Every Friday, we post ways that you can contribute to making our region a greener place, including events, community science projects, jobs, internships, scholarships, and direct actions. If you have something you would like included in the next round-up, please email Chris at info@rockymountainwild.org.
Featured Environmental Actions, Events, and Opportunities

The bill to provide more Outdoor Equity Grant funding has passed!
We are excited to share that HB25-1215, the bill to provide more Outdoor Equity Grant funding — that both Chris and our board member, Jared Bynum, have been working to support — passed both the Colorado House and Senate and is now on its way to Governor Polis to sign!
A huge thank you to the sponsors of the bill, the members of the Coalition who wrote op-eds and letters to the editor, the testifiers in committee, and all of you who contacted your representatives!
Get Wild About Wolverines, May 14!
In 2024, Rocky Mountain Wild led our coalition’s successful effort to lobby state legislators to introduce and pass a bipartisan bill to authorize Colorado Parks and Wildlife to reintroduce wolverines to Colorado (SB-24-171 Restoration of Wolverines). This was a huge milestone in the effort to restore wolverines to Colorado.
Join us on May 14 for Get Wild About Wolverines to learn more about the species, the reintroduction effort, and how you can support it!
And join us for our Get Wild About Wolverines webinar where we will be joined by Rebecca Watters, the founder of the Mongolian Wolverine Project. This webinar is free, but space is limited. Register to save your spot.


Celebrate Colorado Public Lands Day, May 17
For Colorado Endangered Species Week, we’d like to celebrate Colorado Public Lands Day by talking about the importance of inclusion and equity in our public lands. Public lands technically belong to and benefit all of us, but certain populations have never felt welcome in our public lands. Others have never seen themselves represented and instead have seen themselves actively erased from the history of public lands.
Join us on May 17 for Colorado Public Lands Day for more information and direct actions to take! Including a Colorado Public Lands Day Rally at the capitol!
Get Batty About Bats, May 17!
Colorado is home to 18 species of bats. And they face numerous threats in Colorado, such as habitat loss, climate change, and as of April 2023, White Nose Syndrome.
Join us on May 17 and Get Batty About Bats for more information and direct actions to take! Including our popular Evening Bat Conservation Event.
2025 Evening Bat Conservation Event in Wheat Ridge
Join Us for a Special Evening of Bat Conservation!
We’re excited to host an evening bat walk with Aaron Sidder of Bat Conservation International on Saturday, May 17, in Wheat Ridge, CO.

Protect rare plants, and wild places in New Mexico!
Protect rare plants and wild places in New Mexico! The New Mexico Bureau of Land Management has announced that is proposing to offer 16 parcels totaling 7,502 acres in the July 2025 Oil and Gas Lease Sale. Paige’s screen and review identified conflicts with Gypsum wild-buckwheat designated critical habitat, parcels within 10 miles of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and more! Use our resources to submit your protest asking the Bureau to remove affected areas from the proposed parcels list. Protests are due May 14.


Protect greater sage-grouse, Western regal fritillary butterfly, and so much more in Wyoming!
The Wyoming Bureau of Land Management has announced that is proposing to offer 27 or 24 parcels parcels totaling 45,178 or 32,681.92 acres respectfully in the 3rd Quarter 2025 Oil and Gas Lease Sale. Alison’s screen and review identified conflicts with priority and general greater sage-grouse habitat, habitat for the threatened Western regal fritillary butterfly, and more!
Use our resources to submit your comments asking the Bureau to remove affected areas from the proposed parcels list. Comments are due May 15.
Protect Mexican spotted owl, pronghorn, and much more in Utah!
The Utah Bureau of Land Management has announced that it is proposing to offer 46 parcels, totalling 68,263.38 acres in the 4th Quarter 2025 oil and gas lease sale. Alison’s screen and review identified conflicts with habitat for the threatened Mexican spotted owl, crucial fawning habitat for pronghorn, and more!
Use our resources to submit your comments asking the Bureau to remove affected areas from the proposed parcels list. Comments are due May 16.


Protect Torrejon Fossil Fauna ACEC, Carlsbad Caverns, and more in New Mexico!
The New Mexico Bureau of Land Management has announced that it is proposing to offer 17 parcels, totaling 8,637.16 acres in the 4th Quarter 2025 oil and gas lease sale. Paige’s screen and review identified parcels in the Torrejon Fossil Fauna Area of Critical Environmental Concern, parcels on lands within 10 miles of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and more!
Use our resources to submit your comments asking the Bureau to remove affected areas from the proposed parcels list. Comments are due May 21.
Protect endangered Colorado River fish, threatened Mexican spotted owl, and more!
The Utah of Land Management has announced that is proposing to offer either 14 parcels totaling 19,823.72 acres (Alternative A) or 10 parcels totaling 13,800.78 acres (Alternative B) in the 3rd Quarter 2025 Oil and Gas Lease Sale.
Alison’s screen and review identified conflicts with endangered Colorado River fish, threatened spotted owl, and more!
Use our resources to submit your comment asking the Bureau to remove affected areas from the proposed parcels list. Comments are due June 6.


Help Rocky Mountain Wild Oppose Energy Dominance Agenda!
