{"id":38603,"date":"2026-02-12T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/?p=38603"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:17:29","slug":"common-waters-a-film-by-rig-to-flip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2026\/02\/12\/common-waters-a-film-by-rig-to-flip\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Waters | A Film by Rig to Flip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"970\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Nh7iQ_i2ko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is a navigable river, and I have a right to be in it.\u201d- Roger Hill.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Can you be arrested for floating on a Colorado river? The answer might shock you.<\/p>\n<p>Told in part through the efforts of angler and Coloradan Roger Hill, <em>Common Waters<\/em> exposes the complicated truth behind Colorado steam access and dives into the murky legal battles happening RIGHT NOW in an effort to secure a future where Colorado rivers are accessible to all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Now on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLEE277631E3DD790B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p>Prefer to watch <em>Common Waters <\/em>in person? Find a live screening <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradostreamaccess.org\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on how you can take action and speak up for Colorado stream access and recreation, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradostreamaccess.org\/take-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado Stream Access Coalition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p><em>Produced by Rig To Flip Productions<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Directed by Cody Perry, Benjamin Kraushaar<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>With support from NRS, Colorado Stream Access Coalition, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and Bonfire Collective.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis is a navigable river, and I have a right to be in it.\u201d- Roger Hill. 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