Environmental Actions Weekly Round-Up

Measures to support in Denver/Colorado:

1. Demand justice for Elijah McClain.

Actions to take:

• Black Lives Matter petitions to sign

Groups to listen to, donate to, and follow the lead of:

• 8 to Abolition
• Black Lives Matter 5280 (Denver)
• Color of Change
• Communities United Against Police Brutality
• Communities United for Police Reform
• The Movement for Black Lives
• Showing Up for Racial Justice

Places to donate to:

• Direct aid to Breonna Taylor’s family
• Direct aid to Elijah McClain’s mother
• Colorado Freedom Fund. If you aren’t in Colorado, you can look up your local bail fund here.

Resources to learn more:

• Anti-racism resources
• Anti-racist parenting matrix by age
• Color of Change’s Bold Conversations
• National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Talking About Race
• Raising Race Conscious Children resources
• Scaffolded anti-racist resources
• Showing up for Racial Justice resources

Organizations working towards equity in the outdoors:

• GirlTrek: Healthy Black Women and Girls
• Diversify Outdoors
• Latino Outdoors
• Next 100 Coalition
• Outdoor Afro
• Sierra Club Outdoors for All
• The Venture Out Project
• Disabled Hikers

• From Adler Planetarium: Let’s Do Science video series
• From Audubon Rockies: How to create and certify an Audubon Habitat Hero Garden
• From Conservation Colorado: Online action center of direct environmental actions to take.
• From Defenders of Wildlife: Stay Home Stay Wild list of things to do.
• From Denver Zoo: Zoo to You Virtual Safari
• From Earthsky: Explore the universe from home: NASA’s online activities, e-books, podcasts, and other content.
• From Environment America: 50 Environmental activities kids can do at home and Greener Together list of ways to reconnect with nature and each other
• From Environmental Film Festival: Explore their collection of films available for streaming.
• From Fort Collins Museum of Discovery: black-footed ferret enclosure live camera
• From Google: The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks
• From Great Outdoors Colorado: Outside Everyday Challenge/Reto de Cada Día Afuera and Generation Wild
• From Mrs. Fahrney: 30 Virtual Field Trips
• From National Geographic: At-Home Education Resources
• From National Parks Conservation Association: 8 ways to enjoy National Parks safely from your home
• From National Wildlife Federation: Free access to curricula, activities, and projects for Eco-Schools Program
• From The Nature Conservancy: Youth Engagement Nature Lab
• From Patagonia: Patagonia documentary films
• From The Revelator: Wildlife and nature livecams
• From Smithsonian Learning Lab: Distance learning resources, training, and support
• From Wild & Scenic Film Festival: Films for social distancing
• From Wolf Conservation Center: Free distance learning programs about wolves and how your children can become a Certified WCC Junior Wolf Biologist
• From World Wildlife Fund: WWF’s Wild Classroom and Your Daily Dose of Nature
• From us: American pika coloring page, Bighorn sheep coloring page, Boreal toad coloring page, Canada lynx coloring page, Greater sage-grouse coloring page, Gunnison sage-grouse coloring page, Townsend’s big-eared bat coloring page, Wolf coloring page, and Wolverine coloring page.

Food Resources:

• Hunger Free Colorado’s COVID-19 Resources Page – includes links, information, and/or phone numbers for the Food Resources Hotline, SNAP, free grab and go meals for students under the age of 18, Meals on Wheels, WIC, and food pantries.
• Denver Public Schools Grab-and-Go Meal Pickup sites and information.

Shelters and Housing:

• COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project – a community legal project to provide information and support to Coloradans unable to pay their rent during the COVID-19 crisis.
• Urban Peak – shelter for youth ages 15 through 20, LGBTIQA2+ safer space.
• Colorado Coalition for the Homeless – housing for families, couples, and individuals as well as affordable housing resources.
• Denver Rescue Mission – National Western Complex to shelter up to 600 men.
• Saint Francis Center – refuge for adult men and women.

Unsafe Stay-At Home Situations:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline – number, online chat function, and resources.
• Violence Free Colorado – resources including those specific to undocumented individuals, immigrant communities, LGBTIQA2+ people, people with disabilities, and more.

Mental Health Resources:

• Medicare coverage now includes telehealth visits, virtual check-ins, and e-visits.
• Mental Health Colorado – mental health resources, including crisis hotlines, virtual sobriety support, and more
• Alcoholics Anonymous – online meetings
• Betterhelp – online counseling service
• Talkspace – offering free online therapy for healthcare workers and discounted subscriptions for all during COVID-19
• Real – free online group therapy and digital events
• Validation Station – free text service that sends daily validation to trans people
• Headspace – mental health app for meditation
• Breathe2Relax – app to manage stress with breathing exercises

Knowledge About Bills and Executive Orders That Could Help:

• Unemployment claim payments have been expedited.
• Federally-serviced student loan borrowers are allowed to defer payments until September 30 with no interest or penalty.

If you know of a resource that should be on this list but isn’t, please let me know.

