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# Rocky Mountain Wild

Protecting Wild Lands for Wildlife in the Rockies Since 1999.

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## Posts

- [The Latest News at Rocky Mountain Wild](https://rockymountainwild.org/news) - New wins, concerns, research, and more about Rocky Mountain Wild's work.
- [Bureau of Land Management Public Lands Rule](https://rockymountainwild.org/public-lands-rule) - The Bureau of Land Management has proposed a Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to support public lands conservation.
- [Make the world a little greener with these environmental actions](https://rockymountainwild.org/weeklyactions) - Every Friday, we post ways that you can make our region a greener place, including events, community science projects, jobs, internships, and direct actions.
- [Rocky Mountain Wild's Lynx Tree](https://rockymountainwild.org/lynx-tree) - Our lynx tree is the place to get links to the most important stories, events, and news happening within Rocky Mountain Wild right now!
- [Steve Pearce Nomination Puts Public Lands at Risk](https://rockymountainwild.org/oppose-pearce-nomination) - President Trump nominated Stevan Pearce to run the Bureau of Land Management. Steve Pearce supports selling off Public Lands and should not lead the agency.
- [Public Lands Need Your Help AGAIN: Defend the Public Lands Rule](https://rockymountainwild.org/defend-public-lands-rule) - Act by November 10 to Defend the Public Lands Rule! The Trump Administration is proposing to repeal the Public Lands Rule. This rule puts conservation, ecosystem restoration, and community access on equal footing with extractive uses like mining, drilling, and grazing. Learn how to submit your comments and support the rule now!
- [URGENT: ACT NOW to Save Roadless Forests!](https://rockymountainwild.org/save-roadless-forests) - The Roadless Rule is under attack! Comment by September 19 to oppose the administration's plan to rescind America's most successful conservation measure, The Roadless Area Conservation Rule of 2001.
- [Stop the Sell Off: Keep Public Lands Public](https://rockymountainwild.org/keep-public-lands-public) - Conservatives in Congress are using the Budget Reconciliation Process to force through their agenda. This is the most anti-environmental legislation ever passed in a chamber of Congress. Reach out to your Senators and demand they stop the sell off of our public lands.
- [Help Rocky Mountain Wild Oppose Energy Dominance Agenda](https://rockymountainwild.org/oilgaswatch2025) - White House, Agency, and Congressional actions prioritizing fossil fuels development threaten wildlife and wild lands.
- [Virtual Colorado Pika Project Presentation](https://rockymountainwild.org/virtual-colorado-pika-project-presentation) - Wild Connections is excited to welcome RMW's Conservation Biologist, Megan Mueller, to host a virtual presentation on their Colorado Pika Project!
- [Court Strikes Down Wyoming National Grassland Plan to Kill Prairie Dogs, Eliminate Black-Footed Ferret Restoration](https://rockymountainwild.org/court-strikes-down-wyoming-national-grassland-plan-to-kill-prairie-dogs-eliminate-black-footed-ferret-restoration) - Today, conservation groups scored a major victory for endangered black-footed ferrets and black-tailed prairie dogs on Thunder Basin National Grassland in northeastern Wyoming.
- [Speak Out to Protect Climate Forests](https://rockymountainwild.org/protect-climate-forests) - Mature and old-growth forests protect our climate by removing and absorbing large amounts of carbon. Take action to protect climate forests now!
- [PRESS RELEASE: Coloradans Applaud BLM Plan to Minimize Oil and Gas Impacts to Wildlife Habitat](https://rockymountainwild.org/biggame_plan) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released its proposed Final Big Game Resource Management Plan Amendment which covers 8.3 million surface acres and 4.7 million acres of mineral estate extending to every Colorado BLM Field Office and to every corner of the state. BLM is taking the important step to implement landscape-level protections for big game habitat and update its oil and gas program in Colorado.
- [Request Greater Protections for Western Colorado Landscapes](https://rockymountainwild.org/protest-crvgj-seis) - The Bureau of Land Management's Supplemental plan for the Colorado River Valley and Grand Junction Field Offices scaled up conservation measures in certain areas but still does not take the necessary steps to address the climate crisis. Protests are due July 22.
