Make the world a little greener with these environmental actions

For those who feel safe, here are some events happening in person. All locations are in Colorado unless indicated otherwise.

• 11/16 Denver – Denver Native Seed Swap & Giveaway. No matter your gardening experience, you’ll find something of interest at the Native Plant Seed Swap & Giveaway.  We’ll have a variety of seeds including annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees and grasses ranging from easy-to-difficult to propagate.  One plant can produce hundreds of seeds so there is always plenty to share.
• 11/18 Denver – 2024 Colorado Pollinator Summit. Each year since 2016 we have gathered Colorado’s pollinator conservation community for a day of learning, sharing, and networking. This year’s Summit—New Terrain for Pollinator Conservation—will take place on
• November 18, 2024 at Denver Botanic Gardens.
• 11/19 Denver – Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Rocky Mountain Wild is excited to be bringing The Wild & Scenic Film Festival back to Denver and live in your living room! You can either live stream the festival with whoever you are staying safe at home with on your own time, or you can join us for a showing at The Bug Theatre in Denver.
• 11/20 Fort Collins – Bring Them Home: Aiskotahkapiyaaya. Bring Them Home tells the story of a small group of Blackfoot people and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory since the species’ near-extinction a century ago, an act that would restore the land, re-enliven traditional culture and bring much needed healing to their community. Narrated by Academy Award-nominated Blackfeet/Nez Perce actor Lily Gladstone.
• 11/21 Durango – Backcountry Film Festival. Backcountry Film Festival aims to celebrate the connection between humans and wild winters, igniting conversations and inspiring action in our community to protect these areas we hold so dear. So come on out and immerse yourself in a night of films that celebrate the power and spirit of humans in winter. Adventure, travel, ski culture, ice, pain, suffering, laughter, DEEP POWDER!—you’ll find it all in this year’s lineup.
• 12/5 Evergreen – Pathways to Coexistence: Safeguarding Wildlife in an Era of Expanding Roads. Renowned road ecology expert and award-winning author, Ben Goldfarb, will talk about his new book, “Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet.” Julia Kintsch, founder of ECO-resolutions company will join Ben. Julia is an expert in minimizing and mitigating infrastructure impacts like roads and fencing on wildlife and ecological systems.
• 2/22 Leadville – Nuestro Legado 2025 Outdoor Equity Summit. The Outdoor Equity Summit will bring together professionals from the outdoor industry and the local Latine community as well as other underrepresented groups for a day of shared learning and growth. With the goal of creating a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable outdoor industry, the voices and experiences of marginalized populations will be uplifted and participants will have an opportunity to strategize ways to address inequities within the outdoor recreation industry. Topics will include the history of inequity in the outdoor recreation and environmental movement, cultivation of a sense of belonging in the outdoors, and authentic inclusion of queer, BIPOC, and alternatively- abled individuals in both the outdoor industry and the broader outdoor community.

