John Fleck
@jfleck.bsky.social
Writer in Residence, Utton Center, University of New Mexico School of Law.
Writing a book about the Rio Grande and the making of Albuquerque.
People pay me for sentences - "a curious guy with good typing skills".
Writing a book about the Rio Grande and the making of Albuquerque.
People pay me for sentences - "a curious guy with good typing skills".
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Salmon reach headwaters for first time in a century after California dam removal www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Salmon reach headwaters for first time in a century after California dam removal
Klamath River salmon have crossed a major threshold after dams were removed along the California-Oregon border, with the fish reaching the river’s headwaters for the first time in more than a...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Salmon reach headwaters for first time in a century after California dam removal www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Tracking the slow return of ducks to the University of New Mexico duck pond after more than a year of remodeling. It’s been two months since completion. Spotted three ducks on Sunday. It’s soon time for the winter wigeons’ return. Will they find their way back? #urbanecosystems
October 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Tracking the slow return of ducks to the University of New Mexico duck pond after more than a year of remodeling. It’s been two months since completion. Spotted three ducks on Sunday. It’s soon time for the winter wigeons’ return. Will they find their way back? #urbanecosystems
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Bikes
Does anyone have any good home remedies for treating the aching void inside the dark hearts of men
September 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Bikes
On the podcast, Enrique Romero talks with RIn and I about acequias and querencia: www.buzzsprout.com/2465964/epis...
5: Acequias in New Mexico - Water Matters!
Acequias are a traditional irrigation practice with roots across the world. The inhabitants of New Mexico have used ditch irrigation since time immemorial, though the acequias used today took their pr...
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September 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
On the podcast, Enrique Romero talks with RIn and I about acequias and querencia: www.buzzsprout.com/2465964/epis...
Echoes of @nora.zone glass?
Mel Bochner, Atoll, 1983 #artbots #moma
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135367
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135367
September 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Echoes of @nora.zone glass?
Fun with water policy, autocorrect version: “irrigable” != “irritable”.
September 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Fun with water policy, autocorrect version: “irrigable” != “irritable”.
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Hi all! I have a jewelry store at nora.jewelry and I'd love to sell you something nice!
August 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Hi all! I have a jewelry store at nora.jewelry and I'd love to sell you something nice!
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The game tokens are a great way to liven up your TTRPG battles. What if that horde of zombies or pack of wolves were sparkly DICHROIC GLASS???
Hi all! I have a jewelry store at nora.jewelry and I'd love to sell you something nice!
August 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The game tokens are a great way to liven up your TTRPG battles. What if that horde of zombies or pack of wolves were sparkly DICHROIC GLASS???
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Worked with more of @nora.zone's beautiful glass this morning.
August 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Worked with more of @nora.zone's beautiful glass this morning.
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The University of Arizona is hiring a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Physical Geography! Research specialities could include wildfire, climate and water resources, and/or natural hazards, amongst others. Please apply and join us! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant or Associate Professor, Physical Geography (T/TE) (Updated)
Develop and maintain an active research program.Teach undergraduate and graduate courses.Develop advanced courses at the graduate level.Mentor and adv...
arizona.csod.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The University of Arizona is hiring a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Physical Geography! Research specialities could include wildfire, climate and water resources, and/or natural hazards, amongst others. Please apply and join us! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Hey all! I have a jewelry shop at nora.jewelry. I focus on fused glass, handmade in my kiln. Sales have been slow lately, so I'd really appreciate having this shared around.
#bsnm
#bsnm
August 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Hey all! I have a jewelry shop at nora.jewelry. I focus on fused glass, handmade in my kiln. Sales have been slow lately, so I'd really appreciate having this shared around.
#bsnm
#bsnm
How dry is this year on New Mexico's Rio Grande? In which I push the envelope of my modest data visualization skills. Maybe driest since 1964? www.inkstain.net/2025/08/drie... Maybe the couch tells the story best....
Driest on New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande since when? 1972? 1964?
I spent some time this morning crunching numbers, trying to make numerical sense of how bad this year is on New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande. We keep saying it’s only the second time the …
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August 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
How dry is this year on New Mexico's Rio Grande? In which I push the envelope of my modest data visualization skills. Maybe driest since 1964? www.inkstain.net/2025/08/drie... Maybe the couch tells the story best....
On the #ColoradoRiver, stuff's not going well: www.inkstain.net/2025/07/retu...
Return of the Deadpool Diaries: The Colorado River news keeps getting worse
With the latest Bureau of Reclamation model runs highlighting the serious risks posed by the declining reservoir levels that Utah State’s Jack Schmidt has been warning about, there are signs …
www.inkstain.net
July 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
On the #ColoradoRiver, stuff's not going well: www.inkstain.net/2025/07/retu...
