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.

• 10/26 Aiken Canyon Preserve – Aiken Canyon Preserve Hike. Aiken Canyon Preserve is a 1,621 acre state natural area about 12 miles south of Colorado Springs, managed by the Nature Conservancy under a long-term lease. It is a mixture of foothills, shrubland and woodland habitats, and continues to be an area particularly rich in wildlife and birdlife. We will learn about the history of the area and how it serves as a valuable wildlife corridor.
• 10/29 Basalt – A Wild Ride: Celebrating 60 Years of the Wilderness Act! Join us in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the passage of The Wilderness Act. Through the voices of our community, we will explore different perspectives on and connections to wilderness, as we celebrate, reckon with, and reflect together on the past 60 years of the wilderness movement, while looking forward to the next 60. This event is being produced in partnership with Alya Howe and Writ Large Live Storytelling Events.
• 10/30 Cortez – Nexus of Land and Water: Dust on Snow Symposium. We invite you to join us for an engaging one-day symposium, Nexus of Land and Water: Southwest Initiative on Land Health and Water Resources, hosted in collaboration with the Mountain Studies Institute. This event is the culmination of interdisciplinary research projects to devise novel approaches to the critical issue of dust-on-snow in the San Juan Mountains.
• 11/3 Lakewood – Sound Bath Experience with Colorado Treks. November 3 we will have our first Sound Bath Experience! This ADULTS ONLY (16+) night will connect you to yourself and to Mother Earth through a journey with sound bowls and other auditory healing modalities.
• 11/10 Fort Collins – Native Seed Swap. No matter your gardening experience, you’ll find something of interest at the Native Seed Swap & Giveaways. 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.
• 11/12-13 Estes Park – 2024 LGBTQ Outdoor Summit. The LGBTQ Outdoor Summit is BACK for 2024, bringing together LGBTQ outdoor and environmental professionals and allies to boost LGBTQ representation and inclusion outdoors! Our 5th summit will be hosted at the Estes Park YMCA on November 12th and 13th, 2024. It’s a chance to deepen community connections, learn from one another, and enjoy outdoor exploration together.
• 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.

• 10/24-27 – Food Justice Film Festival. The Center for Biological Diversity is celebrating our fifth annual virtual Food Justice Film Festival Oct. 24-27. This year’s festival will feature four award-winning documentaries exploring the links among the food, environmental, and social justice movements. The festival is completely free and open to the public.
• 10/29 – Into the F.U.T.U.R.E. Partner Kick Off. The Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E. Initiative invites all interested businesses, organizations, and individuals to join our movement! In this info session with Initiative members, we’ll give an overview of what a National Outdoor Opportunity Fund will provide for all our nation’s youth and share opportunities for YOU to get involved!
• 10/29 – Singers in the Dark: Conserving the Mysterious Whip-poor-will and Other Nightjars. The Whip-poor-will is a member of the nightjar family, birds known for their haunting songs and nocturnal habits. Like the Whip-poor-will, other nightjars like Chuck-will’s-widow and the Common Nighthawk are also declining due to habitat loss and pesticide use, among other human-caused threats. Join American Bird Conservancy for a FREE webinar to learn more about these enigmatic birds, their conservation status, and what ABC and our partners are doing to ensure a future for species in decline.
• 10/30 – Park Talk: Telling the Full American Story Through New National Parks. Attendees will hear from NPCA’s panel of experts as they discuss three newly established national parks: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Illinois and Mississippi, established in 2023; Amache National Historic Site in Colorado, established in 2022; and Blackwell School National Historic Site in Texas, established in 2022. Panelists will discuss the history the parks protect, the importance of ensuring these places are protected and how safeguarding these places as national parks help to enshrine and interpret a more complete American story. 
• 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.

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)

