“My goal is to show that we have dried up and left for dead one of the greatest rivers in the world, and that we are all to blame,” he says. The Colorado River supplies water to the growing towns and cities of the southwest, but mostly it is used for agriculture. It has been diverted for years by ranchers to irrigate hayfields. It also irrigates fields for growing fruits and vegetables. “One hundred percent of the nation’s winter salad bowl”—that means lettuce, grown mostly in California—“is Colorado River-grown,” McBride says. McBride, who describes himself as a documentary photographer and fresh water advocate, has done much to get the word out. In the past six years, he has published a book—The Colorado River: Flowing Through Conflict—and more than 40 magazine articles. He has produced, shot and edited an award-winning documentary film called Chasing Water that has been screened at numerous film festivals and aired on PBS. A new short documentary about the river, I Am Red, is currently on the documentary film festival circuit. He has also shot and produced several web shorts, and his images have been displayed in exhibitions at festivals and museums. - See more at: http://www.pdnonline.com/features/Environmental-Crusad-11576.shtml#sthash.8r3QACjt.dpuf