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i think it's important to not let "ai" steal my joy so i kept doing it
July 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
i think it's important to not let "ai" steal my joy so i kept doing it
Sizing up a remarkable year as we head into runoff season - or lack thereof - on New Mexico's Middle Rio Grande: www.inkstain.net/2025/04/danc...
Dancing with Deadpool on New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande
We are heading into a remarkable year on New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande. Here are some critical factors: The preliminary April 1 forecast from the NRCS is for 27 percent of median April ̵…
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April 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Sizing up a remarkable year as we head into runoff season - or lack thereof - on New Mexico's Middle Rio Grande: www.inkstain.net/2025/04/danc...
I’ve been managing my health by staying off social media, but jumped back to share some stuff my colleagues and I have been writing about the Colorado River that feels important. A thread….
March 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I’ve been managing my health by staying off social media, but jumped back to share some stuff my colleagues and I have been writing about the Colorado River that feels important. A thread….
Today I am learning about “shithousery” and California water policy! I love learning new things. www.inkstain.net/2025/02/shit...
Shithousery and California’s Success Reservoir
There’s a tactic in football (what we Americans refer to as “soccer”) called “shithousery.” It’s a style of norm-breaking behavior – constant stoppages, niggling fouls, feigning injury –…
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February 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Today I am learning about “shithousery” and California water policy! I love learning new things. www.inkstain.net/2025/02/shit...
Terrain vague: www.inkstain.net/2025/02/terr...
Terrain vague
Unincorporated margins, interior islands void of activity, oversights, these areas are simply un-inhabited, un-safe, un-productive. In short, they are foreign to the urban system, mentally exterior…
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February 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Terrain vague: www.inkstain.net/2025/02/terr...
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gonna do a short thread of stuff i have available in the shop right now. shares help!
to start: i have a pretty extensive pride collection of pendant necklaces with varying levels of strangeness.
nora.jewelry/collections/...
to start: i have a pretty extensive pride collection of pendant necklaces with varying levels of strangeness.
nora.jewelry/collections/...
January 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
gonna do a short thread of stuff i have available in the shop right now. shares help!
to start: i have a pretty extensive pride collection of pendant necklaces with varying levels of strangeness.
nora.jewelry/collections/...
to start: i have a pretty extensive pride collection of pendant necklaces with varying levels of strangeness.
nora.jewelry/collections/...
Allen Best trying to dig past the noise to the substantive process - in this case funding for rural electrics. That’s what I need from my journalism right now - find me the substance: bigpivots.com/will-colorad...
Will Colorado's electrical coops get their New ERA money? - Big Pivots
Trump halts flow of money to electrical coops from Inflation Reduction Act. Why some cooperatives think it's a pause, not permanent.
bigpivots.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Allen Best trying to dig past the noise to the substantive process - in this case funding for rural electrics. That’s what I need from my journalism right now - find me the substance: bigpivots.com/will-colorad...
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January 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Anne Castle's letter of resignation as US Commissioner on the Upper #ColoradoRiver Commission is worth a read: www.inkstain.net/2025/01/anne...
Anne Castle steps down as the federal representative to the Upper Colorado River Commission
Worth sharing in full: January 282, 2025 Re: Resignation as U.S. Commissioner to Upper Colorado River Commission Dear (addressee redacted) As requested, I am submitting my resignation as U.S. Commi…
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January 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Anne Castle's letter of resignation as US Commissioner on the Upper #ColoradoRiver Commission is worth a read: www.inkstain.net/2025/01/anne...
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With another subpar snowpack, the #ColoradoRiver is creeping toward an interstate litigation tripwire. New stuff from Erick Kuhn, Jack Schmidt, and me: www.inkstain.net/2025/01/the-...
The January 2025 24-month study is a major caution sign for the Colorado River Basin
By Eric Kuhn, John Fleck, and Jack Schmidt On January 16th, the Bureau of Reclamation released the January 2025 24-Month Study. Based on the January 1st runoff forecast into Lake Powell, the projec…
www.inkstain.net
January 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
With another subpar snowpack, the #ColoradoRiver is creeping toward an interstate litigation tripwire. New stuff from Erick Kuhn, Jack Schmidt, and me: www.inkstain.net/2025/01/the-...
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We've heard this before with oil and coal, but soon, we will find new deposits of kids in Alaska or the deep ocean, and things will be fine.
January 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We've heard this before with oil and coal, but soon, we will find new deposits of kids in Alaska or the deep ocean, and things will be fine.