‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory

‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists | www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... || #nmwx #Cowx #nmwater #COwater

Uranium discovered in newly built Colorado dam pauses $600 million project The new Chimney Hollow Reservoir halts construction and threatens timeline for major water supply

Uranium discovered in newly built #Colorado dam pauses $600 million project www.cpr.org/2025/11/28/u... || #COwx #COwater

Torrey House Press | FOUNTAIN CREEK by Jim O'Donnell From its headwaters high up Colorado’s legendary Pike’s Peak to suburban concrete-lined canals, Fountain Creek has endured nearly everything humans could do to a single watershed. It has been dammed, ...

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The Arkansas River’s Big Timbers region reflects a complex history of Western expansion, Indigenous displacement The waterway cuts through a tangled and tragic past in southeastern Colorado that still echoes Western expansion, Indigenous displacement.

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River users, landowners and lawmakers revive decades-long debate over river access in Colorado Paddling groups hope legislation will provide clarity for boaters and private property owners over public access on Colorado waterways

River users want legislation to settle Colorado's river access conflict coloradosun.com/2025/10/27/r... || #COwater #COwx #Colorado #Rivers

Creek Week cleanups give residents role in Fountain Creek water quality More than 20 volunteers were out Tuesday morning taking part in Creek Week, the annual restoration event held by the Fountain Creek Watershed District. Volunteers worked around the edges of Pikeview R...

Excellent Creek Week this year! We got THOUSANDS of pounds of trash out of Fountain Creek. Thank you everyone who participated!

Creek Week cleanups give residents role in Fountain Creek water quality - gazette.com/2025/09/30/c... || #FountainBook #COwater #COwx #Colorado #Pueblo #ColoradoSprings

City in early stages of $1B plan to redevelop swath of Fountain Creek with waterfront parks Colorado Springs is in the early stages of a more than $1 billion plan to redevelop a swath of Fountain Creek near downtown for environmental and recreational access. The city is accepting requests fo...

City in early stages of $1B plan to redevelop swath of Fountain Creek with waterfront parks - Colorado Springs Gazette gazette.com/2025/10/03/c... || #FountainBook #ColoradoSprings #Colorado #COwx #COwater #rivers

What we know about the Pueblo City Park and Arkansas River Corridor Master Plan so far The Pueblo City Park and Arkansas River Corridor Master Plan continues to take shape. Here's what some of the preferred concepts might look like.

I'm not a huge fan of some of this. I really dont like the idea of more cars and parking down along the river.

What the Arkansas River Corridor may look like after improvements www.chieftain.com/story/news/2... || #Colorado #COwater #COwx #FountainBook #Pueblo

Where ‘day-zero droughts’ could happen as soon as this decade | CNN Many parts of world face are predicted to endure periods of unprecedented extreme water scarcity, which could happen as soon as this decade in certain hotspots.

I worry about this for #Colorado 's Front Range cities including #ColoradoSprings.

Where ‘day-zero droughts’ could happen as soon as this decadez | CNN www.cnn.com/2025/09/23/c... || #COwx #FountainBook #COwater

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El Paso County pauses nature center project | gazette.com gazette.com/news/el-paso... || #FountainBook #Colorado #ColoradoSprings #Rivers #COwx #COwater

'It's so dystopian. It's sad': The Rio Grande River is so dry that Texas, Colorado and New Mexico are squabbling over groundwater The Supreme Court has sent the states back to settlement talks, as Texas tried to rein in farmers in southern New Mexico going underground.

'It's so dystopian. It's sad': The Rio Grande River is so dry that #Texas, #Colorado and #NewMexico are squabbling over groundwater | Fortune fortune.com/2025/08/30/r... || #NMwx #COwx #NMwater #COwater

Wildlife experts restock Arkansas Darters in Sand Creek Wildlife experts are working to restock Arkansas Darters in Sand Creek.

Good news for #Colorado #Rivers.

Wildlife experts restock Arkansas Darters in Sand Creek www.kktv.com/video/2025/0... || #COwater #FountainBook

Colorado’s entire congressional delegation, Democrats and Republicans alike, tells Trump to release water project funds Colorado’s entire congressional delegation, Republicans and Democrats alike, calls for the release of $140 million for Colorado River projects.

Wow, finally, our #Colorado congressional delegation all agree on something. #COwater #COpolitics

Fountain Creek is 'the poster child of the Anthropocene': Author Jim O'Donnell on water, society and the nature of rivers O'Donnell had a lifelong dream of following the path of Zebulon Pike. But the siren song of the Fountain had other ideas.

Fresh today!