• None scheduled

• Through 3/7 Anywhere – 2021 Virtual Flagship No Man’s Land Film Festival. No Man’s Land Film Festival Flagship Festival event is bigger and bolder than our abbreviated screenings on the road. Last year, NMLFF took over the downtown RiNo Art District in Denver, Colorado for four days filled with films, community, art, presentations, live podcasts, fun, and adventure. While we wait to continue our World Tour during these challenging times and uncharted territory that the COVID-19 pandemic has created, NMLFF is bringing the Flagship Festival to YOU. That’s right—for the first time ever, NMLFF is going virtual. No Man’s Land Film Festival
• Through 3/20 Anywhere – Girls and Science. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science and CBS4 are excited to host the seventh annual Girls & Science event, where girls and their families will meet women scientists and experience the many diverse opportunities a future in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math can bring. This event is all about igniting a passion for science – so try it on, test it out and play! Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Through 4/1 Anywhere – Running for the Wolves Virtual 5k. The American Association of Zoo Keepers – Southern Colorado Chapter is proud to host this virtual 5K in order to fundraise for the Endangered Wolf Center’s conservation initiatives. They hope that this event will inspire our community, both near and far, to get outside and get moving. The way you move is your choice; you can run, walk, ski, hike, kayak or any other method of activity all the way to 3.16 miles! American Association of Zoo Keepers
• Through 10/24 Anywhere – Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival. Rocky Mountain Wild is once again teaming up with San Juan Citizens Alliance for the 2021 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. This year, bring the adventure home: the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is going virtual! Travel to the most remote corners of the world, dive into daring expeditions, and celebrate some of the most remarkable outdoor achievements, all from the comfort of your living room. This year’s tour will feature a collection of the most inspiring action, environmental, and adventure films, curated into online programs to be enjoyed right from home. Proceeds from this event benefit Rocky Mountain Wild and San Juan Citizens Alliance (SJCA) and are used to protect Wolf Creek Pass from future resort development. Rocky Mountain Wild
• 3/8 Anywhere – Wild Bear Birding Big Year: Common Birds of the Wider Nederland Area. Join Wild Bear staff, Wild Bear Big Year participants, and other bird lovers to dive into some of the more common species of our region. This interactive Zoom workshop will help new and experienced birders up their skills in bird ID, local birding hotspots, and explore fun facts about some of our more commonly seen feathered friends. Wild Bear Nature Center
• 3/8 Anywhere – How to Build Back Better – 15 million jobs and a just recovery. An economic recovery package built on the principles of the THRIVE Agenda and the Green New Deal would create over 15 million jobs. It would effectively end the unemployment crisis, cut climate pollution in half by 2030 and curb racial, economic, gender, and environmental injustice. The Biden administration and Congress have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to spark an economic recovery that doesn’t just return us to the unjust status quo, but makes marked improvements economy-wide. A recovery package based on the THRIVE Agenda would repair our broken infrastructure, fuel the transition to clean energy, protect our air, water, and lands, care for children and our elderly, and counteract systematic racial, economic, and environmental injustice. Join us for this special Facebook Live conversation to learn more about the report and the benefits it will bring to communities across the country! Sierra Club
• 3/8-12 Anywhere – Wilderness Advocacy Leadership Training Session (WALTS). Part 1: Introduction to Wilderness Advocacy Leadership. Learn what every Broadband Leader needs to know in order to represent Broads in their community. This includes: the organization’s history and mission, our unique niche within the conservation movement, key strategies and advocacy priorities, our theory of grassroots organizing and how to apply it in your community, important tools and simple admin systems, mentoring with one-on-one phone calls with experienced Broadband Leaders. Deadline to apply: March 1. Great Old Broads for Wilderness
• 3/9 Anywhere – Love Your Soils Webinar. It is becoming increasingly clear that healthy, productive soil is a complex living ecosystem that includes an amazing diversity of living organisms. This webinar presented by Dr. Julie Morris will build from her previous webinar, The Life in Our Soils. This presentation will focus on what we currently know about building and supporting healthy soils, and will review some of the recent scientific research exploring the connections between soil health, ecosystem health, and human health. People and Pollinators Action Network
• 3/9 Anywhere – Colorado Trail Indoor Outing. Join Wild Connections Board member Karl Ford for a presentation, Colorado Trail in the Wild Connections area on March 9 at 6:30 pm. Karl is a Triple Crowner, having completed 8000 miles on the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail long distance hikes. He has also one and a half completions of the Colorado Trail. He will show slides of his 2020 250-mile hike along the Colorado Trail and also discuss the status of protected and proposed Wilderness Areas and other Wild Connections activities along this segment of this world-class Trail. Wild Connections
• 3/9 Anywhere – It’s Our Time: Letters to the President. This month we will be flooding the White House with our visions for bold action on climate, environment, democracy, and justice. We will be making it clear that we are ready to move forward together. We will cheer on new leaders and allies in the Administration as they make leaps towards progress, and we will let the administration know when their promises fall short. Sierra Club
• 3/10 Anywhere – Watch, Listen, Discuss: The Pollinators Documentary and What’s at Stake. Join NRDC for an exclusive screening of scenes from the documentary film, The Pollinators, followed by a panel discussion alongside the film’s director, and other bee and pollinator experts. The Pollinators is a cinematic journey around the United States following migratory beekeepers and their truckloads of honeybees as they pollinate the flowers that make up part of our food supply. NRDC
• 3/10 Anywhere – Virtual Green Business Roundtable: Community Planning for Education and Mitigation of Crowds in the Outdoors. Guest speaker Nathan Fey, Director of the Colorado Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry, has recognized the crowding issue, and is formalizing partnerships dedicated to recreation and conservation. Director Fey will be joined by Brent Schoradt, Executive Director of San Juan Mountains Association, to explain SJMA’s public outreach presence, and efforts towards trail rehabilitation, erosion and human waste management. San Juan Citizens Alliance
• 3/11 Anywhere – Virtual River Stewardship Gala. Join Colorado Trout Unlimited as they celebrate rivers and raise funds for coldwater conservation in Colorado at the 2021 Virtual River Stewardship Gala! With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they will host a virtual-only event. They will have an online silent auction, opportunities to join for some unique online content and a virtual live program on Thursday, March 11, 2021. So that everyone can celebrate together even as we are apart, Colorado Trout Unlimited is also offering a delicious meal delivered to your door on March 11, including charcuterie and dessert boxes, your very own CTU tumbler and select Coors beer and seltzer. They have individual and couples tickets and four levels of sponsorship available. Colorado Trout Unlimited
• 3/11 Anywhere – The Beaver Believers Film Screening. Join us for a free screening of The Beaver Believers, an award-winning documentary film that tells the urgent yet whimsical story of an unlikely cadre of activists – a biologist, a hydrologist, a botanist, an ecologist, a psychologist, and a hairdresser – who share a common vision: restoring the North American Beaver, the most industrious, ingenious, bucktoothed little engineer, to the watersheds of the American West. The Beaver Believers encourage us to embrace a new paradigm for managing our western lands, one that seeks to partner with the natural world rather than overpower it. Western Environmental Law Center
• 3/11 Anywhere – EPA Tribal Partnership Groups, highlighting the National Tribal Air Association and interest in Environmental Justice. This webinar is part of the U.S. EPA Environmental Justice Webinar Series for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples – to build the capacity of tribal governments, indigenous peoples and other environmental justice practitioners, and discuss priority EJ issues of interest to tribes and indigenous peoples. US EPA, Office of Environmental Justice
• 3/14-15 Anywhere – Colorado Latino/a Advocacy Days. It is our 15th Annual Latino/a Advocacy Day. We are excited to have you attend and discuss momentum in our movement building and the power we have as a community; how to continue to advocate for issues in our communities; and celebrate how we have collectively been able to change the face of the legislature. Register to discuss topics like immigrant rights, reproductive rights, environmental rights, criminal rights, economic rights. Defiende Nuestra Tierra