• Fort Collins Science Center is seeking multiple Biologists to help the USGS Land Management Research Program and a team of researchers at U.S. Geological Survey to support the development of a DOI-wide framework for assessing restoration outcomes associated with projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Selected individuals would act as liaisons between a Department of the Interior bureau – Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, or National Park Service under this larger framework. Selected individuals would help write and develop the restoration framework based up one knowledge of these existing monitoring and evaluation approaches, ensuring efforts are complementary. Individuals with quantitative modeling skills would have the opportunity to be more directly involved with data analyses and modeling, specifically related to assessing the outcomes for the restoration framework focused on vegetation responses, but also potentially including spatial models, species-habitat relationships, fire and fuels management, invasives species management, population demographics, and other responses. The salary range for this position is $80,665-104,861. Applications are due October 31.
• ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is seeking a Deputy Director of Programs to oversee the implementation and success of various climate action projects. This role involves managing multiple pathways — including decarbonization, resilience, circular economy, and nature-based development — while supporting ICLEI’s mission to foster sustainable urban development. The Deputy Director will be responsible for managing cross-functional teams, ensuring project alignment with strategic goals, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. The salary range for this position is $110-130k. Applications are due November 1.
• The League of Conservation Voters Education Fund is seeking a Public Lands Fellow. LCVEF is hiring a Public Lands Fellow who will work with the Conservation Program Director and our network of 30+ state affiliates, collectively called the Conservation Voters Movement (CVM), to advance protections for public lands, including via new national monument designation campaigns. We believe in investing in young professionals passionate about protecting public lands and commit to providing mentorship, conservation network, and a rich professional development experience. The salary for this position is $60k. Applications are due November 5.
• The Wilderness Society is seeking a Colorado Conservation Manager. The Colorado Conservation Manager will play a key role in advancing TWS’ mission of uniting people to protect wild places and our vision to create a future where people and wild nature flourish together, meeting the challenges of a rapidly changing planet. The Manager plays a key role in developing and overseeing implementation of TWS’ projects and initiatives within the state, striving to position TWS as a trusted collaborator with partners and decision makers. In addition, the Manager will ensure TWS’ commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is part of our work in the state, including having equity embedded into the development and implementation of our state goals. This includes early and effective engagement with partners and, when possible, elevating communities that have been historically marginalized. This position will also cultivate existing relationships and further build a network to educate and influence decision-makers, media outlets, and opinion leaders on TWS’ work and priorities in the state. The salary range for this position is $70-80k. Applications are due November 11.
• Conservation Lands Foundation is seeking a Public Lands Policy Associate Director. The Public Lands Policy Associate Director will work closely with the Public Lands Policy Director to help develop and deliver campaign and policy strategies across the organization. The Public Lands Policy Associate Director will implement strategies aimed at grassroots efforts to advance policy change to conserve, protect, and restore the National Conservation Lands; facilitate or convene meetings in partnership with the Public Lands Policy Director with stakeholders, grassroots advocates, and decision-makers to advance policy initiatives and campaigns; and assist with implementing and tracking key policy and advocacy strategies within the Conservation Lands Foundation. The salary range for this position is $60-70k. Applications are due November 12.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Clean Air Task Force is seeking a Western Regional Policy Manager, U.S. State Energy and Climate Policy Program. The Western Regional Policy Manager will lead the work of CATF’s U.S. State Policy Program in Western states (excluding California) to advance a range of decarbonization strategies at the regional and state levels. This involves working collaboratively with members of the U.S. State Policy Program and other CATF programs to deepen CATF’s engagement with policymakers and stakeholders. The Western Regional Policy Manager will leverage strong relationships, a keen understanding of political dynamics, and technical and policy knowledge to advance CATF’s work through direct engagement with policymakers, coalition building, strategic communications, private sector collaborations, and other activities. The salary range for this position is $90-120k. This position is open until filled.
• Colorado Open Lands is seeking a Conservation Project Manager. As a member of the Conservation team, primary responsibilities include building relationships with landowners and community stakeholders, writing and managing grants for acquisition funding, drafting conservation easements, performing project due diligence, complying with record-keeping standards, budgeting and grant management, and other tasks essential to the completion of conservation easement transactions. The salary range for this position is $65-75k. This position will remain open until filled. Interviews will begin in late September.
• 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 the Center for Biological Diversity. Tell the USDA you support strong, clear labeling regulations so consumers can make informed choices.
• Take action with the Center for Biological Diversity. Urge Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to step in and save Tiehm’s buckwheat and its habitat from being wiped out forever.
• Take action with Environment America. Protect Nevada’s “Swiss Alps” from oil and gas drilling.
• Take action with Environment America. Tell the FTC not to let plastic producers mislead the public.
• Take action with Environment America. Tell your governor to ban toxic PFAS fertilizer.
• Take action with Environment America. Tell your U.S. House representative to protect wolves from being run down by snowmobiles.
• Take action with Environmental Action. Tell your member of Congress not to block states from saving bees.
• Take action with Environmental Action. Help stop cruel lion and elephant hunts.
• Take action with Environmental Action. Call on your U.S. House representative to support the Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act.
• Take action with Environmental Action. Protect Ruby Mountain wildlife from fossil fuel extraction.
• Take action with Evergreen Action. Tell Congress to stand against accelerating the expansion of LNG exports.
• Take action with Food & Water Watch. Stop Manchin’s dirty deal.
• Take action with Food & Water Watch. Urge Congress to pass the Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2024.
• Take action with The Nature Conservancy. Add your name now and urge our leaders to protect our planet.
• Take action with REI. Join Tribal Nations and community leaders in celebrating the expansion of two national monuments and urging President Biden to designate and expand additional sacred places as national monuments.
• Take action with Salmon Beyond Borders. Urge President Biden to pause all U.S. funding of Canadian mines until, as requested by Senator Lisa Murkowski, Canada and British Columbia clean up their pollution-prone mining practices on rivers flowing into Alaska — and enforceable protections, established by impacted communities, Tribes, and First Nations, are in place.
• Take action with Trout Unlimited. Safeguard Clean Water Act protections for wild trout and the blue lines they inhabit.
• Take action with Trout Unlimited. Protect the Dolores Canyons and ensure current and future generations of hunters and anglers can enjoy all it has to offer.
• Take action with Wilderness Watch. Defender Wilderness along the southern border.

• 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