Alex Funk

@HHolmGJ When I retire I’m OUT

“I do intend to, either as an observer or something beyond a passive participant, I plan to stay mentally engaged in water.”

My bud Jordan @TroutUnlimited chatting BDAs, resilience, Colorado River, co-benefits, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Let's keep up the good work! sltrib.com/news/environme…

At one time beavers numbered in the hundreds of millions. But their fur proved valuable enough to trappers that the North American beaver population dropped to near-extinction levels. Now, the plucky rodents have made a comeback. cbsn.ws/3Rlp4Tx

My colleague wrote a great op-ed in the @ABQJournal outlining the opportunities to utilize @usbr IRA funding to begin to address the water resource challenges facing the Rio Grande while benefiting fish and wildlife abqjournal.com/opinion/long-t…

bennet.senate.gov/public/index.c… - thanks to @SenatorBennet @SenatorHeinrich and @SenatorMoran for introducing this important legislation

Aquifer depletion poses a risk to our ability to sustain communities, food production, and wildlife habitat - We need new approaches that work for farmers and the environment, like the bipartisan Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Act nytimes.com/interactive/20…

We can make a lasting impact. The @BLMNational has a critical role to play in conserving & restoring land & water resources & building drought resilience. TRCP is working w/ partners like @TroutUnlimited to work w/ the BLM to maximize investments. bit.ly/3OFbEjA

Well I guess we know why Justice Thomas really hates wetlands then

Novelly also once brought Thomas to “Alligator” Ron Bergeron’s ranch/wildlife preserve on the edge of the Everglades. Inside, there’s an 1800s-style saloon. Bergeron is one of the biggest developers in Florida. He took the justice on an airboat tour.

“Only after the state threatened to cancel Fondomonte’s leases last month did the company disclose how much it pumps annually…Its consumption is equivalent to that of a city of more than 50,000 people, experts said.”

Outdoor landscaping/xeriscaping will not save the Colorado River, as the article note this company is just taking advantage of the state laws across the west that encourage near unlimited groundwater pumping with little incentive to conserve #CoRiver washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…

“We were not excited about Sackett,” Funk said. “But we’re glad Colorado is doing something about it.” watereducationcolorado.org/fresh-water-ne…

Marcus Smart’s veteran leadership in Memphis

House version of the Headwaters Protection Act which would reauthorize the Forest Service's Water Source Protection Program, is introduced with bipartisan support! Thank you to Reps Costa and Valadao for taking steps to support watersheds and wildlife costa.house.gov/media/press-re…

Promising to see that the @usbr notice include the opportunity for a more holistic approach to Colorado River management that focuses on the long- term sustainability of both people and natural environment, minimizes system vulnerability, and increases system resiliency.

YOUR DENVER NUGGETS ARE THE 2023 NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆 #bRINGItIn

Hell yeah #GoNuggets

Conservation Groups applaud newly introduced Headwaters Protection Act which would invest in America’s forests & watersheds. bit.ly/3NhROKl

Low tech not text

A great crash course ⁦@NationalForests⁩ on the hottest stream/riverscape restoration trend in the West (if not the country) - low tech PBR! 🦫- ⁦@TheTRCP⁩ is partnering on this effort to align federal policy to support low text restoration nationalforests.org/blog/low-tech-…