• 3/14-15 Anywhere – Un Día Anual de Abogacia para los Latino/a’s. Estamos emocionados de que asista y participe al discutir como seguir impulsando este movimiento y el poder que tenemos como comunidad para hacer cambio; cómo continuar abogando por problemas en nuestras comunidades; y celebrar cómo colectivamente hemos podido cambiar la cara de la legislature. Regístrese para discutir temas como derechos de inmigrantes, derechos reproductivos, derechos ambientales, derechos criminales, y derechos económicos. Defiende Nuestra Tierra
• 3/18 Anywhere – Milking the System: The Ugly Truth Silenced by Ag-Gag Laws, Misleading Advertising, and Meaningless Labeling. With a growing market of conscious consumers, many industries are trying to meet the demand for ethical and environmentally friendly products. Join Dasha Nikitina, Vermont Law School, as she walks attendees through the laws and challenges surrounding the false labeling of animal products and the solutions that could be employed to protect consumers while improving the well-being of cows in industrial dairies. A brief Q&A to follow. Animal Legal Defense Fund
• 3/18 Anywhere – GHG & Climate Action Planning. Come learn about Auraria’s greenhouse gas emissions footprint and how we’re hoping to address campus emissions through our current climate action planning effort! The Auraria campus, like many universities and cities, conducts greenhouse gas inventories so that we can take action to address emissions sources (spoiler alert: building energy and transportation!). In this workshop you will learn about the process of GHG accounting, the results of Auraria’s annual GHG inventory, the current landscape for state, local and university climate policy and how the ASCP’s Climate Action Plan is being compiled…and how you can get involved with it! Auraria Sustainable Campus Program
• 3/18 Anywhere – Virtual Screening of The Beaver Believers. This award-winning documentary film tells the urgent yet whimsical story of an unlikely cadre of activists – a biologist, a hydrologist, a botanist, an ecologist, a psychologist, and a hairdresser – who share a common vision: restoring the North American Beaver, the most industrious, ingenious, bucktoothed little engineer, to the watersheds of the American West. The Beaver Believers encourage us to embrace a new paradigm for managing our western lands, one that seeks to partner with the natural world rather than overpower it. Western Environmental Law Center
• 3/18 Anywhere – Live Talk on “Rewilding for our Health” with Amy Lewis. Amy has a wealth of knowledge accumulated over years of experience and research while pursuing her Ph.D in Environmental Policy. She will lead us through a discussion on how the destruction of nature affects our health, the relationship between disease and lack of wild spaces, and how policy and rewilding can work to reverse these effects. WILD Foundation
• 3/20 Anywhere – Native Plant Outreach Workshop. This spring, Audubon Rockies and researchers at Colorado State University are collaborating to offer an exciting new series of Habitat Hero workshops focused on native plant outreach. Attendees will learn how to get involved and grow their skills and confidence, not just in planting native plants themselves, but also in encouraging others to plant native plants. Participants will also receive several different $10 coupons for themselves and friends to get a discount on native plants at participating nurseries. Gardeners of all skill levels are all welcome. Audubon Rockies
• 3/23 Anywhere – Funding Opportunities with the Progressive Multiplier Fund. Join us to learn more about funding opportunities for your nonprofit through the Progressive Multiplier Fund. This fund awards grants to nonprofits that are working on the environment, social justice, democracy and other progressive issues. If your nonprofit runs campaigns, organizes, litigates or works on civic engagement, this is a great funder to learn about and see if your work qualifies! The Alliance Center
• 3/25 Anywhere – Food Waste. Approximately one third (or 1.3 billion tons) of the world food supply is lost or wasted—enough to feed 2 billion people each year. Students will look at the issue of food waste on a global, national, and local (campus) scale, applying both a social and environmental lens. We will discuss the factors contributing to food waste, the EPA’s food recovery hierarchy, and local organizations and efforts working to address the issue. Auraria Sustainable Campus Program
• 3/25 Anywhere – Alliance Success Stories and Lessons Learned. Panelists will highlight transportation and wildlife concerns in Colorado that led to the creation of the Colorado Wildlife and Transportation Alliance, the benefits of convening a diverse partnership to address these issues, and will present three success stories of collaboration. The Colorado Wildlife and Transportation Alliance
• 4/1 Anywhere – Defining ‘Meat’: Plant-based Meat Label Censorship in the United States. Increasingly popular among consumers, plant-based meat has a solid foothold in the U.S. market. The rising success of plant-based meat and the looming competition of cultivated meat has sparked state legislation censoring the use of meat nomenclature on labels for these foods. Join Bianka Atlas, Lewis & Clark Law School, for an overview of the plant-based meat labeling landscape in the United States, with a focus on current and pending state legislation and lawsuits. A brief Q&A to follow. Animal Legal Defense Fund
• 4/1 Anywhere – Triple Bottom Line & ROI. Focuses on what many sustainability professionals are charged with addressing: sustainability from an environmental, economic, and social perspective. It’s not enough to look at one of these factors as we often need to justify projects via all of these topics. Participants will learn about the Auraria Sustainable Campus Program and how it addresses these issues via our seven pillars and how that translates to projects on the Auraria Campus. Students will have an opportunity to fill out a carbon footprint calculator to determine the impact they have via their daily choices, which we will then tie to larger societal impacts. Auraria Sustainable Campus Program
• 4/8 Anywhere – Environmental Responsibility & Animal Protection — Overlooked by Pension Plan Regulation. Animal and environmental protection have tremendous long-term repercussions on economic stability, human health, and national security. Yet problematic regulations regarding fiduciary duty make it difficult to factor these considerations in tax-privileged pension planning under ERISA. This has a chilling effect on necessary investments to shift towards a more sustainable and compassionate economy and has concerning consequences for future retirees, which the law is intended to benefit and protect. Join Benjamin Cregger, Lewis & Clark Law School, as they provide a closer look at recent regulatory changes, which are potentially problematic for human and nonhuman animals. A brief Q&A to follow. Animal Legal Defense Fund
• 4/8 Anywhere – ELK Untapped: A Cider Session. What’s included: cider for two people from Clear Fork Cider, two custom ELK glasses, a small snack, a virtual cider lesson, and a mini science-based lesson. ELK
• 4/9-11 Anywhere – Global Just Recovery Gathering. The Global Just Recovery Gathering is a three-day online event featuring interactive workshops, cultural sessions, and hands-on trainings. Build your skills, strengthen relationships, and hear from a powerful line-up of climate leaders, artists, and musicians in every corner of the world. 350.org
• 4/22 Anywhere – Native Plant Outreach Workshop. This spring, Audubon Rockies and researchers at Colorado State University are collaborating to offer an exciting new series of Habitat Hero workshops focused on native plant outreach. Attendees will learn how to get involved and grow their skills and confidence, not just in planting native plants themselves, but also in encouraging others to plant native plants. Participants will also receive several different $10 coupons for themselves and friends to get a discount on native plants at participating nurseries. Gardeners of all skill levels are all welcome. Audubon Rockies
• 4/23-24 Anywhere – Virtual Animal Law Symposium. This two-day online event will feature panels on zoonotic diseases and COVID-19, factory farming and the realities of our food system, our problematic relationship with animals in captivity, and COVID-19 policy recommendations. Animal Legal Defense Fund
• 4/24 Anywhere – Native Plant Outreach Workshop. This spring, Audubon Rockies and researchers at Colorado State University are collaborating to offer an exciting new series of Habitat Hero workshops focused on native plant outreach. Attendees will learn how to get involved and grow their skills and confidence, not just in planting native plants themselves, but also in encouraging others to plant native plants. Participants will also receive several different $10 coupons for themselves and friends to get a discount on native plants at participating nurseries. Gardeners of all skill levels are all welcome. Audubon Rockies
• 4/29 Anywhere – Native Plant Outreach Workshop. This spring, Audubon Rockies and researchers at Colorado State University are collaborating to offer an exciting new series of Habitat Hero workshops focused on native plant outreach. Attendees will learn how to get involved and grow their skills and confidence, not just in planting native plants themselves, but also in encouraging others to plant native plants. Participants will also receive several different $10 coupons for themselves and friends to get a discount on native plants at participating nurseries. Gardeners of all skill levels are all welcome. Audubon Rockies
• 5/22 Anywhere – Pollinator Party. In honor of Endangered Species Day, we’re inviting everyone we know to get outside and identify pollinators and native plants as part of our Pollinator Party on Saturday, May 22nd, 2021. This is a great event for people of all ages, and you can participate whether you know a lot about pollinators or are just beginning to learn about them. Endangered Species Coalition

