Apparently NW Colorado was smokin' hot this summer... Here's the short video 9news.com/article/weathe…

So enjoyed seeing my friends and colleagues, and talking about the update to @COWaterPlan!

"40% of farmland is no longer owned by farmers and is instead owned by nonlocal investors" This has major implications for future efforts to support landowners to improve sustainability of water use. deseret.com/2021/10/6/2269…

"The Yampa is the most priceless river piece of the Colorado River system" Yep... nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar… via National Geographic

I don't even know what to say about this....Study: Sierra Snowpack Could All But Disappear In 25 Years sfist.com/2021/11/29/stu…

Join us and American Rivers for a 2nd infrastructure funding network call. This discussion will be on opportunities related to the $2.4B to support the removal, rehabilitation and retrofit of dams and the $8.3B for western water issues. Register: rivernetwork.org/events/network…

Therefore, fish grow on trees. Brilliant

River Network is hiring a program manager to work on watershed health, floodplain management and capacity building. Join our team! rivernetwork.org/careers/health…

New partnerships find win-win projects between ranchers and environmentalists. So great to see River Network's great but behind the scenes work being covered! thefencepost.com/?p=78942

A shout out to all my fellow "smart, new innovators on water precisely where we need them."

Congratulations Paul!!!

Want a sweet shirt to show support for the Rio Grande? Join the cool kids by ordering one here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #stopwaterexport

“To me, if you have a lot of people running for boards, there’s got to be something wrong. They want to have a change, they want to make a change.” Or…you provide an essential service and people are excited by your vision and direction. I know that’s why I serve.

I know that Alex Funk won't share this, so I will. collaborativeconservation.org/2022/03/14/col…

Allen, your beautiful description makes me want to go out and buy this book for all of my family in and of SW Kansas. Thank you!

A clip from Don’t Look Up, and then a real TV interview that just happened

Driving home from a Gates of Lodore trip, I saw dozens of new well pads and roads under construction along Highway 40 just south of Dinosaur. The put-in road to Cross Mtn Canyon now has several well pads on it. That landscape will be marred for decades.

This makes me curious about the role of federal crop subsidies. Do they play a role in the continuation of high water use crops in the southwest?

"It turns out with money, as is with water, every drop in the bucket helps & can work to achieve water savings, restore ecosystems, provide additional recreational opportunities and prevent flooding." Check out this recap of yesterday's Water Hub webinar: deseret.com/utah/2024/06/1…

Last week, The Bureau of Reclamation announced $8.9 million for watershed health and cooperative projects across 12 states, helping advance and accelerate critical watershed work in the West. How will this influx of federal $$ help build resilience in the face of a hotter, drier reality?🧵⬇️