PROTECTING THE WILDERNESS, WATER, & WILDLIFE
OF WESTERN COLORADO’S PUBLIC LANDS
From the Continental Divide to the Colorado Plateau, the North Fork Valley to the Flat Tops,
we’re passionately and effectively protecting the places you love
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Thompson Divide
An Administrative Mineral Withdrawal provides 20 years of certainty, while we keep fighting for permanent protections.
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Colorado River Valley
Filled with an incredible cross-section of ecosystems and biodiversity, conservation opportunities abound.
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Crystal River Valley
Home to bighorn sheep, geothermal hot springs, rare orchids, and even fireflies, the Crystal is one of a kind.
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North Fork of the Gunnison
Containing the largest concentration of organic, sustainable growers in the state, but substantial threats remain.
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Roan Plateau
One of the most biologically rich places in Colorado, successfully protected from oil and gas development.
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Homestake Valley
Home to a diversity of plant and animal life and an abundance of recreation opportunities, but threatened.
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Roaring Fork Valley
From Independence Pass to the confluence with the Colorado, our roots in the Roaring Fork Valley run deep.
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Thompson Divide
An Administrative Mineral Withdrawal provides 20 years of certainty, while we keep fighting for permanent protections.
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Colorado River Valley
Filled with an incredible cross-section of ecosystems and biodiversity, conservation opportunities abound.
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“Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are
connected to rather than what we are separate from.”
Terry Tempest Williams