• Charles Bowden, Author: Killing the Hidden Waters
• Matt Chew, Board Member: Arizona Riparian Council
• Julia Fonseca, hydrologist: Pima County Flood Control
• Dr. Robert Glennon, UA School of Law
• Joy Herr-Cardillo, Attorney: Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest
• Cate McCarthy and Giovanni Panza, members: Cañada del Oro Water Coalition
• Daniel Preston, Vice Chair 1987-1999: San Xaxier O'Odham Community
• Robin Silver, Conservation Chair: Center for Biological Diversity
• Dr. Julie Stromberg: ASU Department of Plant Biology

Oasis Under Siege:
A Journey Through the Dying River

If you want to know the past, present and future on this ground, sit down and watch . . . this short and beautiful video will teach you that if you open your eyes now, you can change the future.   — Charles Bowden

by Sonya Angelica Diehn
color video
24 minutes
$13 (including shipping and handling)
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What does it mean to lose a river?

Oasis Under Siege: A Journey Through the Dying River explores the causes and consequences of disappearing water in the desert. Ninety-five percent of the Southwest’s riparian areas are already gone, and many of those that remain are under threat from groundwater pumping.

Weaving together personal narrative, interviews with experts, and the story of a couple living on the Cañada del Oro Northwest of Tucson, Oasis Under Siege is not only testimony to the significance of water in the desert, but also an urgent call for the reform of water law in Arizona.

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More on water issues in the Southwest:

Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest

Center for Biological Diversity

Arizona Department of Water Resources

Arizona Water Resources Center

Arizona Riparian Council

Cañada del Oro Coalition