For over 25 years, Rocky Mountain Wild has been fighting to protect wildlife and wild lands from damaging fossil fuels development. Unfortunately, the White House has wasted no time attempting to promote unfettered oil and gas development. We are working hard to oppose harmful oil and gas development. You can help too! Learn about two ways you can take action and show your support for biodiversity.
Join the Nature Awaits Movement!
Outdoor equity funds help ensure that everyone, everywhere, can access nature. The Wilderness Society launched a campaign to encourage state and federal lawmakers to increase funding to local organizations across the country working to get more people outside.


Speak Out Against the Development at Wolf Creek Pass
Help us tell the developers and decision-makers why building a “village” for 10,000 people at Wolf Creek Pass is a bad idea and the wrong choice for our community and state.
Your statement can help us stop the destruction of this incredible natural resource.
Organizations in Colorado Working Towards Equity in the Outdoors
- Adaptive Sports Center – enhancing the quality of life of people with disabilities through exceptional outdoor adventure.
- Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center – providing adaptive sports programs to individuals including adaptive winter ski and snowboard programs at Breckenridge, Keystone, and Copper Mountain Ski Resorts, and summer programs on local rivers, lakes, bike paths, and an adaptive ropes course.
- Camping to Connect – uses outdoor recreation and nature immersion to address the diverse issues faced by young men of color in America’s cities—from mental health to healthy masculinity.
- Colorado Blackpackers – providing gear, outdoor excursions, and outdoor education for free or at subsidized costs and connecting participants with volunteer opportunities, internships, jobs, and post-secondary education resources to create a pipeline from outdoor recreation to outdoor industry careers.
- Colorado Gone Hiking – creating an inclusive community that focuses on starting a love of hiking and nature.
- Colorado Treks – breaking barriers to outdoor experiences by providing accessible and enriching adventures in nature for Colorado’s diverse communities, particularly youth and families, fostering a lifelong connection to the healing power of the outdoors.
- Ecoinclusive Strategies – fostering healthy and diverse organizational and community ecosystems that empower individuals from all backgrounds to thrive.
- Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK) – reaching out to students who have been traditionally overlooked and under-encouraged in science and science-related careers, most notably, youth of color, LGBTIQA2+, and girls.
- Green Latinos – convening a broad coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional, and local environmental, natural resources, and conservation issues that significantly affect the health and welfare of the U.S. Latino community.
- Latino Outdoors Colorado – inspiring, connecting, and engaging Latino communities in the outdoors and embracing cultura y familia as part of the outdoor narrative, ensuring our history, heritage, and leadership are valued and represented.
- LGBT Outdoors Colorado – getting LGBTQ+ community outdoors, creating safe spaces, and promoting diversity among the outdoor industry.
- Native Womens Wilderness – inspiring and raising the voices of Native women in the outdoor realm to encourage a healthy lifestyle within the wilderness and provide an education of the Ancestral Lands and its people.
- Next 100 Colorado – committed to the establishment of a just and inclusive parks and public lands system.
- Outdoor Asian Colorado – creating a diverse and inclusive community of Asian and Pacific Islands in the outdoors.
- Outdoorist Oath – an action-based commitment to planet, inclusion, and adventure. It offers tools/education for inquiry, a shareable education model, and the hub for a community that cares to build a better future.
- Rising Routes – elevating diverse communities and collaborating with partners to spark public action toward social and environmental resilience.
- Summit for Action – a gathering for thought-provoking discussions and solutions-based recommendations for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Nonprofit Organizations.
- Vibe Tribe Adventures – offering global outdoor recreation and adventure sports opportunities for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), and friends.
- Wanderland Outdoors – founded to fill the need in the outdoor space for diversity in faces, an elevated luxury experience, and to help reconnect future clients to the land around them.
- Women’s Wilderness – creating space for girls, women, and nonbinary people of all ages and backgrounds to find their place, their voice, and their power in the outdoors.
In-Person Events
For those who feel safe, here are some events happening in person. All locations are in Colorado unless indicated otherwise.
- 5/10 Estes Park – Colorado Creator Collective Presents Come Together Colorado: A Day in Support of Public Lands. Join local organizers, creators, and changemakers for a day dedicated to strengthening collective resilience and celebrating the public lands we seek to protect! This is more than a day in the mountains – it’s a day to build community ready to navigate this moment in history with collective power and purpose.
- 5/16 Denver – Conservation Colorado’s Rebel with a Cause. This year, we’re keeping things casual and celebratory. Think vibrant gathering, meaningful connections and the inspiring energy of advocates, legislators and partners coming together for a healthier Colorado. Live music from Neighborhood Soundtrack will set the tone, blending funk, jazz and blues into a feel-good sound that’s guaranteed to get you grooving and smiling all night long.
- 5/17 Wheat Ridge – 2025 Evening Bat Conservation Event. Join our friend, Aaron Sidder from Bat Conservation International, for a bat event! Aaron will lead a discussion on the ecology of bats, where they live, what they do, and why they’re important. He’ll also bring in some tips for making your home, yard, or park more bat-friendly. While we circumnavigate on the trail, Aaron will show attendees how to identify species bats in real-time with an Echo Meter Touch Bat Detector and how to report a bat roosting site on the Colorado Bat Watch website!
