FOUNTAIN CREEK by Jim O'Donnell www.torreyhouse.org/fountain-creek || #COwx #Colorado #Rivers #NatureWriting #COWater #FountainBook
Torrey House Press | FOUNTAIN CREEK by Jim O'Donnell
From its headwaters high up Colorado’s legendary Pike’s Peak to suburban concrete-lined canals, Fountain Creek has endured nearly everything humans could do to a single watershed. It has been dammed, ...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
FOUNTAIN CREEK by Jim O'Donnell www.torreyhouse.org/fountain-creek || #COwx #Colorado #Rivers #NatureWriting #COWater #FountainBook
Bird Call: Starting a bird watching hobby | Lifestyle | gazette.com gazette.com/life/bird-ca... || #Colorado #COwx #Rivers #FountainBook #Birding
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January 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Bird Call: Starting a bird watching hobby | Lifestyle | gazette.com gazette.com/life/bird-ca... || #Colorado #COwx #Rivers #FountainBook #Birding
(Podcast) The Future of Fountain Creek - Panel and Community Discussion -https://studio809podcasts.com/future-of-fountain-creek-panel/ || #FountainBook #Colorado #Rivers #NatureWriting #COwx
135: The Future of Fountain Creek - Panel and Community Discussion - Studio 809 Podcasts
A panel discussion with Fountain Creek Watershed District Executive Director Alli Schuch and Jim O’Donnell, author of Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River, followed by a dynamic community c...
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April 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
(Podcast) The Future of Fountain Creek - Panel and Community Discussion -https://studio809podcasts.com/future-of-fountain-creek-panel/ || #FountainBook #Colorado #Rivers #NatureWriting #COwx
I have very mixed feelings about this.
Pikes Peak land managers ask CPW for help managing recreation coloradosun.com/2025/01/16/p... || #FountainBook #Colorado
Pikes Peak land managers ask CPW for help managing recreation coloradosun.com/2025/01/16/p... || #FountainBook #Colorado
Pikes Peak stakeholders ask state to help manage recreation around America’s Mountain
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is exploring a larger role managing some of the 24 million recreational visitors to the Pikes Peak region
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January 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I have very mixed feelings about this.
Pikes Peak land managers ask CPW for help managing recreation coloradosun.com/2025/01/16/p... || #FountainBook #Colorado
Pikes Peak land managers ask CPW for help managing recreation coloradosun.com/2025/01/16/p... || #FountainBook #Colorado
There's a River in Our Creek: How Colorado Springs' Growth is Eroding the Fountain Creek Watershed - csindy.com/theres-a-riv... || #Colorado #ColoradoSprings #FountainBook #COwater #rivers
There's a River in Our Creek: How Colorado Springs' Growth is Eroding the Fountain Creek Watershed - Colorado Springs Independent
Colorado Springs’ rapid expansion has reshaped the Fountain Creek watershed, accelerating erosion, increasing stormwater runoff, and raising concerns over future water resources. As new developments s...
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February 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
There's a River in Our Creek: How Colorado Springs' Growth is Eroding the Fountain Creek Watershed - csindy.com/theres-a-riv... || #Colorado #ColoradoSprings #FountainBook #COwater #rivers
Unearthing the El Paso Canal: The Forgotten Waterway That Built Colorado Springs - Colorado Springs Independent csindy.com/unearthing-t... || #Colorado #FountainBook #ColoradoSprings #COwx #COwater
Unearthing the El Paso Canal: The Forgotten Waterway That Built Colorado Springs - Colorado Springs Independent
“There it is,” I point out to a group of UCCS students. Most are underwhelmed as they look at a grass-covered linear depression with few notable characteristics. But armed with some brief historical k...
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March 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Unearthing the El Paso Canal: The Forgotten Waterway That Built Colorado Springs - Colorado Springs Independent csindy.com/unearthing-t... || #Colorado #FountainBook #ColoradoSprings #COwx #COwater
Fresh today!
Fountain Creek is 'the poster child of the Anthropocene': Author Jim O'Donnell on water, society and the nature of rivers www.cpr.org/2025/07/02/a... || #FountainBook #Colorado #Rivers #Naturewriting #COwx #COwater
Fountain Creek is 'the poster child of the Anthropocene': Author Jim O'Donnell on water, society and the nature of rivers www.cpr.org/2025/07/02/a... || #FountainBook #Colorado #Rivers #Naturewriting #COwx #COwater
Fountain Creek is 'the poster child of the Anthropocene': Author Jim O'Donnell on water, society and the nature of rivers
O'Donnell had a lifelong dream of following the path of Zebulon Pike. But the siren song of the Fountain had other ideas.
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July 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Fresh today!
