BITTER WATERS: THE STRUGGLES OF THE PECOS RIVER By Patrick Dearen of Pecos River Resolution Corporation Published 2016 by University of Oklahoma Press *** Winner, 2016 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for Nature and Environment *** “Bitter Waters offers an artesian well of information that will captivate the leisurely and scholarly-minded alike. From rich descriptions of the river’s ecology and geomorphology to colorful narratives of present-day apologists and ...
In conjunction with the completion of Patrick Dearen’s manuscript, “Bitter Waters: The Struggles of the Pecos River”, Russell S. Johnson and Morgan Johnson of the law firm McGinnis Lochridge have written a paper titled “Texas Law Affecting The Pecos River.” Furthermore, Michelle Henrie, founder of the law firm MHenrie Land Water Law, has written a paper titled “New Mexico Law Affecting The Pecos River.” Today, Pecos River Resolution Corporation ...
In the preface to Bitter Waters: The Struggles of the Pecos River, Patrick Dearen writes that Pecos River Resolution Corporation (PRRC) is a nonprofit corporation dedicated “not only to documenting the Pecos River of the past and present, but also to exploring remedies for its ills and its potential for the future.” With the publication of Bitter Waters in 2016, PRRC achieved its mission in regard to the river’s ...
The Pecos Watershed Conservation Initiative supports conservation projects in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico. The initiative identifies the most strategic conservation opportunities, and works to enhance and restore the natural resources and wildlife habitat in the region. ..read more ...
Bitter Waters: The Struggles of the Pecos River – by Patrick Dearen has been released. The first book-length environmental history of the Pecos River has been published, culminating almost seven years of work sponsored by Pecos River Resolution Corporation (PRRC). Bitter Waters: The Struggles of the Pecos River by Patrick Dearen was released in March by University of Oklahoma Press. The book explores man’s influence on the river throughout its 926 miles from ...
The Academy of Western Artists has notified Patrick Dearen, project biographer, that his novel The Big Drift has won its 2015 Elmer Kelton Fiction Book of the Year Award. Dearen will receive the award March 28 at ceremonies in Irving, Texas. Since 1996, the Academy of Western Artists (AWA) has presented annual awards to musicians and artisans who celebrate the American West. Last year, AWA added a book award named ...
