Paul Bauer will be at the Pilar Yacht Club for a book signing on Saturday morning, May 5, 2012.  Don't miss this opportunity to obtain your SIGNED copy of this (nationally) award winning river guide.  Printed on waterproof paper, it is chock full of interesting geological, ecological, and historical facts.

Water level today on the Rio Grande by Taos Junction 550cfs.

Quote by a customer "More people out boating today than ever before!!  Great temps! Great camaradarie!

From Paul Bauer, award winning author, state geologist

Paul Bauer	7/26/10
to Paul

We've put together a slideshow on the giant underwater spring in the Rio Grande in Taos County. 

The show includes an embedded video of the underwater gravel eruptions in the spring. When the show gets to the movie, you may need to click (or double click, or hit return) on the movie to get it to run.

If you click on your preferred link below, the file will be automatically downloaded to your default download folder. 

Windows-friendly Powerpoint - Self extracting ZIP, download, save to disc, and then double click on the presentation.  18MB
   ftp://granite.nmt.edu/pub/paul/Lava_Tube_Spring/Powerpoint/Lava_Tube_spring_ppt.exe

Mac-friendly Powerpoint  22MB
   ftp://granite.nmt.edu/pub/paul/Lava_Tube_Spring/Powerpoint/Lava_Tube_spring_ppt.zip

Keynote (Mac only)  24MB
   ftp://granite.nmt.edu/pub/paul/Lava_Tube_Spring/Keynote/Lava_Tube_spring_slideshow.key

NEW WEB SITE!!!!

Try out the NEW Pilar Yacht Club website with a button to pre-order delicious 3-course lunches.  No wait time! No fumbling with money! Convenient to key river rafting, fishing, hiking locations!

www.pilaryachtclub.com

Streamflow update

Stream flows for Rio Grande at Taos Junction 411cfs

                           Rio Embudo at Dixon 166 cfs




http://waterdata.usgs.gov/NM/nwis/current?type=flow&group_key=county_cd&search_site_no_station_nm=

Streamflow data for the Rio Grande

Rio Grande is flowing at 560 cfs near Taos Junction and at 725 cfs near Embudo.
Windy windy windy today but there were still a few trips out there!

USGS streamflows for New Mexico

Orilla Verde Recreation Area Riparian Restoration

The annual BLM Orilla Verde Recreation Area Saltcedar/Riparian Restoration public meetingwill be held at the Rio Grande Gorge Visitor's Center on Wednesday, April 18th, 6:00-7:30 p.m.Discussion will include current efforts as well as plans to extend the Saltcedar eradication program downstream as far as Velarde. All members of the public are invited to attend this informational setting to discuss ideas and future desires for the riparian habitat along the Upper Rio Grande.