Colorado River Insights, 2025: Dancing with Deadpool
Jack Schmidt, Anne Castle, John Fleck, Eric Kuhn, Kathryn Sorensen, Katherine Tara, Jonathan Overpeck, Brad Udall, Doug Kenney, Bonnie Colby, Zoey Reed-Spitzer, Sarah Porter, Kristiana Hansen, Daniel Mooney, Mahdi Asgari, Christopher Bastian, Matthew McKinney, Jason Robison, John Berggren | December 3rd, 2025
The Colorado River Research Group (CRRG) was formed in 2014 to bring scientific insights to Colorado River system management, inspired in part by the salient role played by the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists in the Murray-Darling Basin—a similar, drought-stricken region in Australia. It was established as an independent, knowledgeable voice insulated from political constraints, sectoral alliances, and other pressures that might impede the full consideration of relevant ideas and viewpoints. Originally, the CRRG was launched with ten members, all academics with long, well-established involvement in Colorado River scholarship. In 2021 the group was expanded to 14 active members, while four original CRRG members transitioned to emeritus status. CRRG members serve as individuals, rather than as representatives of their universities or other organizations. The administrative home of the CRRG is the Getches-Wilkinson Center at the University of Colorado.
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