Taylor Hawes
Colorado River Program Director
Silverthorne, CO
Taylor Hawes Director, Colorado River Program © © Matthew Staver
Areas of Expertise
Freshwater Conservation, Western Water Law, Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainability
Biography
Taylor Hawes is the Colorado River Program Director for The Nature Conservancy and has worked on Colorado River issues for more than twenty-five years. She previously served as Associate Counsel to the Colorado River Water Conservation District in Glenwood Springs, working on water quality, water policy, environmental permitting and water rights litigation.
Prior to her work at the Colorado River District, she represented local governments in the headwater counties of the Colorado River on water rights, water quality, water supply planning and land use issues.
Ms. Hawes has served on numerous boards and committees, including work in Australia on behalf of TNC. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctorate degree from Vermont Law School.
Projects in the Basin
Preserving the Incredible Wildlife of the Colorado River Basin
From amazing mammals to migratory birds to fish species found nowhere else on Earth, the vast array of wildlife in the Colorado River Basin represents the wonders of the West.
A Win-Win-Win Solution for the Colorado River
Learn how the Jicarilla Apache Nation, TNC and New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission are working together to address water-scarcity issues throughout the Colorado River Basin.
Charting a Future for the Colorado River
The Colorado River Basin—which supplies 80% of the water that Coloradans use—is ground zero for climate change in the United States. Learn how Colorado can help improve water security.