Fountain Creek is 'the poster child of the Anthropocene': Author Jim O'Donnell on water, society and the nature of rivers www.cpr.org/2025/07/02/a... || #FountainBook #Colorado #Rivers #Naturewriting #COwx #COwater
Fountain Creek is 'the poster child of the Anthropocene': Author Jim O'Donnell on water, society and the nature of rivers www.cpr.org/2025/07/02/a... || #FountainBook #Colorado #Rivers #Naturewriting #COwx #COwater
Isli and Speck are the bomb!
I'm overjoyed you enjoyed the book and will be passing it along. I really hope if changes the way some people understand rivers, urban sprawl, and our connection to water.
#naturewriting #fountainbook #Colorado
I'm overjoyed you enjoyed the book and will be passing it along. I really hope if changes the way some people understand rivers, urban sprawl, and our connection to water.
#naturewriting #fountainbook #Colorado
Good morning from Isli. She's helping me read @jimodonnell2.bsky.social's book. I'm almost done, fascinating read. Going to send it to my Republican brother, who lives close to the Fountain in Pueblo, just off Chinook Lane. Hope the history draws him in, so the message seeps into his heart.
November 18, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Isli and Speck are the bomb!
I'm overjoyed you enjoyed the book and will be passing it along. I really hope if changes the way some people understand rivers, urban sprawl, and our connection to water.
#naturewriting #fountainbook #Colorado
I'm overjoyed you enjoyed the book and will be passing it along. I really hope if changes the way some people understand rivers, urban sprawl, and our connection to water.
#naturewriting #fountainbook #Colorado
Good news for #Colorado #Rivers.
Wildlife experts restock Arkansas Darters in Sand Creek www.kktv.com/video/2025/0... || #COwater #FountainBook
Wildlife experts restock Arkansas Darters in Sand Creek www.kktv.com/video/2025/0... || #COwater #FountainBook
Wildlife experts restock Arkansas Darters in Sand Creek
Wildlife experts are working to restock Arkansas Darters in Sand Creek.
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August 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Good news for #Colorado #Rivers.
Wildlife experts restock Arkansas Darters in Sand Creek www.kktv.com/video/2025/0... || #COwater #FountainBook
Wildlife experts restock Arkansas Darters in Sand Creek www.kktv.com/video/2025/0... || #COwater #FountainBook
Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River - pikespeakbulletin.org/local-cultur... || #FountainBook #Colorado #ColoradoSprings #Pueblo #Rivers #Cowx
Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River -
Three geese scooted the creek then veered towards a mass of cattails. A coyote slipped into the tamarisk, reappeared upstream, then vanished. Deer prints tracked feeble smears of snow edging the ice. ...
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January 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River - pikespeakbulletin.org/local-cultur... || #FountainBook #Colorado #ColoradoSprings #Pueblo #Rivers #Cowx
Be sure to grab the latest issue of Colorado Life magazine where I have a photo essay about Fountain Creek! #FountainBook #Colorado #COwx #ColoradoSprings
October 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Be sure to grab the latest issue of Colorado Life magazine where I have a photo essay about Fountain Creek! #FountainBook #Colorado #COwx #ColoradoSprings
Like slapping bandaids on a cancer patient.
Fountain Creek erosion project nearing completion | gazette.com gazette.com/news/environ... || #FountainBook #Colorado #COwater
Fountain Creek erosion project nearing completion | gazette.com gazette.com/news/environ... || #FountainBook #Colorado #COwater
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March 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Like slapping bandaids on a cancer patient.
Fountain Creek erosion project nearing completion | gazette.com gazette.com/news/environ... || #FountainBook #Colorado #COwater
Fountain Creek erosion project nearing completion | gazette.com gazette.com/news/environ... || #FountainBook #Colorado #COwater
There's a River in Our Creek: How Colorado Springs' Growth is Eroding the Fountain Creek Watershed - Colorado Springs Independent csindy.com/theres-a-riv... || #Colorado #rivers #naturewriting #fountainbook #COwater #ColoradoSprings #Pueblo #COwx
There's a River in Our Creek: How Colorado Springs' Growth is Eroding the Fountain Creek Watershed - Colorado Springs Independent
Colorado Springs’ rapid expansion has reshaped the Fountain Creek watershed, accelerating erosion, increasing stormwater runoff, and raising concerns over future water resources. As new developments s...
csindy.com
February 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
There's a River in Our Creek: How Colorado Springs' Growth is Eroding the Fountain Creek Watershed - Colorado Springs Independent csindy.com/theres-a-riv... || #Colorado #rivers #naturewriting #fountainbook #COwater #ColoradoSprings #Pueblo #COwx
A nice review of my book, "Fountain Creek". Check it out.