• 11/18 – Election Reflections: Latino Leadership and Environmental Justice in 2025. Join us for a post-election gathering hosted by GreenLatinos, bringing together key voices in the Latino and environmental communities. This event will serve as a platform to process the recent election results, analyze voting patterns, and anticipate the policy directions of the new administration. Through expert insights from leaders like Larry Gonzalez, Raul Garcia, and Yvette Arellano, we’ll explore how to advance environmental justice and Latino interests amidst anticipated challenges. Don’t miss this opportunity to strategize, connect, and prepare for the journey ahead in protecting our communities and our planet. / Únete a nosotros para una reunión post-electoral organizada por GreenLatinos, que reunirá voces clave en las comunidades latinas y ambientales. Este evento servirá como plataforma para procesar los resultados de las recientes elecciones, analizar patrones de votación y anticipar las direcciones de política de la nueva administración. A través de las perspectivas de líderes como Larry Gonzalez, Raúl García y Yvette Arellano, exploraremos cómo avanzar en la justicia ambiental y en los intereses de la comunidad latina ante los desafíos que se avecinan. No te pierdas esta oportunidad de crear estrategias, conectar y prepararnos para el camino que tenemos por delante en la protección de nuestras comunidades y de nuestro planeta.
• 11/19 – Buzzing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Insect Enthusiasts Virtual Rally. Join the National Wildlife Federation Action Fund, Xerces Society, and the Entomological Society of America to create a buzz for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. Special guests from renowned entomologists to leading conservation organizations will share the latest about the status of our country’s insects, how Recovering America’s Wildlife Act will help, and what each of us can do to get it across the finish line.
• 11/19 – Every Acre Counts: Conserving Habitat for Birds. Join ABC on November 19th to explore how we’re conserving land for birds, from one acre to 10,000 — and how you can, too. You’ll learn ways to minimize pesticide use in backyards and about how ABC is helping to do the same on agricultural land. Looking farther afield, you’ll find out how ABC is improving critical bird habitat with landowners and public land managers in the Great Lakes, and our efforts to establish reserves with partners in Bolivia that benefit Endangered resident birds, such as the Red-fronted Macaw and Palkachupa Cotinga.
• 11/19 – Climate Justice and Clean Air End of Year Encuentro. Join us for our end-of-year Encuentro, where we’ll close out the year with key updates. We’ll dive into the latest OSHA proposed rule on heat protections and share tips for submitting effective public comments. The Union of Concerned Scientists will present “The Community Guide to Cumulative Impacts,” highlighting how environmental challenges affect communities. We’ll also cover key program updates, including celebrating the latest edition of the Latino Climate Justice Framework. / Acompáñanos en nuestro Encuentro de fin de año, donde cerraremos el año con actualizaciones clave. Analizaremos la última propuesta de OSHA sobre protecciones contra el calor y compartiremos consejos para enviar comentarios públicos efectivos. La Unión de Científicos Comprometidos (The Union of Concerned Scientists en inglés) presentará “La Guía Comunitaria de Impactos Acumulativos,” resaltando cómo los desafíos ambientales afectan a nuestras comunidades. También cubriremos las actualizaciones clave de nuestro programa, celebrando la nueva edición del Marco de Justicia Climática Latina.
• 11/19-23 – Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Rocky Mountain Wild is excited to be bringing The Wild & Scenic Film Festival back to Denver and live in your living room! You can either live stream the festival with whoever you are staying safe at home with on your own time, or you can join us for a showing at The Bug Theatre in Denver.
• 11/20 – Post Election: The Path Ahead. A chat with Executive Director Wenonah Hauter and other Food & Water Watch leaders as we break down what the election results mean for food, water, and climate policy. We’ll lay out our plans and share how YOU can fight for a livable future for all.
• 11/21 – Science Advocacy Opportunities Post-Election. Join UCS for a training webinar highlighting timely ways for scientists and science advocates to get involved in equitable, science-based advocacy after the 2024 election. We need you to stay engaged in the next weeks and months.

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 $14.42. The City of Denver’s minimum wage is $18.29. Colorado’s minimum salary for exempt workers is $55,000.

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

• Conservation Job Board
• EcoJobs
• EnvironmentalCareer
• Impact Jobs Hub
• Green Jobs Network
• Work for Good

Other Job Postings (Jobs that are new this week are highlighted in green)

