named the river “Rio de las Palmas” for its lush delta forest, but today, the Rio Grande often dries up before reaching the sea. Reid writes of traveling there with his guide, Gilberto Rodriguez.

Walking along the Rio Grande in central New Mexico, retired ecologist Gina Dello Russo points to a sandbar at the river’s ...

TERLINGUA, Texas — Paddling the Rio Grande River offers a unique adventure in the southwestern United States, but it is a wilderness trip for experienced and well-prepared paddlers.

The Rio Grande River flows for 1,896 miles from its San Juan Mountains headwaters in southwestern Colorado through New Mexico and Texas — ultimately forming the U.S. border with Mexico, with ...