- 5/17 Denver – Colorado Rally for Public Lands. Public lands are the soul of Colorado — connecting us to the land, to each other and to something far greater than ourselves. Whether you’re hiking the Colorado Trail, fly fishing along the Arkansas River, or camping with family and friends, public lands are where we find inspiration, a sense of belonging and a deeper relationship with the places we call “home.” But our cherished public lands are under attack. Politicians in D.C. are pushing efforts to sell off, privatize and undermine protections for the lands that define Colorado’s heritage and way of life. That’s why Coloradans are gathering on Saturday, May 17, from 10-11:30 am, at the Colorado State Capitol, to rally together, raise our voices, and defend the public lands that belong to all of us.
- Find a Colorado Public Lands Day event near you! Check out the complete list at the Keep it Public website.
- 5/17 Fruita – Beers, Bands, and a Stand for Public Lands. Join us at the Copper Club Brewing Company in Fruita on May 17th, 2025, for Conservation Colorado’s annual Colorado Public Lands Day Celebration, a family friendly event dedicated to the celebration and preservation of our state’s invaluable public lands heritage.
- 5/22-26 Telluride – Mountainfilm. Using the power of film, art and ideas, Mountainfilm inspires audiences to create a better world. Held every Memorial Day weekend, the Mountainfilm festival brings together a community of filmmakers and change makers, showcasing documentary films that celebrate adventure, activism, social justice, environment and indomitable spirit.
- 5/31 Denver – Pacifico Preserves Spring South Platte Stewardship Day. Spring South Platte Stewardship Day needs your help restoring local parks along the South Platte River! Volunteer groups will assist with trash removal, crusher-fine based trail repair, painting, graffiti removal, tree protection and more. Help us care for these local green spaces and get them ready for a busy summer season!
- 6/5-6 Boulder – 2025 Conference on the Colorado River. Once again, the Colorado River is at a crossroads, as the efforts to finalize the post-2026 rules push up squarely against long standing conflicts, legal interpretations, and notions of equity and inclusivity. Complicating progress is the narrow focus on reservoir operating rules, and the tradition of pushing the thorniest issues to future discussions in largely undetermined forums and unknown schedules. In this event, we assess the current state of progress, focusing specifically on the degree to which emerging steps forward incorporate the lessons learned through past experiences.
Virtual Events
- Through 5/30 – Denver Audubon 2025 Bird-A-Thon. Bird-a-thon is Denver Audubon’s annual fun-raiser and birding extravaganza! Whether you’re in it for the thrill of spotting rare warblers or just want an excuse to go birding with your favorite people, Bird-a-thon is for everyone.
- 5/11-17 – Colorado Endangered Species Week. On May 11-17, 2025, Rocky Mountain Wild and our partners will host the 9th annual Colorado Endangered Species Week! This week is dedicated to providing educational events and advocacy opportunities to protect the planet and species at risk here in Colorado. During this week, Rocky Mountain Wild and our partners organize speakers, fundraisers, direct actions, and other activities along the Front Range, with major events occurring in Denver and Wheat Ridge, as well as activities you can take part in from the comfort of your own home.
- 5/13 – Against All Odds: 20 Years of Grassroots Power. Against All Odds is a call to action and celebration of our community – people who care deeply about building a livable future for all – like you! Because of you, our grassroots movement has the power to win – no matter the odds.
- 5/14 – Get Wild About Wolverines. In 2024, Rocky Mountain Wild led our coalition’s successful effort to lobby state legislators to introduce and pass a bipartisan bill to authorize Colorado Parks and Wildlife to reintroduce wolverines to Colorado (SB-24-171 Restoration of Wolverines). This was a huge milestone in the effort to restore wolverines to Colorado. Join us on May 14 for Get Wild About Wolverines to learn more about the species, the reintroduction effort, and how you can support it! And join us for our Get Wild About Wolverines webinar where we will be joined by Rebecca Watters, the founder of the Mongolian Wolverine Project. This webinar is free, but space is limited. Register to save your spot.
- 5/14 – Tracing Tides: How Major Carbon Producers Drive Sea Level Rise and Climate Injustice. UCS invites you to a virtual discussion to learn more about how carbon majors’ past emissions are driving current global warming and future sea level rise.
- 5/15 – Microplastics’ Impact on the Brain & Heart. Recent studies have found small fragments of plastics known as microplastics in the human brain and heart arteries. These studies have also shown a link between the presence of microplastics and adverse health outcomes. How do these tiny bits of plastic enter our bodies and make their way into our brains and our hearts? And what happens when they lodge there? Join Beyond Plastics, Physicians for Social Responsibility – NYS, and Environmental Advocates of New York for a free educational webinar on these questions with Dr. Sanjay Rajagopalan, a physician scientist whose work has helped transform global perceptions and understanding of the impact of environmental risk factors on cardiovascular disease and Marcus Garcia, PharmD, RPh, University of New Mexico Medical School, co-authors of two ground-breaking recent studies on the presence of microplastics in the human heart and brain.
- 5/20 – Celebrating Warblers: Yes, That’s a Warbler Too! Did you know that North America is home to 53 species of warblers? While many are easily recognized by their name, other species like redstarts and waterthrushes might surprise you. These vibrant songbirds are not just beautiful to observe; they play crucial roles in our ecosystems.