Fountain Creek is 'the poster child of the Anthropocene': Author Jim O'Donnell on water, society and the nature of rivers www.cpr.org/2025/07/02/a... || #FountainBook #Colorado #Rivers #Naturewriting #COwx #COwater

I will be on #Colorado Public Radio @coloradopublic.bsky.social this coming Wednesday, July 2 at 9am and again at 7pm, to talk about my book "Fountain Creek", the creek itself, our relationship to rivers and where we go from here! #Rivers #COwx #COwater #NatureWriting #FountainBook

Spring runoff in one western Colorado valley is worse this decade than the Dust Bowl era The Gunnison River Basin’s spring runoff seemed OK this year. But it’s the latest in a streak of low years that are worse than the Dust Bowl.

While the 2020s aren’t done yet, the average water runoff this decade is about 1.25 million acre-feet per year — well below the average runoff of more than 1.5 million acre-feet per year in the 1930s.

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Torrey House Press | FOUNTAIN CREEK by Jim O'Donnell From its headwaters high up Colorado’s legendary Pike’s Peak to suburban concrete-lined canals, Fountain Creek has endured nearly everything humans could do to a single watershed. It has been dammed, ...

FOUNTAIN CREEK by Jim O'Donnell www.torreyhouse.org/fountain-creek

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Author Jim O'Donnell pointing at his book in a book store window.

Fountain Creek book in window

Beaver dam

"Fountain Creek" is now available at Townie Books & Rumors Coffee + Tea House in Crested Butte, #Colorado!!

#fountainbook #cowx #cowater #naturewriting #rivers

Photo of Governor Jared Polis speaking at Sapphire Point during a bill signing with a backdrop of snowy mountains.

Photo of Governor Jared Polis signing bills at Sapphire Point surrounded by legislators.

Today, I signed two important bills to protect Colorado’s water resources: HB25-1115 and SB25-040. Securing our water future is vital for our economy and environment. Together, these laws will ensure access to clean water for generations to come! #COWater

May 22, 2025, 5pm. #Pueblo #Colorado at the El Pueblo Historical Museum.

Join me to discuss the past and future of Colorado's Fountain Creek. Copies of my book "Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River" will be for sale. $20 cash or Venmo. #COwx #COwater #FountainBook #naturewriting

1/2 Upcoming readings for my book "Fountain Creek" #Colorado #FountainBook

May 22: 5pm, Pueblo, El Pueblo Hist Museum
May 25: Crested Butte, Mtn Words Fest
July 12: Mancos, Mesa Verde Lit Fest
July 15: 6PM, Pueblo, Shamrock Brewing
July 17, 6PM, CO Springs, TBA

#Rivers #COwx #COwater

135: The Future of Fountain Creek - Panel and Community Discussion Quickly and easily listen to Peak Environment for free!

(PODCAST) The Future of Fountain Creek - Panel and Community Discussion featuring....ME!

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Southern Colorado’s “dismal” snowpack has water managers praying for big storms this spring Colorado’s average snowpack statewide masks worrisome water conditions in the south, where some reservoirs are low ahead of spring.

Southern Colorado faces "dismal" snowpack ahead of spring runoff coloradosun.com/2025/03/26/s... || #Colorado #COwx #COwater

The Economic Value of Water Resources in Colorado's San Luis Valley Whether flowing through the watershed, drawn from the Rio Grande and its many local tributaries, or pumped from the aquifers that underlie the Valley floor, water resources in the San Luis Valley of C...

The Economic Value of Water Resources in Colorado's San Luis Valley www.americanrivers.org/report/the-e... || #Colorado #SLV #COwx #COwater

Fountain Creek Hydrologic Monitoring | USGS

Pretty cool watershed overview tool from our friends at the USGS.

Our government scientists and agencies like USGS are IMPORTANT!

Thanks for this, USGS!

Fountain Creek Hydrologic Monitoring | USGS apps.usgs.gov/colorado-wat...

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Like slapping bandaids on a cancer patient.

Fountain Creek erosion project nearing completion | gazette.com gazette.com/news/environ... || #FountainBook #Colorado #COwater

World Water Day coming up at Fountain Creek Nature Center in Fountain, #Colorado

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I will be presenting and signing copies of "Fountain Creek" at Analogue Books and Records in Pueblo, #Colorado Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 7pm. || #FountainBook #COwx #COwater #naturewriting

Unearthing the El Paso Canal: The Forgotten Waterway That Built Colorado Springs - Colorado Springs Independent “There it is,” I point out to a group of UCCS students. Most are underwhelmed as they look at a grass-covered linear depression with few notable characteristics. But armed with some brief historical k...

Unearthing the El Paso Canal: The Forgotten Waterway That Built Colorado Springs - Colorado Springs Independent csindy.com/unearthing-t... || #Colorado #FountainBook #ColoradoSprings #COwx #COwater