The Colorado Wilderness Act began as the Citizen’s Wilderness Plan, developed by a group of concerned citizens who inventoried federal lands throughout the state to identify pristine lands that met the criteria for Wilderness designation. They met with local communities and other stakeholders to gather input. The proposal was modified after discussion and was presented to Congresswoman Diana DeGette. She…
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Wilderness Workshop is hiring a full-time Conservation Director for its office in Carbondale, CO. Applicants should want to live in a small mountain town on the west slope of Colorado, engage in meaningful public lands conservation work at the local state and national level, wear flip-flops or ski-boots to work, and help direct and shape the future of public land conservation…
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The Artist in Wilderness program honors the memory of Wilderness Workshop co-founder Dottie Fox by promoting the importance of wilderness in our lives. Each year, we bring several artists from around the country (and sometimes the world) to spend time in wilderness to create inspired artwork. This year, our theme is wearable jewelry. We are thrilled to announce this year's…
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We are working to ensure that the multi-use trail proposed by Pitkin County up the Crystal Valley is built with the least impact to wildlife possible. The narrow nature of the Crystal Valley means there is limited amounts of undisturbed wildlife habitat in the critical valley bottom. Whether its critical calving or winter range or the last remaining large chunks…
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