Author Description
Jayla Ryan Poppleton is a freelance writer and editor based in Denver, Colorado, specializing in topics related to science and the environment — particularly water. For the past six years, she has been contracted by the Colorado Foundation for Water Education to serve as managing editor of its cornerstone publication, Headwaters magazine, which is published three times annually and accessible online at yourwatercolorado.org. This article was written on behalf of the Colorado Water Conservation Board.