Created to share stories about Colorado River Resilience, this dynamic website hosts a variety of continually updated materials, including an interactive map, PDF facts sheets, published news stories, featured videos, and in-depth case studies of current and past resilience projects across the Colorado River Basin.

Virga Labs developed a comprehensive application that empowers stakeholders within the Colorado Basin to track and manage projects to improve the region's resilience. The application includes a robust database that tracks critical information such as project status, funding sources, and detailed impact metrics.

Democratizing access to the Colorado River Simulation System model, RiverViz is a collection of dashboards that visualize potential future conditions in the Colorado River Basin. This free tool allows users with little to no technical skills to evaluate projected reservoir conditions, energy generation potential at the major hydropower facilities, and water supply availability across various future scenarios.

Climate change means water managers need to be able to consider unprecedented uncertainty and the potential for extreme climate conditions. Using machine learning algorithms, Virga Labs developed hydrology ensembles for use in the Colorado River Simulation System (CRSS) model.

This whitepaper details the process and results of Virga Labs’ (then Martin & McCoy) research and engagement with the Bureau of Reclamation on experimental design and testing of new stakeholder engagement strategies. Efforts included research and evaluation of potential online technologies, design of an interactive facilitated stakeholder dialogue, development of a tailored commenting form that was integrated with back-end analysis tools, and development and implementation of an evaluation plan.

Virga Labs (then Martin & McCoy) partnered with the University of Arizona to host a series of scenario planning workshops on the intersection of extreme climate, economic, and social events that could significantly shift future conditions in the Colorado River Basin. To facilitate a robust dialogue at the workshops, we designed a series of written and illustrated materials and facilitated a sequenced conversation about the feasibility, impacts, and solutions of eight custom-crafted, research-driven future scenarios.