- [Read about Rocky Mountain Wild in the news!](https://rockymountainwild.org/in-the-news) - Check out all the activities and advocacy our team and community have done to protect wildlife and wild lands in our region in local and national news.
- [PRESS RELEASE: Colorado Legislature Passes Historic Bill to Restore Wolverines to Colorado](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-colorado-legislature-passes-historic-bill-to-restore-wolverines-to-colorado) - On Friday, SB24-171 passed the House on a bipartisan 51-13 vote after previously making it through the Senate on a bipartisan 29-5 vote in April.
- [PRESS RELEASE: Coloradans Applaud 'Public Lands Rule' Emphasizing Conservation and Recreation](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-coloradans-applaud-public-lands-rule-emphasizing-conservation-and-recreation) - Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its final “Public Lands Rule” putting conservation, wildlife habitat and cultural resource protection on equal footing with extractive uses.
- [PRESS RELEASE: Colorado Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Restore Wolverines to Colorado](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-colorado-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-restore-wolverines-to-colorado) - After a more than 100-year absence, wolverines may be poised to return to Colorado. A bipartisan bill would authorize CPW to reintroduce wolverines to Colorado.
- [Take action to strengthen protections for CO big game](https://rockymountainwild.org/big-game) - Your voice can help us to better protect big game habitat for elk, mule deer, pronghorn, bighorn sheep and a range of other wildlife species.
- [Tell the Bureau that it must commit to strong conservation of Gunnison sage-grouse habitat](https://rockymountainwild.org/tell-the-bureau-that-it-must-commit-to-strong-conservation-of-gunnison-sage-grouse-habitat) - Tell the Bureau it must commit to strong conservation of Gunnison sage-grouse habitat to halt the trajectory towards extinction and promote recovery.
- [3 days left; 5 reasons to give](https://rockymountainwild.org/3-days-left-5-reasons-to-give) - Here are 5 reasons you may want to donate to Rocky Mountain Wild in the last 3 days of the year. SPOILER: Two of them come with GIFs of species!
- [PRESS RELEASE: Wolverine Receives Much-Needed Endangered Species Act Protections ](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-wolverine-receives-much-needed-endangered-species-act-protections) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it will protect the wolverine population in the lower 48 states as threatened under the ESA.
- [Chris's Guide to Monthly Giving for Philanthropy Day](https://rockymountainwild.org/chriss-guide-to-monthly-giving-for-philanthropy-day) - If you're anything like me, when you first started earning disposable income and were no longer living from paycheck to paycheck, you had no idea how to begin being a philanthropist...
- [8 exciting ways you can save our marvelous wildlife](https://rockymountainwild.org/supportrmw) - Protecting biodiversity is a big job and one we do better as a community! Here are just eight ways you can engage to protect wildlife and wild lands...
- [How to get involved in The Bureau's oil and gas leasing reforms](https://rockymountainwild.org/oil-and-gas-reform-comments) - After years of pressure, The Bureau of Land Management released a set of reforms on oil and gas leasing regulations! Show your support by September 22.
- [Response Brief filed to protect Wolf Creek Pass](https://rockymountainwild.org/response-brief-filed-to-protect-wolf-creek-pass) - On July 21, 2023, Rocky Mountain Wild and our partner organizations filed a Response Brief defending both Judge Matsch and Judge Arguello's Orders.
- [PRESS RELEASE: New Federal Rules for Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Lands](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-new-federal-rules-for-oil-and-gas-leasing-on-federal-lands) - The Bureau of Land Management released for public comment a set of reforms that would affect how fossil fuels are leased and produced on national public lands.
- [Protest Period Open for Upcoming Utah Oil and Gas Lease Sale](https://rockymountainwild.org/utsept23leasesalenotice) - Protests are due on July 27 for Utah Bureau of Land Management's September 2023 Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale. Use our resources to submit yours.
- [PRESS RELEASE: Pika Patrol - An innovative mobile app to help the community monitor the iconic American pika in Colorado](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-pika-patrol-an-innovative-mobile-app-to-help-the-community-monitor-the-iconic-american-pika-in-colorado) - This is the first summer in which hikers are using Pika Patrol, an innovative new mobile app, to track observations and monitor populations of climate-sensitive American pika.