- 5/20 – Webinar: Getting wins for biodiversity in your Congressional district. If you’ve ever wondered what you can do to advance causes like biodiversity in Congress, we have good news! Broads is partnering with the Endangered Species Coalition (ESC) for a very special webinar event to share more about the “In-District” strategy and actions, and offer a conversation on how you can make an impact on Congress in your hometowns.
- 6/2-7/2 – 2025 Earth Law Summer Course. Join a global community passionate about elevating Earth law to new heights. Gain insights from experienced lawyers and experts in our acclaimed program. Connect with a diverse network of Earth advocates dedicated to making a real difference on a global scale.
- 6/4 – Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Legislative Affairs Quarterly Update. As we move into the summer months, many state legislatures have wrapped up their annual sessions, while Congress continues its work in Washington D.C. Join the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Legislative Affairs Team for a comprehensive legislative update highlighting key developments in campaigns that are underway and celebrating this year’s early victories.
- 6/5 – Midwest Beaver Summit. Welcome to the third annual Midwest Beaver Summit! This year’s summit will be a hybrid event, with an in-person conference at Oakton College in Des Plaines, Illinois, along with a virtual event. This year’s theme, “Resilience Through Relationships,” reflects our understanding that building relationships across a spectrum of ideologies and interests is an essential part of beaver advocacy work. We need to be able to talk to different stakeholder groups, understand their priorities and concerns, and work to find win-win solutions.
Community Science Projects

Colorado Pika Patrol
The Colorado Pika Project is a research project implemented by community scientists across Colorado. Through long-term monitoring of pika populations, we are not only providing useful data to researchers and land managers, but we are doing so in a way that educates and engages Coloradans in conservation and the local impacts of climate change.
Pika Patrol App
Can’t commit to the Colorado Pika Patrol project? The Pika Patrol App allows you to record observations of American pikas wherever you find them!


Colorado Corridors Project
Colorado Corridors Project remote-triggered cameras collect tens of thousands of photos each year in an attempt to make a case for building an overpass for wildlife along the I-70 mountain corridor. Because of this overwhelming data, they need help identifying the wildlife you see in these photos. With your help, they can process and analyze the data much faster than if they did it on their own.
Colorado Bat Watch
Colorado Bat Watch was developed by Rocky Mountain Wild in collaboration with bat experts from the U.S. Forest Service, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, and the North American Bat Monitoring Program. This program recruits and engages community scientists to collect data that will enable these agencies to monitor bat species over time and better understand the impacts of white-nose syndrome and other threats on local bat populations.


Go Big! Central Colorado Bighorn Sheep Survey
The Central Colorado Bighorn Sheep Survey engages the community in recording observations of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, domestic sheep, and domestic goats in Central Colorado. The data collected by volunteers participating in the project will inform conservation strategies for Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep in Central Colorado.
Join Denver Zoo’s Boreal Toad Conservation Team
In the summer months, volunteer community scientists on the Boreal Toad Conservation Team help us to search the mountain wetlands of Colorado for this hard-to-find amphibian. The data us and our volunteers gather in this projects informs CPW’s management of boreal toads, identifies future sites for wild reintroduction, and uncovers unknown populations (and we hope even ‘super-toads’ that may have natural resistance to chytrid fungus).


Join Audubon as a Climate Watch community scientist
Explore how North American birds are responding to climate change. This innovative community-science program enlists volunteer birders across North America to count certain bluebirds and nuthatches in the same place (or places) twice each year. By sticking to a scientific protocol and sharing their results, these community scientists help track whether birds are moving in accordance with projections from Audubon’s climate models.
Join Bumble Bee Watch
Volunteers needed to submit photos or videos of bumble bee nest sightings. The bumble bee nest sighting can come from anywhere within North America. An ideal sighting would include an image of the bumble bee (to determine the species), a GPS location (to be used in future habitat analyses), a description of the location and materials of the nest (i.e. in my garden, underground or in a woodpile), and, if possible, a video of the nest, surroundings, and activity.

Jobs, Internships, and Fellowships
Here are some job and internship openings in the environmental field: (For equity reasons, we only post job postings with transparent salary ranges). Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act went into effect on January 1, 2021 and requires that pay rates or ranges in job postings that will be or could be done in Colorado (including remote work) be posted. Colorado’s minimum wage is currently $14.81. The City of Denver’s minimum wage is $18.81. Colorado’s minimum salary for exempt workers is $56,485.
Positions are in Colorado or remote opportunities unless otherwise stated.
A huge thank you to Ms. Platt’s elementary school students who learned of this webpage and wanted to provide this resource on green careers to all our job seekers! Check out: “Guide to Green Careers.”
Job List Sites to Check
Other Job Postings (Jobs that are new this week are highlighted in green)
- The City of Boulder is seeking an Ecologist Senior. The primary role of the Senior Ecologist position on the City’s Nature-Based Solutions Team is to support the protection of public health and ecosystems from the risks of environmental contaminants and vector-borne diseases. Central to this role is the synthesis of the best available science or development of related applied research to inform management. The Senior Ecologist for Public Health and Ecosystem Management has three overall areas of responsibility: Management of the City’s ongoing ecosystem-based mosquito management program; management of the city’s IPM policy implementation across all city departments; and support for broader efforts to research, develop and test nature-based solutions designed to utilize ecosystem-based approaches to increase community resilience to climate change while enhancing the health, safety and welfare of the Boulder community. The salary range for this position is $77,417.60-112,153.60. Applications are due May 9.