Broken, but still a river with a life of its own - Rocky Mountain Reader rockymountainreader.org/fountain-cre... || #Colorado #ColoradoSprings #COwx #COwater #FountainBook
Broken, but still a river with a life of its own - Rocky Mountain Reader rockymountainreader.org/fountain-cre... || #Colorado #ColoradoSprings #COwx #COwater #FountainBook
Broken, but still a river with a life of its own - Rocky Mountain Reader
Welcome to Rocky Mountain Reader! We’re here because we value books and authors and the freedom to exchange ideas and explore new worlds through reading. We’re here to highlight the vast and varied la...
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November 9, 2024 at 11:40 PM
A nice review of my book, "Fountain Creek". Check it out.
Broken, but still a river with a life of its own - Rocky Mountain Reader rockymountainreader.org/fountain-cre... || #Colorado #ColoradoSprings #COwx #COwater #FountainBook
Broken, but still a river with a life of its own - Rocky Mountain Reader rockymountainreader.org/fountain-cre... || #Colorado #ColoradoSprings #COwx #COwater #FountainBook
Very good news.
Manitou Springs gets $250,000 grant to build next phase of Creek Walk trail | krdo.com/news/top-sto... || #FountainCreek #FountainBook #Colorado #COwx
Manitou Springs gets $250,000 grant to build next phase of Creek Walk trail | krdo.com/news/top-sto... || #FountainCreek #FountainBook #Colorado #COwx
Manitou Springs gets $250,000 grant to build next phase of Creek Walk trail
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Officials announced Wednesday that they have received funding from a state grant to finance a continued extension of the
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May 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Very good news.
Manitou Springs gets $250,000 grant to build next phase of Creek Walk trail | krdo.com/news/top-sto... || #FountainCreek #FountainBook #Colorado #COwx
Manitou Springs gets $250,000 grant to build next phase of Creek Walk trail | krdo.com/news/top-sto... || #FountainCreek #FountainBook #Colorado #COwx
There's a River in Our Creek: How Colorado Springs' Growth is Eroding the Fountain Creek Watershed - Colorado Springs Independent csindy.com/theres-a-riv... || #Colorado #FountainBook #ColoradoSprings #COwx #COwater
There's a River in Our Creek: How Colorado Springs' Growth is Eroding the Fountain Creek Watershed - Colorado Springs Independent
Colorado Springs’ rapid expansion has reshaped the Fountain Creek watershed, accelerating erosion, increasing stormwater runoff, and raising concerns over future water resources. As new developments s...
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February 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There's a River in Our Creek: How Colorado Springs' Growth is Eroding the Fountain Creek Watershed - Colorado Springs Independent csindy.com/theres-a-riv... || #Colorado #FountainBook #ColoradoSprings #COwx #COwater
I am one of the featured authors and the Mesa Verde Literary Festival!
Drop in and say hi!
www.mesaverdewritersconference.org/festival-aut... || #Colorado #NewMexico #Rivers #FountainBook.
Drop in and say hi!
www.mesaverdewritersconference.org/festival-aut... || #Colorado #NewMexico #Rivers #FountainBook.
Workshops
2024 Workshop List
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April 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I am one of the featured authors and the Mesa Verde Literary Festival!
Drop in and say hi!
www.mesaverdewritersconference.org/festival-aut... || #Colorado #NewMexico #Rivers #FountainBook.
Drop in and say hi!
www.mesaverdewritersconference.org/festival-aut... || #Colorado #NewMexico #Rivers #FountainBook.
"Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River" can be found in #ColoradoSprings at Mountain Chalet, Poor Richards, the Fountain Creek Nature Center and, soon, the Pioneers Museum.
In #Pueblo, look for it at the Solar Roasters bookstore on Main St and El Pueblo Museum.
#FountainBook #Colorado
In #Pueblo, look for it at the Solar Roasters bookstore on Main St and El Pueblo Museum.
#FountainBook #Colorado
December 16, 2024 at 5:28 PM
"Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River" can be found in #ColoradoSprings at Mountain Chalet, Poor Richards, the Fountain Creek Nature Center and, soon, the Pioneers Museum.
In #Pueblo, look for it at the Solar Roasters bookstore on Main St and El Pueblo Museum.
#FountainBook #Colorado
In #Pueblo, look for it at the Solar Roasters bookstore on Main St and El Pueblo Museum.
#FountainBook #Colorado
I'm not a huge fan of some of this. I really dont like the idea of more cars and parking down along the river.
