Alex Funk
@alexfunk.bsky.social
Humpback chub stan and beaver believer. Western water advocate and policy wonk. It’s quantity AND quality. Go Nuggets! Views my own. (he/him).
I'm about a week late, but the Dept of Interior FY26 Budget is basically a photo of a guy fishing with a paragraph next to it explaining why all funds for fish related programs are being eliminated
June 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I'm about a week late, but the Dept of Interior FY26 Budget is basically a photo of a guy fishing with a paragraph next to it explaining why all funds for fish related programs are being eliminated
I recently had the opportunity to join the Western Governors' Association Out West Podcast to talk about efforts to further the linkages between beaver-assisted restoration efforts and federal wildfire policy for the benefit of fish and wildlife. Give it a listen! ow.ly/obCr50VqzuS
Leave it to Beaver: How Nature’s Engineers are Helping Us Mitigate Disasters
The history of the West has always been defined by water. Long before settlers arrived, Indigenous peoples designed complex water management systems to cultivate the arid land. In the 19th and 20th ce...
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March 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I recently had the opportunity to join the Western Governors' Association Out West Podcast to talk about efforts to further the linkages between beaver-assisted restoration efforts and federal wildfire policy for the benefit of fish and wildlife. Give it a listen! ow.ly/obCr50VqzuS
“They don’t want much water in your dishwasher.”
He’s wading into water policy again
rollcall.com/2025/01/07/t...
He’s wading into water policy again
rollcall.com/2025/01/07/t...
As House GOP calls for spending cuts, Trump pushes pricey Greenland purchase - Roll Call
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he might use military force to make Greenland a state and take back the Panama Canal.
rollcall.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“They don’t want much water in your dishwasher.”
He’s wading into water policy again
rollcall.com/2025/01/07/t...
He’s wading into water policy again
rollcall.com/2025/01/07/t...
Reposted by Alex Funk
The Colorado River Basin 2024-25 water year is off to a lousy start: www.inkstain.net/2024/12/lous...
Lousy start to the Colorado/Rio Grande 2024-25 snowpack season
I was talking to Eric Kuhn Thursday (write a book together – bonded for life) who pointed out that the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center has started running its models for 2025 runoff. The…
www.inkstain.net
December 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
The Colorado River Basin 2024-25 water year is off to a lousy start: www.inkstain.net/2024/12/lous...
Reposted by Alex Funk
Annual reminder:
Die Hard is about using impossibly limited resources to defend a tower from foreign invaders.
Die Hard is a Hanukkah movie.
Die Hard is about using impossibly limited resources to defend a tower from foreign invaders.
Die Hard is a Hanukkah movie.
December 14, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Annual reminder:
Die Hard is about using impossibly limited resources to defend a tower from foreign invaders.
Die Hard is a Hanukkah movie.
Die Hard is about using impossibly limited resources to defend a tower from foreign invaders.
Die Hard is a Hanukkah movie.
This Congressional lame duck is LAME
Public lands and water package collapsing in real time and maybe no IRA baseline play for a Farm Bill extension
An ok WRDA though
Public lands and water package collapsing in real time and maybe no IRA baseline play for a Farm Bill extension
An ok WRDA though
December 4, 2024 at 10:48 PM
This Congressional lame duck is LAME
Public lands and water package collapsing in real time and maybe no IRA baseline play for a Farm Bill extension
An ok WRDA though
Public lands and water package collapsing in real time and maybe no IRA baseline play for a Farm Bill extension
An ok WRDA though
At a Colorado River conference today - a Wyoming state legislator just compared the Upper and Lower Basins to the Union and Confederacy in the Civil War - just so you get a sense of insane vibes on the river right now
November 19, 2024 at 4:54 PM
At a Colorado River conference today - a Wyoming state legislator just compared the Upper and Lower Basins to the Union and Confederacy in the Civil War - just so you get a sense of insane vibes on the river right now
Add this article to several indicating that the Upper Basin - particularly Colorado - continues think litigation may be an effective strategy or at least backstop to post-2026 negotiations - as a reminder litigation would be a devastating and expensive outcome
coloradosun.com/2024/11/19/a...
coloradosun.com/2024/11/19/a...
