It explores how dams and other inventions have affected the Colorado River. Before the creation of dams, the Colorado River’s environment was flourishing and numerous floods used to occur back then which would support the flora and various animals. Not only did these plants and animals depend on this life source, but even the Quechan, a Native American Tribe, did. They learned how to live with the numerous floods and benefit from them. However, when the settlers came, they were not fond of the flooding and started building canals and dams. Since they were diverting most of the water to either their farms or cities, the environment suffered. Jacobsen discusses how human civilization with the building of dams and other innovations ruined the environment near the Colorado
It explores how dams and other inventions have affected the Colorado River. Before the creation of dams, the Colorado River’s environment was flourishing and numerous floods used to occur back then which would support the flora and various animals. Not only did these plants and animals depend on this life source, but even the Quechan, a Native American Tribe, did. They learned how to live with the numerous floods and benefit from them. However, when the settlers came, they were not fond of the flooding and started building canals and dams. Since they were diverting most of the water to either their farms or cities, the environment suffered. Jacobsen discusses how human civilization with the building of dams and other innovations ruined the environment near the Colorado