What the Arkansas River Corridor may look like after improvements www.chieftain.com/story/news/2... || #Colorado #COwater #COwx #FountainBook #Pueblo
What the Arkansas River Corridor may look like after improvements www.chieftain.com/story/news/2... || #Colorado #COwater #COwx #FountainBook #Pueblo
What we know about the Pueblo City Park and Arkansas River Corridor Master Plan so far
The Pueblo City Park and Arkansas River Corridor Master Plan continues to take shape. Here's what some of the preferred concepts might look like.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I'm not a huge fan of some of this. I really dont like the idea of more cars and parking down along the river.
What the Arkansas River Corridor may look like after improvements www.chieftain.com/story/news/2... || #Colorado #COwater #COwx #FountainBook #Pueblo
What the Arkansas River Corridor may look like after improvements www.chieftain.com/story/news/2... || #Colorado #COwater #COwx #FountainBook #Pueblo
November 23, 2024 at 4:35 PM
May 22, 2025, 5pm. #Pueblo #Colorado at the El Pueblo Historical Museum.
Join me to discuss the past and future of Colorado's Fountain Creek. Copies of my book "Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River" will be for sale. $20 cash or Venmo. #COwx #COwater #FountainBook #naturewriting
Join me to discuss the past and future of Colorado's Fountain Creek. Copies of my book "Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River" will be for sale. $20 cash or Venmo. #COwx #COwater #FountainBook #naturewriting
May 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
May 22, 2025, 5pm. #Pueblo #Colorado at the El Pueblo Historical Museum.
Join me to discuss the past and future of Colorado's Fountain Creek. Copies of my book "Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River" will be for sale. $20 cash or Venmo. #COwx #COwater #FountainBook #naturewriting
Join me to discuss the past and future of Colorado's Fountain Creek. Copies of my book "Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River" will be for sale. $20 cash or Venmo. #COwx #COwater #FountainBook #naturewriting
Join Us for a panel discussion all about The Future of Fountain Creek!
📷 Wednesday, March 19
📷 12:00 - 1:30 PM
📷 Where: Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Peppergrass Ln, Fountain, CO 80817
#Colorado #Rivers #NatureWriting #FountainBook #COwx #COwater #ColoradoSprings
📷 Wednesday, March 19
📷 12:00 - 1:30 PM
📷 Where: Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Peppergrass Ln, Fountain, CO 80817
#Colorado #Rivers #NatureWriting #FountainBook #COwx #COwater #ColoradoSprings
March 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Join Us for a panel discussion all about The Future of Fountain Creek!
📷 Wednesday, March 19
📷 12:00 - 1:30 PM
📷 Where: Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Peppergrass Ln, Fountain, CO 80817
#Colorado #Rivers #NatureWriting #FountainBook #COwx #COwater #ColoradoSprings
📷 Wednesday, March 19
📷 12:00 - 1:30 PM
📷 Where: Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Peppergrass Ln, Fountain, CO 80817
#Colorado #Rivers #NatureWriting #FountainBook #COwx #COwater #ColoradoSprings
Thank you to all who showed up at Mountain Chalet in #ColoradoSprings last night to talk all things Fountain Creek, urban sprawl, & the rights of rivers. #FountainBook #COwx #NatureWriting
Next?
March 15. Rawlings Library, Pueblo, #Colorado. 130pm.
March 19. Fountain Creek Nature Center. 1130am
Next?
March 15. Rawlings Library, Pueblo, #Colorado. 130pm.
March 19. Fountain Creek Nature Center. 1130am
March 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Thank you to all who showed up at Mountain Chalet in #ColoradoSprings last night to talk all things Fountain Creek, urban sprawl, & the rights of rivers. #FountainBook #COwx #NatureWriting
Next?
March 15. Rawlings Library, Pueblo, #Colorado. 130pm.
March 19. Fountain Creek Nature Center. 1130am
Next?
March 15. Rawlings Library, Pueblo, #Colorado. 130pm.
March 19. Fountain Creek Nature Center. 1130am
What We're Reading: Fountain Creek by Jim O'Donnell www.newmexicomagazine.org/blog/post/wh... || #FountainBook #Colorado #Rivers #Naturewriting #COwx
What We're Reading: Fountain Creek by Jim O'Donnell
Jim O’Donnell’s narrative traces the history and importance of Fountain Creek in Pueblo, Colorado, and calls for the protection of our vital water resources.
www.newmexicomagazine.org
December 28, 2024 at 11:12 PM
What We're Reading: Fountain Creek by Jim O'Donnell www.newmexicomagazine.org/blog/post/wh... || #FountainBook #Colorado #Rivers #Naturewriting #COwx
Lost and Found | #History #Colorado || www.historycolorado.org/story/2025/0... || #FountainBook #COwx
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Lost and Found - How my pandemic pastime led me to rediscover some of Colorado’s earliest records.
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April 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Lost and Found | #History #Colorado || www.historycolorado.org/story/2025/0... || #FountainBook #COwx