Stealing Water From the Desert? We Say No! Join us this Memorial Day weekend for a tour of sacred lands threatened by unsustainable “development”. We will spend three days visiting the communities to be affected by the water grab, learning about the project and the threatened sacred lands and waters, and camping in some of […]
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News from the Great Basin
“Protecting Sage Grouse in the Great Basin” “…Restoring native plants and biodiversity in the sagebrush-steppe ecosystem of the Great Basin, where a massive invasion of non-native grasses, particularly cheatgrass, has turned millions of acres into a fire-prone monoculture. As Climate Progress has reported, finding innovative ways to beat back the cheatgrass invasion and restore sagebrush […]
Indigenous Peoples of the Great Basin
Today we are honored to be able to share some information about the indigenous peoples of the Great Basin region. The two videos here are an invaluable glimpse into the sustainable living practices, history, and culture of the indigenous peoples of the Great Basin. Non-natives have a lot to learn from indigenous peoples about ways […]
Defend What You Love
“I don’t think it is violence to defend that which you love.” ~ Saba Malik, Permaculturalist and member of the DGR Advisory Board, POC Caucus, and Women’s Caucus When civilization ends, the living world will rejoice. We must be biophilic people in order to survive. Those of us who have forgotten how must learn again […]
Report Back: Sacred Water Tour 2014
From the Deep Green Resistance Southwest Coalition, a report-back from the 2014 Sacred Water Tour: By Max Wilbert, Susan Hyatt, Katie Wilson, and Michael Carter, Deep Green Resistance Southwest Coalition In late May 2014, members of Deep Green Resistance (DGR), Great Basin Water Network, the Ely-Shoshone Indian tribe, and others toured the valleys of […]
From Unist’ot’en Camp: No Word for Good-Bye
This article is by Deep Green Resistance member William Falk of San Diego. Leaving Unist’ot’en Camp was hard. As I stepped away from a group of new friends passing pens and notebooks around to share contact information, I found myself on the banks of the Morice River under the pines. Looking up to see their […]
Colorado River reaches ocean for first time in 16 years
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“Sacred Water Tour” Opposes the SNWA Groundwater Project
Ely, Nev. – A camping tour of the region that will be affected by the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) groundwater development project is taking place over memorial day weekend – and you’re invited. The trip, which will take place from May 24th to 26th, will begin at the north end of the water grab […]
Sacred Water Tour: May 24th-26th
STOP THE WATER GRAB! Las Vegas developers are scheming to take all the groundwater from eastern Nevada. We aim to stop them! Memorial Day weekend (May 24th to 26th) we will touring the water grab region. We will be guided by the traditional inhabitants of this land, members of the Goshute and Shoshone nations. We’ll […]