Arizona, California push study of century-old, forced-cuts policy on the Colorado River
Arizona officials say studying a century-old, forced-cuts policy will drive home the risks of water shortages to all Colorado River states.
coloradosun.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Add this article to several indicating that the Upper Basin - particularly Colorado - continues think litigation may be an effective strategy or at least backstop to post-2026 negotiations - as a reminder litigation would be a devastating and expensive outcome
coloradosun.com/2024/11/19/a...
coloradosun.com/2024/11/19/a...
Probably the first media article I’ve read that touches on the risk to IRA funds for drought mitigation in the Colorado River Basin - thanks @mgoodland.bsky.social !!
Https://www.coloradopolitics.com/governor/colorado-infrastructure-law-funding/article_b39d6d6e-a37a-11ef-bbaa-cbb150fb6685.html
Https://www.coloradopolitics.com/governor/colorado-infrastructure-law-funding/article_b39d6d6e-a37a-11ef-bbaa-cbb150fb6685.html
Colorado officials highlight $7.2B from infrastructure law as America transitions to Trump presidency
Colorado receives $7.2 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, creating jobs and funding transportation, clean energy, and water projects.
www.coloradopolitics.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:54 AM
Probably the first media article I’ve read that touches on the risk to IRA funds for drought mitigation in the Colorado River Basin - thanks @mgoodland.bsky.social !!
Https://www.coloradopolitics.com/governor/colorado-infrastructure-law-funding/article_b39d6d6e-a37a-11ef-bbaa-cbb150fb6685.html
Https://www.coloradopolitics.com/governor/colorado-infrastructure-law-funding/article_b39d6d6e-a37a-11ef-bbaa-cbb150fb6685.html
And for starters - plenty to worry about under a Trump admin and new Congress with the Colorado River - beginning with attempts to claw back IRA funds for the Bureau of Reclamation right out of the gate with a reconciliation bill pay for
www.kjzz.org/show/kjzzs-t...
www.kjzz.org/show/kjzzs-t...
The Show for Nov. 12, 2024: Colorado River water managers aren't worried about a new Trump administration
Scientists agree climate change is driving the ongoing megadrought on the Colorado River and threatening our region’s water future. How could a second Trump term affect negotiations over the river mov...
www.kjzz.org
November 16, 2024 at 11:55 PM
And for starters - plenty to worry about under a Trump admin and new Congress with the Colorado River - beginning with attempts to claw back IRA funds for the Bureau of Reclamation right out of the gate with a reconciliation bill pay for
www.kjzz.org/show/kjzzs-t...
www.kjzz.org/show/kjzzs-t...
Hello Bluesky! Seems like we’re finally getting some western water folks on here.
My name is Alex Funk and I lead freshwater policy for a national NGO - you’ll see me posting about beavers, the Colorado River, and the need to quickly ramp up water conservation efforts quite a bit on here
My name is Alex Funk and I lead freshwater policy for a national NGO - you’ll see me posting about beavers, the Colorado River, and the need to quickly ramp up water conservation efforts quite a bit on here
November 16, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Hello Bluesky! Seems like we’re finally getting some western water folks on here.
My name is Alex Funk and I lead freshwater policy for a national NGO - you’ll see me posting about beavers, the Colorado River, and the need to quickly ramp up water conservation efforts quite a bit on here
My name is Alex Funk and I lead freshwater policy for a national NGO - you’ll see me posting about beavers, the Colorado River, and the need to quickly ramp up water conservation efforts quite a bit on here
I, along with Colorado Open Lands, did an Alamosa Citizen podcast discussing the recent IRA award for the Rio Grande and what that means for the San Luis Valley plus highlighting the need for long-term funding for the Rio Grande watershed - check it out!
www.alamosacitizen.com/podcast/epis...
www.alamosacitizen.com/podcast/epis...
episode 178: Alex Funk and Sally Weir - Alamosa Citizen
We talk about the need for a dedicated federal funding source to pay for conservation along with other important water topics
www.alamosacitizen.com
June 27, 2024 at 6:14 PM
I, along with Colorado Open Lands, did an Alamosa Citizen podcast discussing the recent IRA award for the Rio Grande and what that means for the San Luis Valley plus highlighting the need for long-term funding for the Rio Grande watershed - check it out!
www.alamosacitizen.com/podcast/epis...
www.alamosacitizen.com/podcast/epis...
Ok so we definitely need more western water dorks on here
September 30, 2023 at 6:45 PM
Ok so we definitely need more western water dorks on here