• Join Sheep Mountain Alliance to take part in monitoring local ecology and wildlife. Sheep Mountain Alliance is working with local conservation partners to broaden our offerings of citizen science programs. In many ways, citizen science is an ideal activity for physical distancing, so we are hoping to start a pilot program this summer. If you are interested please contact Sheep Mountain Alliance at info@sheepmountainalliance.org or fill out the Google Doc: Sheep Mountain Alliance
• Join 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. Go Big! Central Colorado Bighorn Sheep Survey
• Join Colorado Bat Watch as a community scientist! Rocky Mountain Wild is partnering with the United States Forest Service, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council, and Conejos Clean Water, with funding from the US Forest Service Citizen Science Competitive Funding Program and Patagonia, to launch the Colorado Bat Watch Program. This program will use 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. Understanding this will help land managers and conservation organizations develop strategies and programs to protect bats and their habitat! Colorado Bat Watch
• Join Colorado Corridors Project as a community scientist! 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. You might also enjoy looking at the diversity of wildlife on Vail Pass. Colorado Corridors Project
• Join Audubon as a Climate Watch community science program. 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. Audubon
• Join the CU Boulders researchers studying Barn Swallows by helping look for colonies or individual pairs to study. This study requires a one-time sound recording session of Barn Swallow alarm calls (approximately 15 minutes). If you have Barn Swallow nests on your property or have seen nests elsewhere, please contact Angela Medina Gardia at angela.medinagarcia@colorado.edu. You can also enter your nest observations in the Swallow Tracker. Swallow Tracker
• Join Grouse Grooves as a citizen scientist! Grouse Grooves uses trail cameras to monitor leks in the hopes of understanding when the birds use the lek, how that differs between leks or throughout the season, to help them determine when these sensitive areas need to be protected. Your science task: classify photos that have been marked as having grouse in them and determine how many male and how many female are present! Bonus: what are those males doing? Grouse Grooves
• Join the Bumble Bee Watch. We need volunteers 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. Bumble Bee Watch
• Join Journey North as a citizen scientist! Journey North provides an easy entry point to citizen science, with simple protocols, strong online support, and immediate results. Reported sightings are mapped in real-time as waves of migrations move across the continent. People report sightings from the field, view maps, take pictures, and leave comments. Journey North
• Join Polar Bears International as a Field Ambassador. Field Ambassadors share their knowledge about polar bears with tourists aboard Tundra Buggies® as part of a program designed to nurture leadership in women. They tell stories. They answer questions. And, once they’re back home, they continue to spread the word about sea-ice loss and its effect on polar bears everywhere they can. Polar Bears International
• Participate in Neighborhood Nestwatch and monitor color-banded birds in your own backyard and report observations to the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. Participants must agree to participate for a minimum of three years, committing approximately one hour of time per week for observation and reporting. Participants must live within 50 miles of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Sites are based on location, property type (urban vs rural) and other factors. There is no experience necessary and training is provided during the initial site visit. Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
• In the CrowdMag project, NOAA will explore whether digital magnetometers built in modern mobile smartphones can be used as scientific instruments. With CrowdMag mobile apps, phones all around the world send magnetometer data to them. At their server, they check the quality of the magnetic data and make data available to the public as aggregate maps and charts. The two long-term goals of this project are to create models of Earth’s time changing magnetic field by combining crowdsourced magnetic data with data collected by ships, aircrafts, and satellites and to map local magnetic noise sources (for e.g. power transformer and iron pipes) to improve accuracy of the magnetic navigation systems. Become a citizen scientist and join their research on the Earth’s geomagnetic field. CrowdMag Project
• Wildwatch Kenya seeks to count, identify, and track the giraffes in conservation field sites, along with the other animals that share the habitat, to better understand the behavior, movements, and population numbers of the wildlife found there. Citizens scientists are being called to help researchers look through the tens of thousands of photos taken by trail cameras placed in strategic spots throughout the sites. The information gathered from these photos will help them and the local communities develop plans to help save the animals. Wildwatch Kenya