- [Colorado Endangered Species Week 2023 Media Kit](https://rockymountainwild.org/colorado-endangered-species-week-2023-media-kit) - Please use the following tools to help guide your social media and marketing for Colorado Endangered Species Week. Feel free to personalize and share your own stories, photos, experiences, and connections to the days as much as possible. The only thing that we ask is that you don’t delete Rocky Mountain Wild from your personalization;
- [White-nose syndrome has made its way to Colorado bats](https://rockymountainwild.org/white-nose-syndrome-has-made-its-way-to-colorado-bats) - Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed on Monday that a bat infected with white-nose syndrome was found in Colorado for the first time.
- [PRESS RELEASE: Colorado Bat Watch, a community science project to study and conserve bats, officially launches today on International Bat Appreciation Day](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-colorado-bat-watch-a-community-science-project-to-study-and-conserve-bats-officially-launches-today-on-international-bat-appreciation-day) - Today is International Bat Appreciation Day, a day to celebrate the benefits that bats bring to the health of our communities, our ecosystems and our crops.
- [We're protecting your BFFs with some of our BFFs!](https://rockymountainwild.org/were-protecting-your-bffs-with-some-of-our-bffs) - We joined with WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds Project, to file a Motion for Summary Judgment in our case challenging the 10(j) rule for black-footed ferrets.
- [WILD LIFE Film Screening, Boulder, April 20](https://rockymountainwild.org/wild-life-film-screening) - Join us in celebrating Earth Day at Patagonia Boulder for a screening of National Geographic's new film WILD LIFE!
- [Join us at Patagonia Boulder's Nonprofit Night, March 22](https://rockymountainwild.org/join-us-at-patagonia-boulders-nonprofit-night-march-22) - Come mingle with a variety of nonprofits doing wonderful work in the Boulder area during Patagonia Boulder's Nonprofit Night!
- [We're protecting connectivity in Eagle Valley!](https://rockymountainwild.org/were-protecting-connectivity-in-eagle-valley) - We recently joined with Wilderness Workshop to file a lawsuit asking for a ruling overturning the WRN's Record of Decision for the Berlaimont Estates Road Improvement Project.
- [PRESS RELEASE: Wilderness Workshop and Rocky Mountain Wild file litigation to stop the Berlaimont Estates Access Road](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-wilderness-workshop-and-rocky-mountain-wild-file-litigation-to-stop-the-berlaimont-estates-access-road) - On March 13, we filed a lawsuit, asking for a ruling overturning the WRNF’s Record of Decision for the Berlaimont Estates Road Improvement Project.
- [Oil & Gas Operators Must Clean Up their Messes](https://rockymountainwild.org/irresponsible) - Rocky Mountain Wild's interactive map shows dozens of Colorado oil and gas producers skirting financial assurance rules risking clean water and clean air.
- [PRESS RELEASE: Irresponsible Operators: New interactive map shows inadequate financial assurance plans from dozens of oil and gas companies](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-irresponsible-operators-new-interactive-map-shows-inadequate-financial-assurance-plans-from-dozens-of-oil-and-gas-companies) - RMW released Irresponsible Operators, a new mapping project showing that dozens of Colorado's oil and gas producers are skirting new financial assurance laws.
- [Fight climate change; save mature and old-growth forests](https://rockymountainwild.org/fight-climate-change-save-mature-and-old-growth-forests) - Sign the petition to thank President Biden for the EO directing the conservation of mature and old-growth forests and ask him to realize the promise of the EO.
- [Press Release: Opening Brief Filed in Lawsuit to Keep Wolf Creek Pass Wild](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-opening-brief-filed-in-lawsuit-to-keep-wolf-creek-pass-wild) - For Immediate Release: 9/30/16 Contacts: Matt Sandler, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-579-5162 Travis Stills, Attorney, Energy and Conservation Law, 970-375-9231 Denver, Colorado – A coalition of conservation organizations filed an opening brief yesterday in the United States District Court of Colorado as part of their lawsuit to stop a controversial land exchange on Wolf Creek Pass.
