Yuma, Arizona

Southwest students and staff found relief from the heat when they swam in the Colorado River just a few miles from where the river crosses the border into Mexico.	Carol Chapman, a biologist, spoke to the group about an attempt to restore wetlands to the lower Colorado River area around Yuma.
Students listen as biologist Carol Chapman speaks about planting trees along the lower Colorado River basin.	Southwest students and staff swam in the river. Katelyn goes off the rope swing.
	While camped at the Queche Fort Yuma Indian Reservation Community Center, tent-less Southwest sleepers were surprised at 1:00 AM when sprinklers sprayed water all over this lawn, dousing sleeping bags, duffle bags, and tired campers, forcing us to move elsewhere.