• Southwest Conservation Corps is seeking a Watershed Programs Manger in Durango. The WPM is responsible for the coordination and management of DRRP activities, small team programs, and operations run out of SCC’s Four Corner’s Office that support watershed restoration. The WPM’s primary DRRP responsibilities involve implementation planning including strike team, corps crew, and volunteer projects; fundraising, budget management, and grant reporting; rapid monitoring program management; and partnership outreach. The WPM also oversees operational support of small teams that work with the DRRP and other watershed restoration groups, participates in crew leader and member orientations and trainings, fundraises for watershed restoration work that supports SCC programming, manages the SCC herbicide program, provides GIS support within SCC, and ensures small team crews are both supported and prepared to maintain safety, program integrity, and quality projects in the field by providing pre-field and in-field guidance. Salary range for this position is $45-56k. Priority review given to applications received by March 5. Southwest Conservation Corps
• The City of Louisville is seeking a temporary Open Space Weed Coordinator. Under the direction of the Open Space Superintendent and supervision of the Sr. Natural Resource Specialist, this position will assist the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Department in carrying out the weed management objectives of the Department as identified in the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Integrated Weed Management Plan. This individual will be responsible for assisting with vegetation management, weed mapping, monitoring weed management contractors, coordinating and leading public volunteer weed control events, and other duties as assigned. Salary range is $19-23 per hour. Applications are due by March 10. City of Louisville
• Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado is seeking a Chief Executive Officer. Ideal candidates are driven by a love of the outdoors, believe in the power of volunteers, and will elevate volunteer stewardship of Colorado’s unique environment. This individual will demonstrate CEO or equivalent leadership experience gained over a career of progressive management experience in the nonprofit, corporate and/or government sectors. This executive has experience mobilizing talent to support impact and organizational outcomes. It is expected that candidates can demonstrate success in building durable relationships with volunteers, partners, stakeholders, and donors. This results-oriented leader will demonstrate success in operating a financially healthy and sustainable organization. Salary range for this position is $125-145k. Applications are due by March 12. Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
• Colorado Department of Natural Resources is seeking a Stream and Lake Protection Section Chief – Colorado Water Conservation Board. This position serves as the agency’s Senior Authority regarding Colorado’s Instream Flow and Natural Lake Level (ISFNLL) Program and manages the Stream and Lake Protection (SLP)Section. The position supervises and implements the base programs of new appropriations, acquisitions, legal protection, and monitoring and enforcement of CWCB held water rights, and the technical support provided to other sections within the agency. The management of these functions is conducted within the confines of state law, adopted rules and regulations, and adopted Board rules and policies. This management function includes the development of goals, positions, policies, objectives and legislative language as necessary for the furtherance of the program; evaluation of program success; and prioritization and approval of program activities. The position coordinates and supervises the Section staff by developing and updating strategic plans and employee performance plans; adjusting goals, objectives and staff priorities when necessary; and conducting annual performance evaluations. The position manages the Section’s finances, including budgeting, operating accounts, grants, contracts and personal services to ensure that the section maintains and advances its resources to maintain base activities and provide for future growth to meet new challenges. The position develops and implements processes to communicate with the Board, stakeholders, and the public to engage, educate, inform and create mechanisms to obtain feedback and understand stakeholder needs regarding the CWCB authorities, and the Section’s base programs and program applications. Salary range for this position is $7,872-9,548 monthly. Applications are due March 15. Colorado Department of Natural Resources
• San Juan Citizens Alliance is seeking a Communications Manager in Durango. The Communications Manager guides the strategy for communications, website, and public relations messages and collateral to consistently articulate SJCA’s mission. The Communications Manager oversees organizational messaging and member services, creates and manages the organization’s websites, supervises engagement utilizing membership database, and leads membership donation campaigns. The Communications Manager implements membership outreach through printed and online media. The Communications Manager works closely with program staff to craft messaging and generate content for SJCA’s conservation campaigns. Salary starts in the mid-$40k range. Applications will be reviewed starting March 15. San Juan Citizens Alliance
• San Juan Citizens Alliance is seeking an Energy and Climate Program Associate based in Farmington, NM or Durango, CO. The Energy and Climate Program Associate focuses on public outreach, education and organizing to advance campaigns to mitigate climate change by addressing fossil fuel extraction, energy production, and electricity generation and utilization in the San Juan Basin of northwest New Mexico and southwest Colorado. As the era of coal ends in the San Juan Basin, the Program Associate mobilizes public sentiment to encourage energy transition by utilities and rural electric cooperatives that advances renewable energy sources as replacement power, and supports strong local leadership for implementation of statewide greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. The position provides support for campaigns to reduce impacts of climate change from energy extraction and associated methane pollution. Starting salary is in the $40k range. Applications will be reviewed starting March 15. San Juan Citizens Alliance
• Boulder County is seeking Youth Corpsmembers. The Youth Corps provides opportunities for Boulder County teens to develop a sense of community involvement through personal accomplishment, teamwork and service to the county. Since 1996, participants, aged 14-17, have been completing projects for Boulder County departments, municipalities and towns. Corpsmembers benefit by learning strong work habits, new skills and the value of environmental and civic stewardship. County departments, municipalities and towns benefit from the maintenance projects and tangible products such as new trails built by Corpsmembers each summer. Pay is $12.32/hour for 1st-year Corpsmembers, $12.82/hour for 2nd and 3rd year Corpsmembers, $13.32/hour for 4th year Corpsmembers. Plus $100 bonus possible for successful completion. Applications are due March 17. Boulder County
• Western Resource Advocates is seeking an Indigenous Peoples Engagement Manager. Western Resource Advocates (WRA) seeks an Indigenous Peoples Engagement Manager to lead outreach and partnership efforts with Indigenous Nations, Indigenous communities, and Indigenous organizations in WRA’s seven state region. This new position will report to the Government Affairs Director and work closely with WRA’s program staff to identify and facilitate opportunities for collaboration with Indigenous peoples around strategies and policies that impact our earth and natural world. The Indigenous Peoples Engagement Manager provides an excellent opportunity to help shape WRA’s growing partnership efforts with Indigenous peoples in the Intermountain West. Salary range is $70-90k. Open until filled, with priority review of applications starting March 22. Western Resource Advocates
• Working Lands Conservation is seeking a Research Scientist focused on ecosystem services in ranching landscapes in Utah. WLC is expanding current research programs at the request and interest of ranching and agency partners; We are increasing our riparian health monitoring and developing a fledgling soil health and carbon sequestration monitoring program. The successful new team member will spearhead the development of these two new program areas, with strong support from WLC Lead Scientist – Dr. Kris Hulvey, summer field techs, and WLCs research partners. This is a one year appointment with potential to extend based on performance and funding availability. The salary range for this position is $37-45k. Position is open until filled. Position open until filled. Desired start date is April 15. Working Lands Conservation
• Friends of the Earth is seeking a remote Fossil Fuels and Lands Campaigner. The Fossil Fuels and Lands Campaigner will work in coalition with a broad range of environmental, community, justice, worker and other groups to push for a planned phase out of fossil fuel production and to build a just transition for workers and communities through administrative actions and legislation. They will primarily focus on the federal fossil fuel leasing program and stopping the preferential treatment given to the boom-and-bust oil and gas industry at the expense of our communities, wild place, and climate. While the salary range is not listed on the posting, I reached out and was informed the salary range is $55-60k. Position open until filled. Friends of the Earth
• The City of Louisville is seeking a Seasonal Maintenance Worker – Open Space/Natural Resources. Job duties include assisting with noxious weed control, wildlife management, and additional duties as assigned. This seasonal position will be offered up to 40 hours per week starting as early as April 12th, 2021 and ending no later than October 8th, 2021. Shorter season available for students. The salary range is $16/hour. Position open until filled. City of Louisville
• Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks is seeking a Wetland and Riparian Ecologist Coordinator III. The Wetland and Riparian Ecologist provides support and leadership in the department’s Wetland and Riparian Ecology program.  In collaboration with other ecologists, the Wetland and Riparian Ecologist’s work includes: conserving, protecting, restoring, managing, monitoring and evaluating wetland and riparian resources on city-owned and city-managed lands; conducting research and analysis to manage, protect, and evaluate wetland and riparian resources; assisting in the development of departmental and city policy to protect and conserve wetland and riparian resources; and providing technical assistance to the city and department in the management of wetland and riparian resources. Salary range is $61,916-94,371. Position open until filled. Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
• Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks is seeking a Vegetation Management Supervisor. The Vegetation Management Supervisor will provide support and leadership to advance the goals of the department’s vegetation and invasive species management program. This position will work collaboratively with ecology, planning, recreation, and agriculture staff to develop and implement a strategic plan for vegetation and invasive species management on the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) system and address the threat noxious and non-native species pose to Boulder’s native ecosystems. This position will supervise standard and temporary staff to meet operational goals, coordinate with contractors and other work groups to complete projects, collaborate on larger departmental priorities and planning efforts, stay current on research and science-based management practices, and conduct project tracking and monitoring to ensure and communicate management success. Salary range is $70,303-107,103. Position is open until filled. Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
• The City of Longmont is seeking a temporary Natural Resources Technician. Performs a wide variety of semi-skilled and skilled tasks related to vegetation management, wildlife management and grounds maintenance of open space, nature areas, greenways, and other City owned lands with natural resource values. Salary is $20.92-25/hr. Position is open until filled. The City of Longmont
• Southwest Conservation Corps is seeking Leaders of Color Crew Members in Salida, CO. As a member of Southwest Conservation Corp’s Leaders of Color crew, you will engage in a variety of conservation projects while building a crew community of members who are Black, Indigenous, and/or People of color. The Leaders of Color crew provides an open and supportive space where BIPOC members work with, learn from, and grow alongside one another as members gain trainings and certifications in chainsaw, crosscut, rigging, technical rock work, and trail construction. No experience necessary. Stipend is $330/week with a $3,172.50 AmeriCorps Education Award. Positions open until filled. Start date is May 25, end date is October 22. Southwest Conservation Corps
• Summit County Open Space and Trails is seeking a Resource Specialist who will be for open space management and planning, volunteer oversight, and public outreach. The Resource Specialist is responsible for monitoring natural resource features and public uses, and coordinating with agency and non-profit partners to preserve and enhance County Open Space and Trails facilities. Salary is $2,186.04-2,404.64 bi-weekly. Position open until filled. Summit County Open Space and Trails
• Blue River Watershed Group is seeking an Executive Director. The new Executive Director will lead BRWG through the final phases of the Integrated Water Management Plan and through implementation of projects identified in the plan. The new Executive Director will also be responsible for grant writing and administration, fundraising, event planning and production, fundraising, and outreach. The mission of BRWG is to promote, protect, and restore a healthy Blue River watershed through cooperative community education, stewardship, and resource management. Salary of this position is $50k. Position open until filled. Blue River Watershed Group
• Western Resource Advocates is seeking an Energy Markets Program Manager. This program is focused on developing and advocating for policies and mechanisms that promote the continued growth of regional energy markets in the Western Interconnection in an effort to integrate increasing amounts of renewable energy generation, meet state clean energy standards, and achieve our organization’s decarbonization goals. The Energy Markets Program Manager will manage the Senior Energy Markets Policy Analyst (based in Salt Lake City, Utah) and will report to the Clean Energy Program Director (based in Boulder, Colorado). This position provides an exciting opportunity to shape both state and regional policy and build a clean, sustainable future for the region. Salary range is $85-115k. Position open until filled. Western Resource Advocates
• Get Outdoors Leadville! is seeking an Executive Director. The Executive Director will guide GOL! into its next phase, helping it mature into a high-impact, well-sustained, mission-and-community-driven organization. the Executive Director will ensure GOL! achieves positive outdoor opportunities and experiences for youth and families of diverse identities and lived experiences through responsive, culturally-informed programs. GOL! aims to serve all Lake County community members, with considerable focus on our Latino community. Salary range is $50-55k. Position open until filled. Get Outdoors Leadville!
• Protect Our Winters is seeking an Advocacy & Campaigns Director in Boulder, CO with remote work potential. The Advocacy & Campaigns Director is responsible for leading our advocacy efforts through the ideation, project management and execution of campaigns that advance the organization’s priorities. You stay current on climate politics and policy and serve as the go-to for impactful campaign ideas and plans that we can execute across the organization at the federal and state level. You never stop imagining how POW could utilize all of its assets– from the Alliance to our volunteers– in campaign execution. You play an important role in advancing POW’s priorities while managing a small team of staff focused on stakeholder engagement. Salary range is $80-90k. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Protect Our Winters
• Rocky Mountain Field Institute is seeking a Field Instructor. The Field Instructor (FI) works under the supervision of RMFI Program Managers and in close coordination with RMFI Field Coordinators. The FI aids in the planning and implementation of RMFI’s trail, restoration, and education field programs. The FI assists program staff in the on-the-ground management of field programs and completion of trail and restoration projects. Primary duties include completing objectives for single and multi-day field projects; instructing volunteers (including school-age children) in trail and restoration techniques; assisting with the oversight of tool, equipment, and food logistics in the field; and assisting with the maintenance of project work logs, equipment and registration logs, and photo documentation. The FI works with fellow Field Instructors, Field Coordinators, and other RMFI program staff to ensure quality work standards, the highest degree of safety, and an enjoyable experience for all RMFI program participants. Wage range for this position is $13-16/hour. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until positions have been filled. Rocky Mountain Field Institute
• Rocky Mountain Field Institute is seeking a Field Coordinator. The Field Coordinator (FC), under the direction of the Program Managers, aids in the planning, administration, and management of RMFI’s trail, restoration, and education field programs. The FC has additional leadership responsibilities compared to the FI position. The FC serves as a lead field instructor responsible for on-the-ground management of field programs, and supervises and instructs seasonal staff, interns, conservation crews, and volunteers in trail and restoration projects throughout Southern Colorado. Primary duties include planning and managing single and multi-day field projects; instructing staff, interns, volunteers, and youth conservation corps crews in trail and restoration techniques; overseeing tool, equipment, and food logistics; maintaining RMFI’s warehouse and vehicles; maintaining project work logs, photo logs and other documentation; and other duties as assigned. The FC may also be tasked with supervising students enrolled in RMFI’s Earth Corps Field Studies Program. The program is an 18-day intensive field studies program during which college undergraduates will live, work, and learn in the incredible backcountry classroom of Colorado’s great outdoors. The FC ensures quality work standards, the highest degree of safety, and an enjoyable experience for all RMFI participants. Wage range for this position is $14-18/hour. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until positions have been filled. Rocky Mountain Field Institute
• Palmer Land Conservancy is seeking a Land Stewardship Manager in Colorado Springs. The Land Stewardship Manager (LSM) builds and maintains positive relationships with landowners, ensures annual fulfillment of Palmer’s legal obligations for conserved properties, provides interpretation of conservation easement terms for landowners, identifies and responds to potential concerns and violations on conserved properties, and completes regular maintenance of stewardship records. The LSM is vital to the organization’s ability to meet our long-term stewardship commitments and the requirements of the LTA Standards and Practices and accreditation. The LSM reports to the Conservation and Stewardship Director (CSD) and works as a part of a team to ensure Palmer’s mission is fulfilled to the highest standards. Palmer holds over 135 conservation easements on nearly 140,000 acres of land, in addition to 3 deed restricted properties and 2 properties owned in fee. Salary range for this position is $48-56k. Position open until filled. Palmer Land Conservancy
• Western Colorado University is seeking a full-time Assistant or Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainability in the MS in Ecology graduate program. Primary responsibilities include mentoring (~6-8) graduate students in wildlife research and developing funded, long-term research collaborations with natural resources partners. The successful applicant will secure extramural funding to support research and publish peer-reviewed science. The position includes active mentoring of advisees and other students in research methods including spatial and statistical analyses. The wildlife ecologist will teach 4-6 graduate and undergraduate courses in wildlife biology and management (may include on-line course development and delivery).  Salary range for this position is $50-60k. Position open until filled. Western Colorado University