- Western Resource Advocates is seeking a part-time Colorado Program and Legal Assistant to join the Clean Energy Team in Colorado. The Colorado Program and Legal Assistant, Clean Energy, will work part-time at 30 hours a week, and provide a full range of administrative and legal support to the Colorado Clean Energy team. The Program and Legal Assistant will report to the Colorado Clean Energy Manager and have opportunities to learn and grow while working with a variety of other administrative and conservation professionals. This is an exciting and dynamic role working to support a clean energy future. The salary range for this position is $44,250-51,795. This position is open until filled with a priority review beginning on Monday, May 12.
- Animas Watershed Partnership is seeking a Coordinator. The Coordinator serves as the public face of the partnership. The role of the coordinator is to work collaboratively with partner organizations, local governments, citizens and landowners to develop an integrated watershed management plan (IWMP). This includes the identification and implementation of strategies, policies and projects that support environmental, social and economic interests. Such strategies, policies and projects include conducting community engagement and outreach to increase citizen awareness and action for watershed health, helping to keep state and local leaders updated and aware of river health issues, and other creative ways of supporting and advancing watershed stewardship. This position is a grant contract in the amount of $160,800 ($120/hr for a total of 890 hours, averaging 37 hours per month). Applications are due May 15.
- Prairie Dog Coalition is seeking a part-time Development and Outreach Coordinator. The Coordinator would be under contract for this 6 months and will be responsible for helping to raise important funds for PDC’s operations in cooperation with the Steering Committee. Additionally, the Coordinator will be responsible for Outreach efforts including reaching out to coalition partners and advocates and managers to implement a Communications Strategy focused on elevating the positive perception of the prairie dog, conservation and implementing a fundraising campaign. The Coordinator will also provide guidance, responses, and resources to stakeholders of the prairie dog ecosystem and collaborate with conservationists to amplify advocacy efforts. This role requires a variety of communications, interpersonal skills and comes with opportunities for fieldwork in the summer. We are looking for a self-starter who has fundraising experience and is enthusiastic about prairie dogs and grassland conservation and coalition building. The pay rate is $40/hr depending on experience, plus paid travel and lodging. It is a 5-15 hour/week position. Applications are due by May 15.
- The City of Arvada is seeking a Senior Sustainability Coordinator. Responsible for developing, coordinating and administering programs and policies related to sustainability throughout the organization and community. Performs professional, technical, and analytical work to advance sustainability efforts related to energy, water, the built environment, climate change mitigation and community resilience in a visible and political environment. Leads city-wide efforts to maintain and institutionalize a sustainability ethic by working with staff and the Arvada Sustainability Advisory Committee. The salary range for this position is $81,279.24-111,136.80. Applications are due May 16.
- Mountain Studies Institute is seeking a Water Research Technician I. Qualified candidates will have an interest in mountain wetland ecology and/or aquatic ecology, a thorough understanding of their own physical/mental/emotional needs in a backcountry setting, and a background in rugged field work. A qualified candidate must be able to thoroughly follow detailed inventory and safety protocols. This position will require long days in variable weather conditions and travel on foot over rough terrain. Overnight camping for three to four nights a week during a majority of the summer field season (June – August 2025) will be required. Qualified candidates should also be prepared for one to two three-night backpacking trips. Compensation is $20/hr. Applications are due by May 17.
- Great Old Broads for Wilderness is seeking an Executive Director. Great Old Broads for Wilderness (Broads) seeks its next Executive Director, an experienced leader who is passionately committed to the welfare of public lands and waters, the protection of wild areas, and to effective grassroots advocacy to protect and steward these places. Broads seeks a leader who will effectively rise to the challenge to respond to political attempts to undermine and dismantle bedrock environmental laws, science, public process, and the very existence of public lands. We welcome applications from candidates who have a deep understanding of grassroots advocacy, significant experience in nonprofit management and financial health, and demonstrated success in leadership roles. We seek an individual whose working relationships demonstrate personal maturity, strong ethical standards, and a commitment to justice. The salary range for this position is $100-120k. This position will remain open until filled with a priority review beginning on May 23.
- Colorado Mesa University is seeking an Executive Director for the CMU Ruth Powell Hutchins Water Center. The leader in this seat will lead, direct and manage the Ruth Powell Hutchins Water Center at CMU (the “Water Center”) and carry out its associated fundraising efforts. This person works collaboratively with a Board of Directors, a technical advisory committee, the CMU Leadership Team, key academic departments and a wide range of interested stakeholders across the region to fulfil the mission of the Water Center specifically and of Colorado Mesa University generally. The salary range for this position is $95k-115k. Applications are due June 1.
- The Wilderness Society is seeking an Associate Attorney. The Associate Attorney will support The Wilderness Society’s (TWS’s) priorities related to public lands conservation and climate change. The Associate Attorney will serve as an integral member of the Legal Team in the Federal Policy Department, assisting in administrative record building, government agency decision-making processes, and policy interpretation and advocacy. The position will also assist in managing litigation from an in-house counsel role by conducting research, supporting case management, and providing legal expertise to various campaigns and cross-functional teams. This is a valuable entry-level position with potential growth opportunities at a leading public lands conservation organization. The salary range for this position is $70-75k. Please submit your application by June 1.
