John Fleck@jfleck

Writer in Residence, Utton Center, @UNM_Law. Writing a book about the Rio Grande and the making of Albuquerque fediscience.org/@jfleck

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Joined February 2008
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You've been a great audience, thanks so much. Be sure to tip your servers! (On "Twitter book sabbatical", so not around here much. You can still track me down in the fediverse, which takes less brain space - fediscience.org/@jfleck )

John Fleck (@jfleck@fediscience.org)

1.23K Posts, 199 Following, 542 Followers · 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...

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Hey Albuquerque, come hear me talk about my new book Ribbons of Green. Friday 9/25, 12:30 pm at the Guild.
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Albuquerque, come see me talk “Ribbons of Green” at the Guild Sept. 25, 12:30 p.m.

My Utton Center posse is throwing a book launch party Friday (Sept. 25, 2026, 12:30 p.m.) at the Guild in Nob Hill. When we were conjuring up a title over the summer, we came up with “A conve…

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Spent the last week enjoying the 50 miles of San Juan River that have returned thanks to record-low water on Lake Powell
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I have a podcast! I have a new book! On tending our gardens, the Rio Grande, and modern Albuquerque: buzzsprout.com/2465964/episo…

15: John Fleck on Tending the Middle Rio Grande Garden - Water...

In this week’s Water Matters, John Fleck switches from the host’s chair to the guest’s chair (it’s really the same chair) as co-host Rin Tara sits down with him to talk about the new book he and Bob...

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Our new book is about to emerge into the world, and I'm thinking through complexity to to the simplicity of what we're trying to say:
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It's a city book: inkstain.net/2026/04/its-a-c…

It’s a city book

A friend who has been part of the Ribbons of Green brain trust for the last six years reminded me over a taco truck library bench lunch today about the expectations I confront as the book emerges i…

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📢 Out now in the 🌿March 2026 issue🌿 issue of #JAERE! 📢 "Sending Agricultural Water to the Salton Sea to Improve Public Health? An Integrated Agri-Hydro-Health Economic Analysis" by Benjamin A. Jones, Jingjing Wang, and John Fleck. Read it here: buff.ly/yw5oj9E
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Ten years on, taking a look back at my book Water is For Fighting Over. What did I get right? Wrong? With my excellent colleague Rin Tara: buzzsprout.com/2465964/episo…

7: Is Water for Fighting Over? - Water Matters!

Guest: John FleckA decade ago, the Utton Center's Writer in Residence John Fleck published his book Water is For Fighting Over and Other Myths About Water in the West, an exploration of water...

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🏭 Just accepted in #JAERE! 🏭 "Sending Agricultural Water to The Salton Sea to Improve Public Health? An Integrated Agri-Hydro-Health Economic Analysis" by Benjamin A. Jones, Jingjing Wang (@JWang_Econ), and John Fleck (@jfleck). Read it here: buff.ly/KL7I5va
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Driest year on New Mexico's Middle Rio Grande since 1972. Or maybe 1964? (link below)
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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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Reviving my #ColoradoRiver "deadpool diaries" series. Apparently the new Twitter err I mean X trick is to do "link in the next post"?
A bicycle leaning against a dirty old wrecked speedboat in front of a desert reservoir.

ALT A bicycle leaning against a dirty old wrecked speedboat in front of a desert reservoir.

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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 …

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Buckling up for a wild 2025 ride on New Mexico's Middle Rio Grande. In the replies, a link to my summary of what I'm watching.
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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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Anne Castle's letter of resignation as US Commissioner on the Upper #ColoradoRiver Commission is worth a read: inkstain.net/2025/01/anne-ca…

Anne Castle steps down as the federal representative to the Upper Colorado River Commission

Worth sharing in full: January 28, 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. Commis…

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A lot of respect for the planning that must have gone into this.
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I’ve seen a lot of the Toronto running community, but this guy wins.
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Sometimes you don’t need government. Sometimes you just need a pair of wire cutters: inkstain.net/2024/12/peter-k…

Peter Kropotkin and the alley behind my neighborhood gas station

There’s a pedestrian alley in my neighborhood that provides an important link for the low-stress version of my bike commute. The neighborhood, built in the 1950s, has a few of them, but they don’t …

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Shopping: nytimes.com/wirecutter/revie…

The Best Wire Cutter

We put 13 pairs of wire cutters through relentless testing. Read on to see what we recommend.

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#ColoradoRiver 2024-25 water year is off to a lousy start: inkstain.net/2024/12/lousy-s…

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…

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