• Ongoing – Volunteer with Food & Water Action to ask elected officials to support a fracking ban. After you sign up, you’ll receive an email with everything you need to get started — including talking points on the campaign, resources to contact your elected officials, and more. Food & Water Action
• Ongoing – Volunteer with Rocky Mountain Wild. Whether your experience is in marketing, graphic design, writing, research, fundraising, data entry, biology/ecology, law/case help, special events, or something else, we could use your help! Rocky Mountain Wild
• Ongoing – Volunteer with Defenders of Wildlife as a Biodiversity Ambassador. Speak out against habitat destruction, the threat of extinction, and power corporations that are exploiting our planet. Defenders of Wildlife
• Ongoing – Volunteer with Wildlife Protection Solutions. With more eyes on more of our cameras, we’ll have a better chance of protecting the many thousands of wild animals by catching any potential poaching activity. Get the wpsWatch app. Wildlife Protection Solutions
• Ongoing – Volunteer with The Humane Society of the United States Animal Rescue Team. Animal rescue volunteers work with the Animal Rescue Team to help save animals who are the victims of illegal animal cruelty and natural disasters. Whether an out of control hoarder or dogfighting operation, or hurricane or puppy mill, animal rescue volunteers travel from all corners of the country to assist in the on-going care of dogs, cats and other animals who have been rescued from harm. The Humane Society
• Ongoing – Volunteer with Boulder County Parks and Open Space as a Seamstress or Tailor. Boulder County Parks and Open Space is looking for experienced seamstresses and tailors to help create period clothing for our cultural history programs. Volunteer demonstrators wear these period-appropriate clothes during events at Walker Ranch Homestead where they demonstrate the chores and activities of a working ranch in the late 1800s. Boulder County Parks and Open Space
• Ongoing – Volunteer with Jefferson County and become a Certified Native Plant Master Volunteer! Take your knowledge to the next level and become a certified Native Plant Master volunteer. As a NPM volunteer, your role is to educate others at your current job or volunteer position. Jefferson County