- Defenders of Wildlife is seeking a Director for the Energy and Biodiversity Program. The Director, Energy and Biodiversity Program leads Defenders of Wildlife’s development and implementation of strategies to ensure that energy projects of all types are developed and sited in ways to avoid unnecessary adverse impacts to imperiled wildlife and habitats. The Director is responsible for advancing Defenders’ conservation mission, strategic plan and conservation priorities. This position collaborates closely with other departments including Government Relations, Biodiversity Law Center, Center for Conservation Innovation, Species Conservation & Coexistence and Communications. The salary range for this position is $120-140k. This position will remain open until filled.
- Defenders of Wildlife is seeking a Senior Energy and Biodiversity Policy Specialist. This professional-level position is responsible for helping to develop and implement strategies to ensure that energy projects of all types are developed and sited in ways to avoid unnecessary adverse impacts to imperiled wildlife and habitats. The Senior Energy and Biodiversity Policy Specialist is responsible for advancing Defenders’ conservation mission, strategic plan and conservation priorities. This position collaborates closely with other departments including Government Relations, Biodiversity Law Center, Center for Conservation Innovation, Species Conservation and Coexistence and Communications. The salary range for this position is $101-115k. This position will remain open until filled.
- Defenders of Wildlife is seeking a Field Conservation Coordinator. The Coordinator is responsible for generally understanding the region’s current conservation work to help communicate our efforts internally and provide administrative assistance to regional staff. This position also serves as a “trouble-shooter” to help solve problems and timely complete unexpected tasks. The Coordinator may have their own portfolio of program work consisting of both short- and longer-term projects that will include regular deliverables to the department and the organization, and external audiences, as appropriate. This role has responsibility for assuring the efficient administrative functioning of a fast-paced Field programs, including providing administrative, program, technical, financial, and research assistance. In addition, the coordinator regularly functions as the Field Directors’ liaison to staff, environmental organizations, Defenders’ members and the general public. The salary range for this position is $59-65k. This position is open until filled.
- Defenders of Wildlife is seeking a Staff Attorney for the Biodiversity Law Center. This position requires working knowledge of federal environmental and natural resources law and significant litigation experience. Primary emphasis is on litigating cases under federal wildlife and natural resources laws to conserve biological diversity, drafting comments on proposed rulemakings, working with and advising field and program staff on legal and policy matters, and helping to develop and advance Defenders’ conservation policies. The salary range for this position is $116-125k. This position is open until filled.
- Defenders of Wildlife is seeking a Vice President, Land and Habitat Conservation. The Vice President for Land and Habitat Conservation leads Defenders’ national policy work to conserve federal and private lands vital to maintaining and recovering our nation’s biodiversity and our policy and advocacy work addressing the intersection of energy development and siting and protection of biodiversity. The Vice President develops and oversees policy initiatives designed to protect, connect, and restore federal lands critical to imperiled species with an eye to long-term transformation of federal lands systems for biodiversity, and works to ensure that energy development and siting advances rather than harms the conservation of biodiversity. Current work focuses on the National Wildlife Refuge System, National Parks System, National Forest System, and National System of Public Lands. The Vice President also leads Defenders’ work to bolster and accelerate private land conservation through national-level administrative and legislative advocacy. These programs involve a wide range of policy, legal, advocacy communications, and scientific strategies to conserve wildlife. The salary range for this position is $170-185k. The position will remain open until filled.
- Dinosaur Ridge is seeking Camp Leaders. We are seeking camp Leaders to facilitate groups of 5- to 13-year-old campers for full days of outdoor adventures, science activities, and fun! Dinosaur Ridge Camp Leaders will be responsible for working with the Camp Directors and other leaders to provide a high-quality experience for every camper. They will ensure the safety, well-being, and enjoyment of camp for each participant. The pay for this position is $18.50/hr. These positions will remain open until filled.
- The Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment (GWC) at the University of Colorado Law School is seeking the next GWC Water Law Fellow. The Fellow will work on the most pressing water law reform issues of the day under the guidance of the GWC and law school faculty and in partnership with leaders from the non-profit, government, and private sectors. The overarching objective of the Water Law Fellows Program is to create a matchless educational and mentoring experience that will prepare the Fellows to become leaders in the field. The intensive program will immerse the Fellow in the real-world challenges of water law and policy. During the program, the Fellow will be actively engaged in water law reform in the public interest and will hone their leadership, communication, advocacy, and research skills. The fellowship is a one-year appointment with the option to extend for a second year, and has a flexible start time, anytime between March 1-September 1. The salary range for this fellowship is $70k. The fellowship is open until filled.
- High Line Canal Conservancy is hiring a Communications Associate. The Communications + Operations Associate (Associate) will execute the communications plan based on the organization’s overall communications strategy and under the direction of the Communication and Marketing Manager. The Associate will help keep the Conservancy’s digital marketing current and on brand and help execute systems for public relations and community engagement. This individual will be an ambassador for the organization and engage in the community to identify outreach opportunities and manage community inquiries. Lastly, the Associate will be a crucial part of the Conservancy fulfilling admin support for the CEO and the office. This is a full-time (40 hrs./wk.) hourly position based at the Conservancy’s offices. Currently, the Conservancy is working in a hybrid work environment with part-time employees expected in-person on Tuesdays. Compensation: $20-$24/hr. This position is open until filled.