• Colorado State University is seeking an Extension County Specialist, Sustainable Landscapes. This is a full-time, twelve (12) month, non-tenure track Extension faculty position. Faculty rank is dependent upon the candidate’s academic credentials and professional experience and is subject to review by the Extension Promotion Committee. The faculty appointment, evaluation, and promotion standards are centered around the three core duties of extension faculty – educate, create, and connect. Candidates are sought with interests that complement and expand upon current initiatives and education activities in OEE and CSU Extension. The salary range for this position is $55,400-87,000. Applications are due November 18.
• Western Resource Advocates is seeking a Tribal Engagement Fellow. This position will be responsible for conducting outreach to key Tribal governments and Tribal utility authorities in WRA’s region, with a focus on building long-term partnerships, sharing information about grid regionalization efforts – energy markets and transmission expansion – and identifying areas of common interest around transmission planning and siting. This position will work closely with WRA’s Indigenous Peoples Engagement Manager and the Clean Energy Program’s Markets & Transmission team to identify areas of alignment and provide opportunities for Tribal perspectives to inform WRA’s advocacy related to energy market and transmission expansion issues. This is a 2-year fellowship. This position will start on or after January 13, 2025. The salary for this position is $65k. This position will be open until filled with priority reviewing beginning on November 18.
• Montezuma Land Conservancy is seeking a Land Access Coordinator. The Land Access Coordinator will lead the development of the new Southwest Equitable Land Access (SELA) program which focuses on removing barriers to farmland access that new and existing agricultural producers face, will support MLC’s existing Traditional Harvest Project in collaboration with members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and other conservation partners, and will work to explore and implement creative solutions at the nexus of conservation, stewardship, and access. The salary range for this position is $55-60k. Applications are due November 22.
• Western Resource Advocates is seeking an Extended Day Ahead Market Fellow. This position will be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the development of business practices and market rules in the day-ahead electricity market offering from the California Independent System Operator (CAISO).  This market is known as the Extended Day Ahead Market or EDAM. Specifically, the Fellow will track the CAISO EDAM implementation plan, with a focus on three market policy elements – greenhouse gas accounting, transmission use and access, and market performance. This position will be responsible for: (1) understanding the components of the EDAM tariff recently approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and identifying corresponding EDAM business process rules development efforts; (2) identifying where proposed business practices or market rules deviate from WRA’s public interest goals and principles; and (3) develop a roadmap for WRA’s future engagement. These work products will inform WRA’s advocacy strategy related to energy market and transmission expansion issues to ensure public interest goals are sustained. This is a 1-year fellowship. This position will start on or after January 6, 2025. The salary for this position is $65k. This position will be open until filled with priority reviewing beginning on November 22.
• National Forest Foundation is seeking an Upper Colorado River Watershed Coordinator. This position is responsible for developing and implementing wetland and watershed health projects and programs with the U.S. Forest Service, other federal and state agencies, communities, conservation organizations, and private sector partners to support the NFF’s watershed restoration program in the Colorado River Watershed. The salary range for this position is $63,280-79,326. Applications are due November 30.
• The Yale School of the Environment is seeking Environmental Fellows. This is a 12-week paid summer fellowship that seeks to diversify the environmental field by cultivating the career aspirations of master’s and doctoral students from historically underrepresented groups and connecting them to work opportunities in environmental nonprofits, grantmakers, and government sectors. The base stipend for this position is $15k. The priority application deadline is Sunday, December 8, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Applications received by this date will receive priority review. The application closes on January 7th, 2025, at 11:59 EST.
• Boulder Associates is seeking a Sustainability Specialist to join their growing firm and work directly with their Director of Sustainable Design to drive sustainability initiatives across the firm. Their ideal candidate will be based within a commutable range of the Boulder, CO area and be willing to travel periodically to their studios across the country. As a Sustainable Design Specialist, you will be actively involved in LEED certification administration and coordination, project analytics, and staff education. The salary for this position is $80k. This position is open until filled.
• Cal-Wood Education Center is seeking a Field Instructor – Bilingual. Cal-Wood is seeking cheerful and adaptable applicants for an exciting and rewarding field instructor position. Our field instructors enjoy working in our beautiful 1,200-acre outdoor classroom with a team of other motivated individuals passionate about the outdoors, natural science, and education. Instructors are responsible for providing a fun and educational experience for a learning group made up of 10-15 students, leading outdoor recreation and teaching environmental science lessons. We offer programs ranging from one day to 4-day, overnight trips for local students of all ages, most often 4th-6th graders. Position starts February 3, 2025 and goes through December 19, 2025, with the possibility to extend employment for additional seasons. Summer and winter responsibilities may include serving as an instructor for summer camps or family camps, facilitating outdoor recreation such as fishing, archery, snowshoeing, and hiking with diverse groups, and helping to maintain trails, facilities, educational materials and gear room. Compensation is $2802/monthly plus a $2,000 hiring bonus for functional Spanish proficiency. This position is open until filled.
