Karen Fischer - PRB+ Magazine

The Colorado River Is Drying Up

Colorado River shortages raise difficult questions about conservation, agriculture, public-pool access, and equity across Lower Basin communities.

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Aquatics 8 min read

The Frontlines Of Community Health

When you visit the doctor, you’ll likely be asked about your diet and exercise frequency, and possibly your sleep habits. But there’s another question that may be worth exploring: Do you go to your local park regularly?

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Parks 5 min read

Unknown Lands

I don’t know what a prairie looks like, yet I spent years living in the Midwest. But neither do you, even if you’re reading this, from the Midwest, right now. In fact, no one knows what a prairie really looks like because it has long been gone.

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Conservation 4 min read

Art For The Masses

In tiny Madrid, New Mexico, on the Turquoise Trail between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, a tiny lot nestled off the main road is home to Connie’s Photo Park.

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Parks 10 min read

How To Embrace Native Species In Parks

The end of summer 2024 brought several massive hurricanes to the East Coast, flooding homes, destroying power grids, and costing hundreds of billions in recovery dollars.

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Parks 6 min read

Building Playgrounds For Heat Waves

For the past few summers, new heat records were set almost daily, across the country. The phenomenon suggests no single region is more prone to excessive heat than another.

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Parks 5 min read

Closing The Deal

When it comes to the economy, 2024 has been a confounding year. There has often been positive news, but elevated interest rates have held steady, and the costs of everyday goods and services remain stubbornly high.

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Rec Facilities 5 min read

Splash And Relax

One hot summer day when I was five years old, my mother broke her ankle coming down a slide in a busy waterpark. In the chaos that ensued, kids crowded around me, stretchers carried my mother off over my head, and I couldn’t find the family friends with whom we’d traveled to the park.

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Aquatics 6 min read