water Resilience on Tribal Lands
In arid southwest Colorado on Ute Mountain Ute Land, a landscape of high desert plains, buttes, and rugged canyons leading to 14,000-foot peaks, water is sacred.
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