• Colorado Opens Lands is seeking a Stewardship Monitoring Program Manager. As a member of the Stewardship team, the Stewardship Monitoring Program Manager is responsible for overseeing COL’s conservation easement compliance monitoring program.  Specific duties include ensuring that all 700+ conserved properties are monitored annually, creating the monitoring schedule, and advancing effective monitoring techniques and systems.  The Stewardship Monitoring Program Manager is also responsible for maintaining COL’s Salesforce database (LOCATE) and improving related workflows.  The Stewardship Monitoring Program Manager position is based in our Lakewood, Colorado office. The salary range for this position is $58-65k. This position is open until filled.
• Defenders of Wildlife is seeking a Staff Attorney, 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 $108-110k. 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 this nation’s 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. Current work focuses on the National Wildlife Refuge 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 $143-158k. This position is open until filled.
• ERO is seeking a Biologist II, Natural Resources-Durango or Grand Junction, Colorado. ERO is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced biologist/ecologist with an emphasis on the Endangered Species Act, wetland ecology and mitigation, botany, and CWA Section 404 permitting. Primary duties include vegetation community and rare plant surveys, sensitive species habitat assessments, migratory bird and raptor surveys, and/or wetland delineation and CWA Section 404 permitting. Pay range of $62,000 to $78,000 annually. This position is open until filled.
• ERO is seeking an Executive Assistant. As an Executive Assistant, you will be an integral team member, collaborating with the presidents to manage client needs, assist with projects, and perform day-to-day office needs. The Executive Assistant will specifically support the president and vice president positions in the Denver office by participating in client and project conference calls as well as taking notes; managing project calendars; communicating with clients and ERO staff, as directed; and assisting with monthly time logs and invoicing. The hourly pay range for this position is $24-40/hr. This position is open until filled.
• ERO is hiring a Project Environmental Planner. The Project Environmental Planner/Project Manager requires a broad overall understanding of environmental regulations including NEPA, Endangered Species Act (ESA), and Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations as well as the relationship among them. The Project Environmental Planner is knowledgeable in and has experience managing small- and large-scale projects most often related to NEPA analyses and land and resource planning projects involving complex resource issues, agency relationships, and stakeholder dynamics. Duties for this position typically include performance and oversight of teams performing a full range of environmental analyses.  Salary position with pay range of $80,000 to $100,000 annually. This position is open until filled.
• ERO is hiring a Senior Biologist, Natural Resources. The Senior Biologist will be responsible for undertaking multiple project responsibilities, including field direction and project management, by applying a full suite of technical skills in natural resource management. Salary position with a pay range of $85,000 to $100,000. This position is open until filled.
• Middle Colorado Watershed Council is seeking an Executive Director. The Executive Director develops and implements short and long-term strategic plans to grow and strengthen the organization’s ability to have a positive impact among the communities it serves. This position reports to the Board of Directors (currently 8 directors) and is supported by a project manager and several volunteer committees. The Executive Director will manage employees and volunteers. The salary range for this position is $80-105k. This position is open until filled.
• Trout Unlimited is seeking a Front Range Abandoned Mine Lands Project Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join Trout Unlimited and use your talents to improve water quality and fisheries in Colorado watersheds impacted by historic hardrock mining. TU is hiring a self-motivated and competent person to facilitate and execute abandoned mine land reclamation and stream restoration projects in front-range watersheds across Colorado. This project manager will take projects from start to finish, developing project concepts, obtaining project funding, managing project implementation, and completing grant/funder reports. The salary range for this position is $60-70k. This position will remain open until filled.
• Trout Unlimited is seeking a Northern Front Range Project Manager. The position will primarily support post-fire watershed restoration efforts in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. The position will also develop and implement other restoration projects across the Northern Front Range. Projects will include the removal of barriers for fish and aquatic organisms, infrastructure improvements, water quality assessments, and implementing form and process-based stream restoration at a watershed scale. The project manager will work cooperatively with partners of diverse backgrounds and interests. The project manager will be expected to secure grants and raise funds to cover project costs. Duties will also include active and effective participation in stakeholder groups to produce positive outcomes for coldwater fisheries. The salary range for this position is $60-75k. This position is open until filled.

• Take action with American Bird Conservancy. Urge your member(s) of Congress to support strenghtened bird protections through the Migratory Birds Protection Act!
• Take action with the Center for Biological Diversity. Tell NOAA Fisheries you support a rule that protects all three sites in Monterey Bay from groundfish fishing gear, which will help conserve and restore beautiful deep-sea corals.
• Take action with Earthjustice. Fight back against the Trump administration to preserve our climate future.
• Take action with Environment America. Protect the Sonoran Desert.
• Take action with Environmental Action. Tell the EPA to save bees and regulate neonics today.
• Take action with Evergreen Collaborative. Tell President Biden to stop fossil fuel projects while he still can.
• Take action with the National Parks Conservation Association. Say no to the Ambler Mining Road.
• Take action with the National Wildlife Federation. Tell your governor no to selling off millions of acres of public lands.
• Take action with REI. Support the Military and Veterans in Parks (MVP) Act.
• Take action with The Wilderness Society. Tell your Senators no poison pills or toxic riders in the Defense bill.

• 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