• Take action with Environment American and add your name to ban chlorpyrifos nationwide. Comments are due March 7. Environment America
• Take action with Audubon and send a public comment to insist the regional management plan released by the Bureau of Land Management for the Central Yukon region includes environmental protections to conserve wildlife habitat and preserve traditional land uses. Comments are due March 11. Audubon
• Take action with Wilderness Watch and speak up for the wild Scapegoat Wilderness and all of its native inhabitants. Comments are due March 12. Wilderness Watch

• Take action with American Bird Conservancy and speak up to protect Northern Spotted Owls. American Bird Conservancy
• Take action with Audubon and stop invasive plants from destroying sage-grouse habitat. Audubon
• Take action with Conservation Colorado and support the Colorado Wilderness Act. Conservation Colorado
• Take action with Defenders of Wildlife and urge the Commission to uphold the will of Colorado voters and develop a science-based wolf reintroduction plan. Defenders of Wildlife
• Take action with Environment America and tell President Biden to restore protections for wolves. Environment America
• Take action with Environment America and tell Costco to help save the boreal toad. Environment America
• Take action with Environmental Action and tell your senators to save elephants from trophy hunters. Environmental Action
• Take action with Environmental Action and tell President Biden to restore protections for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. Environmental Action
• Take action with Friends of the Earth and tell congress to start treating water as a human right. Friends of the Earth
• Take action with Friends of the Earth and tell President Biden to stop fracked gas exports. Friends of the Earth
• Take action with Friends of the Earth and demand orcas be protected from cruise ship pollution. Friends of the Earth
• Take action with Friends of the Earth and tell the Department of Interior to stop big oil from wiping out polar bears in the Arctic. Friends of the Earth
• Take action with Grand Canyon Trust and urge your senators to support, co-sponsor, and push for a hearing for S. 387, The Grand Canyon Protection Act. Grand Canyon Trust
• Take action with Natural Resources Defense Council and tell President Biden to shut down the climate-busting Line 3 Tar Sands and Dakota Access Pipelines. NRDC
• Take action with Natural Resources Defense Council and urge your senators to confirm Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary. NRDC
• Take action with Oceana and thank President Biden for stopping new offshore drilling. Oceana
• Take action with Safe Passage and pledge to protect wildlife in the Pigeon River Gorge. Safe Passage
• Take action with Sierra Club and tell your Senators to vote yes to confirm Deb Haaland as the next Secretary of the Interior. Sierra Club
• Take action with Union of Concerned Scientists and hold fossil fuel companies accountable to their climate policy commitments. Union of Concerned Scientists
• Take action with WildEarth Guardians and shut down Suncor’s oil refinery injustice. WildEarth Guardians
• Take action with WildEarth Guardians and raise your voice to help stop extinction. WildEarth Guardians

• Take action with Rocky Mountain Wild and sign the petition stating that you support wildlife crossing structures in Colorado. Rocky Mountain Wild
• Take action with Rocky Mountain Wild and ask the Colorado BLM Director to protect vital habitat for Colorado species, starting with the threatened Gunnison sage-grouse. Rocky Mountain Wild
• Take action with Rocky Mountain Wild and help protect bighorn sheep. Rocky Mountain Wild

• Find Your Own Energy Independence Guide: how to make changes, both big and small, to reduce energy consumption.
• The Social Seer’s US Senator Twitter Accounts for the 115th Congress.
• Town Hall Project’s list of how to reach your representative in person, including town halls, office hours, ticketed events, TeleTown hall meetings, DC events, or coffee meetings.
• Endangered Species Coalition’s How to Advocate for Endangered Species toolbox.
• Indivisible Guide with resources for four tactics to pressure Congress to resist Trump: town halls, local public events, district office visits, and coordinated calls.
• 350.org Resources for Organizers, including: actions, base-building, elicitive tools, media, organizing, strategy, team-building, training agendas