Western Waters

A Great Blue Heron stands over a nest with chicks.
Colorado Water Plan Update Is Underway
February 22, 2021 — Help define this moment for birds, rivers, and people.
Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands
An American Dipper perched on a rock.
Colorado Water Priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session
January 25, 2021 — The decisions we make around water impact everyone—birds, people, and the environment.
Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands
An American Avocet forages in a saline wetland.
Securing Gillmor Sanctuary’s Future
December 17, 2020 — A land donation to ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Gillmor Sanctuary protects the future of shorebird habitat restoration.
A flock of Black-necked Stilts flies over a wetland.
Land Donation Secures a Future for Wildlife at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Gillmor Sanctuary
December 17, 2020 — ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ receives a 413-acre donation critical to shorebird habitat from Epperson Associates, LLC.
An American Dipper in a stream.
Water Wins in the Colorado Election
November 23, 2020 — ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and our partners backed local water funding measures that will generate nearly $8 million annually.
El Río Colorado fluye a través de Mesa County.
Incendio Forestal en nuestras Cuencas Hidrográficas
November 16, 2020 — Cómo la ciencia puede informar el plan de agua de colorado.
The Colorado River flows through Mesa County, Colorado.
Wildfire in Our Watersheds
October 22, 2020 — How science can inform the Colorado Water Plan
A Marbled Godwit forages in still water at sunset.
A New Chapter for Shorebirds
September 16, 2020 — Gillmor Sanctuary managers provide the first review of Great Salt Lake’s shorebirds.
A stream runs through Rocky Mountain National Park.
Watch: Supporting Colorado’s River Restoration
August 25, 2020 — Learn how all of Colorado benefits from river restoration in our new video.
Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands
Volunteers plant willow saplings next to a montane stream.
Get Outside and Lend a Hand to Rivers
July 27, 2020 — Sign up for ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Rockies-sponsored Wildlands Restoration Volunteers volunteer projects.
Restoration and Resiliency