- Resource Central is seeking temporary Water Conservation Technicians. Water conservation is one of the biggest concerns in Colorado, and Resource Central’s Slow the Flow program partners with over 30 Colorado municipalities and water providers to empower residents to save water through efficient irrigation practices. The Water Conservation Technician will play an essential role in the Slow the Flow program by completing sprinkler system checkups and providing simple recommendations to reduce water use on lawns. This is a field-based conservation role that involves driving from home to appointments daily and providing outstanding customer service. The pay rate is $19/hr. The start date is June 2. These positions are open until filled.
- Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado is seeking a part-time Northern Front Range Volunteer and Partnership Coordinator. This part-time, non-exempt position is an employee of VOC, in partnership with the City of Greeley, working closely with local land managers and related organizations to continue building outdoor volunteer stewardship capacity in the northern front range region of Colorado. The wage for this position is $20-22/hr. This postion will remain open until filled.
- West Region Wildfire Council is seeking a Chief Executive Officer. This leadership role requires a strong background in fundraising and grants, financial management, and organizational strategy. The CEO is responsible for overseeing programs, ensuring financial stability, leading fundraising, and promoting a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork. The CEO’s responsibilities are carried out in close partnership with the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The salary range for this position is $90-110k. This position will remain open until filled.
- Western Resource Advocates is seeking a Senior Attorney. The Senior Attorney, Clean Energy, will represent WRA across the region in state-level administrative proceedings, as well as state and federal litigation as necessary. The Senior Attorney will independently manage a docket of complex regulatory litigation in multiple states, primarily before state electric utility regulatory agencies, with minimal direct oversight. The Senior Attorney will also identify opportunities to advance WRA’s policy goals in various regulatory proceedings and executes actions to secure those outcomes. The salary range for this position is $86,500-121,000. This position is open until filled.
- Western Slope Conservation Center is seeking a Watershed Stewardship Coordinator. The Watershed Stewardship Coordinator will develop and execute successful stewardship projects aimed at protecting and enhancing the lands, water and natural resources of the Western Slope. This position will work closely with the Executive Director to develop strategic programmatic vision, create and implement effective projects throughout the watershed, and identify, help manage and secure funding opportunities. The salary range for this position is $50-55k (this is a non-exempt position and qualifies for overtime). Application deadline: January 13, 2025 or until the position is filled.
- Wilderness Workshop is hiring a Latino Community Organizer. In support of Wilderness Workshop’s mission to protect public lands, the Latino Community Organizer works to build a strong base of support and activism for our public lands and their protection within the Latino community. This position seeks to broaden and deepen WW’s relationship with the Latino community while utilizing community organizing to recruit, train and mobilize Latino activists and leaders on public lands protection in western Colorado. The annual salary range for the Latino Community Organizer is $60,000 – 80,000. This position is open until filled.
New Direct Actions
- Take action with Animal Legal Defense Fund. Urge the FDA to protect farmed animals and consumers by banning ractopamine.
- Take action with the Center for Biological Diversity. Tell the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban pesticides that other countries already consider too dangerous to use.
- Take action with Conservation Colorado. Colorado’s clean energy future is under attack. The Republican-led Congress is proposing a budget reconciliation package that includes cuts to wind, solar and electric vehicle tax credits — slashing programs that create jobs, lower energy costs and reduce pollution. These cuts are a giveaway to billionaires and corporations, and they would threaten Colorado’s progress toward 100 percent clean electricity by 2040.
- Take action with Conservation Lands Foundation. Contact your members of Congress today to let them know that selling off public lands is a line that must not be crossed and that public lands must stay in public hands.
- Take action with Defenders of Wildlife. Don’t let habitat for imperiled animals be destroyed: Sign a comment opposing the redefinition of “harm” under the ESA!
- Take action with Earthjustice. Send a clear message to the Trump administration that you support habitat protections for endangered species and that you reject the proposal to rescind the decades-old rule that defines harm to include habitat modification.
- Take action with Evergreen Action. Tell your Senators to protect lifesaving emissions standards.
- Take action with Food & Water Watch. Tell the EPA to keep lead and PFAs out of our water.
- Take action with National Parks Conservation Association. President Trump just released his proposed federal budget, and it calls for the kind of extreme budget cuts that could force literally hundreds of parks to close completely. We can’t let that happen.
- Take action with Native Organizers Alliance Action Fund. Tell the Senate: Pass the Murkowski-Sullivan legislation to certify Denali as the official federal name for North America’s highest peak now.
- Take action with The Nature Conservancy. Send your message to Congress now and tell your elected leaders that you oppose selling off federally owned public conservation lands for non-conservation uses. Speak up to keep these public lands in public hands.
- Take action with the Outdoor Alliance. Tell Congress not to sell off or gut protections for public lands.
- Take action with The Wilderness Society. Tell the Trump administration to back off our public lands.
Urgent Direct Actions (those with approaching deadlines)
- Take action with the National Wildlife Federation. Submit your comment urging for a full analysis of the lower Snake River dam removal. Comments are due May 9.
