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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LATEST UPDATES
Forest Service Releases Plan for Withdrawal...
December 8, 2023
Wilderness Workshop and ACES Host Annual...
December 6, 2023
Defiende Nuestra Tierra to Celebrate Annual...
November 21, 2023
Western Slope Communities Support Conservation Management...
November 10, 2023
The Presidency and Our Public Lands
November 7, 2024
Third Annual Latino Conservation Week Reduces...
September 5, 2024
Forest Service Commits to Comprehensive Analysis...
June 28, 2024
Missed Opportunity for Climate Mixed with...
June 20, 2024
Wilderness Workshop’s Annual Community Party Celebrates...
May 16, 2024
Community Celebrates 20 Years of Protections...
April 3, 2024
Colorado Groups Submit Letter Opposing Representative...
March 20, 2024
Settlement parties urge the BLM to...
January 8, 2024
El Primer Mapa Bilingue de Senderismo...
December 20, 2023
Wilderness Workshop crea un nuevo paradigma...
December 20, 2023
2023 Summer Events Recap
December 18, 2023
Colorado’s First Bilingual Hiking Map a...
December 18, 2023
Remembering Jill Soffer
December 18, 2023
We’re Almost There–Let’s Unify for Thompson...
December 18, 2023
Wilderness Workshop Creates a New Paradigm...
December 14, 2023
The Crystal: It’s Time to Protect...
December 14, 2023
Forest Service Releases Plan for Withdrawal...
December 8, 2023
Wilderness Workshop and ACES Host Annual...
December 6, 2023
Defiende Nuestra Tierra to Celebrate Annual...
November 21, 2023
Western Slope Communities Support Conservation Management...
November 10, 2023
The Presidency and Our Public Lands
November 7, 2024
Third Annual Latino Conservation Week Reduces...
September 5, 2024
Forest Service Commits to Comprehensive Analysis...
June 28, 2024
Missed Opportunity for Climate Mixed with...
June 20, 2024
“Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are
connected to rather than what we are separate from.”
Terry Tempest Williams