- Take action with Rocky Mountain Wild. Protect rare plants, greater sage-grouse habitat, and more in Wyoming! Wyoming Bureau of Land Management announced that it is proposing to offer 99 parcels, totaling 84,045.23 acres to the fourth quarter 2025 oil and gas lease sale. Alison’s screen and review identified conflicts with the threatened Ute ladies’ tresses plant, habitat for greater sage-grouse (including priority habitat), and much more. Use our resources to submit your comment asking the Bureau to remove affected areas from the proposed parcels list. Comments are due by May 9.
- Take action with Columbia Snake River Campaign. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation are re-evaluating how the Columbia and Snake River dams are managed in a new supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS), and they are accepting public comment. This is a crucial moment to advocate for the removal of four dams on the lower Snake River, uphold U.S. Government commitments to Tribes, and invest in a future where salmon and communities thrive together. Comments are due by May 9.
- Take action with Rocky Mountain Wild. Protect rare plants and wild places in New Mexico! The New Mexico Bureau of Land Management has announced that is proposing to offer 16 parcels totaling 7,502 acres in the July 2025 Oil and Gas Lease Sale. Paige’s screen and review identified conflicts with Gypsum wild-buckwheat designated critical habitat, parcels within 10 miles of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and more! Use our resources to submit your protest asking the Bureau to remove affected areas from the proposed parcels list. Protests are due May 14.
- Take action with Rocky Mountain Wild. The Wyoming Bureau of Land Management has announced that is proposing to offer 27 or 24 parcels parcels totaling 45,178 or 32,681.92 acres respectfully in the 3rd Quarter 2025 Oil and Gas Lease Sale. Alison’s screen and review identified conflicts with priority and general greater sage-grouse habitat, habitat for the threatened Western regal fritillary butterfly, and more! Use our resources to submit your comments asking the Bureau to remove affected areas from the proposed parcels list. comments are due May 15.
- Take action with the Union of Concerned Scientists. Act now to protect FEMA’s ability to do its job and help communities reeling from the worsening impacts of extreme weather and climate change-related disasters. Submit a public comment to the FEMA Review Council by Thursday, May 15.
- Take action with Rocky Mountain Wild. The Utah Bureau of Land Management has announced that it is proposing to offer 46 parcels, totalling 68,263.38 acres in the 4th Quarter 2025 oil and gas lease sale. Alison’s screen and review identified conflicts with habitat for the threatened Mexican spotted owl, crucial fawning habitat for pronghorn, and more! Use our resources to submit your comments asking the Bureau to remove affected areas from the proposed parcels list. Comments are due May 16.
- Take action with Wilderness Watch. Keep grizzlies protected under the Endangered Species Act. Comments are due May 16.
- Take action with American Bird Conservancy. Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service leadership that we do not want to lose ESA protections for birds! Comments are due May 19.
- Take action with Food & Water Watch. Submit your comment to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to list the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Comments are due May 19.
- Take action with Rocky Mountain Wild. The New Mexico Bureau of Land Management has announced that it is proposing to offer 17 parcels, totaling 8,637.16 acres in the 4th Quarter 2025 oil and gas lease sale. Paige’s screen and review identified parcels in the Torrejon Fossil Fauna Area of Critical Environmental Concern, parcels on lands within 10 miles of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and more! Use our resources to submit your comments asking the Bureau to remove affected areas from the proposed parcels list. Comments are due May 21.
- Take action with Rocky Mountain Wild. Protect endangered Colorado River fish, threatened Mexican spotted owl, and more in Utah! The Utah of Land Management has announced that is proposing to offer either 14 parcels totaling 19,823.72 acres (Alternative A) or 10 parcels totaling 13,800.78 acres (Alternative B) in the 3rd Quarter 2025 Oil and Gas Lease Sale. Alison’s screen and review identified conflicts with endangered Colorado River fish, threatened spotted owl, and more! Use our resources to submit your comment asking the Bureau to remove affected areas from the proposed parcels list. Comments are due June 6.
Evergreen Actions (until we succeed)
- SunCor Energy, a Canadian-run company, runs an oil refinery north of Denver, Colorado. Suncor is Colorado’s only oil refinery and one of our largest emitters of greenhouse gasses and toxic air pollutants, and has been operating without any changes to its procedures or pollution controls for years. In spite of numerous enforcement actions and settlements, Suncor continues to flout air quality laws, putting neighboring communities — who are primarily BIPOC and low income — at extreme risk. Suncor has no regard for human or non-human life and will continue to harm our communities if action is not taken. Please take a moment to watch Spirit of the Sun’s short film on Suncor’s impact on Colorado’s Indigenous communities or scroll to the bottom of the page to send a form-letter to Governor Polis, Colorado Dept. of Health and Environment, and the EPA asking them to shut down Suncor for good: https://www.suncorsundown.org
- Donate to Spirit of the Sun’s efforts to combat Suncor’s harmful impacts through their Mycelium Program which trains their community members to inoculate the soil in their communities and throughout Native land with networks of mycelium to restore the health of our soil systems. When we cannot depend on the systems in power to create change, we educate ourselves and our community to protect the systems we hold dear: https://www.spiritofthesun.org/mycelium-healing-project-1
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