- [Press Release: Court Finds That Fish & Wildlife Service’s Failure to Designate Critical Habitat in Colorado Offends the Endangered Species Act](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-court-finds-that-fish-wildlife-services-failure-to-designate-critical-habitat-in-colorado-offends-the-endangered-species-act) - For Immediate Release: 9/7/16 Contacts: Matt Sandler, Staff Attorney, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-579-5162 Paige Singer, Conservation Biologist, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-454-3340 Missoula, Montana – The U.S. District Court for the District of Montana ordered the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) to reconsider its decision to exclude Colorado from Canada lynx critical habitat. Denver based
- [Why I Fight for the Earth](https://rockymountainwild.org/whyifightfortheearth) - Let me introduce you to my niece By: Tehri Parker, Executive Director June 1, 2017 Today our President pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement, a global agreement that represented one of our best hopes for curbing climate change. This decision comes on the heels of dozens of others that are unwinding all
- [Close the GAPS on World Day of Social Justice 2023](https://rockymountainwild.org/close-the-gaps-on-world-day-of-social-justice-2023) - Today is World Day of Social Justice! And now is the perfect time to participate in our current GAPS fundraiser if you haven't already.
- [Close the GAPS on International Day of Women and Girls in Science](https://rockymountainwild.org/close-the-gaps-on-international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science) - Consider making a donation in honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science to get the GAPS program up and running again! Make a donation today to close the GAPS tomorrow!
- [Elevating Voices Premiere, Denver, Mar 9](https://rockymountainwild.org/elevating-voices-premiere-denver-mar-9) - Join the Salazar Center and Next100 Colorado in Denver at the new CSU Spur Hydro Theatre on Thursday, March 9 for the premiere of the documentary Elevating Voices.
- [Elevating Voices Premiere, Fort Collins, Feb 23](https://rockymountainwild.org/elevating-voices-premiere-fort-collins-feb-23) - Join the Salazar Center and Next100 Colorado in Fort Collins on Thursday, February 23 for the premiere of the documentary Elevating Voices.
- [What's Up with K.P. Kauffman?](https://rockymountainwild.org/kpkauffman) - Interactive maps shows the location and production of 1,206 K.P. Kauffman oil wells, and the location of the 279 spills it has had since 2020.
- [PRESS RELEASE: COGCC's "Strongest in the Nation" Financial Assurance Rules Being Tested by K.P. Kauffman](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-cogccs-strongest-in-the-nation-financial-assurance-rules-being-tested-by-k-p-kauffman) - Earthworks and Rocky Mountain Wild released an interactive map that shows the location and production of K.P. Kauffman 1,206 wells, and the location of the 279 spills it has had since 2020.
- [PRESS RELEASE: Celebrating 50 Years of Endangered Species Act Success](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-celebrating-50-years-of-endangered-species-act-success) - Conservation and wildlife advocacy groups are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Endangered Species Act this year.
- [Our Impact - By the Numbers](https://rockymountainwild.org/our-impact) - By Tehri Parker, Executive Director Sometimes in the nonprofit world you work so hard, and so quickly, that you don’t take the time to look back and celebrate what you have accomplished. Here, at Rocky Mountain Wild, the last three years have been an ongoing struggle to simply maintain the conservation protections that we achieved
- [Pikas: Good Valentine's Gift, Bad Valentine's Date](https://rockymountainwild.org/pikas-good-valentines-gift-bad-valentines-date) - We don’t recommend making a fiercely territorial pika your Valentine, but we do recommend showing your Valentine how much you love them by adopting a pika!
- [Help Rocky Mountain Wild with your gift of biodiversity](https://rockymountainwild.org/help-rocky-mountain-wild-with-your-gift-of-biodiversity) - Help Rocky Mountain Wild with your gift of biodiversity by December 31st, 2022. By donating $23, you are celebrating 23 years of growth of RMW.
- [2022 Annual Report](https://rockymountainwild.org/2022-annual-report) - For the last few years, Rocky Mountain Wild has worked to expand our partnerships, to build capacity and a healthy community. 2022 was no different.
- [From every pika, lynx, and RMW employee—thank you!](https://rockymountainwild.org/from-every-pika-lynx-and-rmw-employee-thank-you) - From the pikas, lynx, and all of us at Rocky Mountain Wild, thank you for supporting us on Colorado Gives Day and every day.
- [Colorado Bat Watch has officially launched!](https://rockymountainwild.org/colorado-bat-watch-has-officially-launched) - It’s Bat Week, and Megan and I are so excited to be officially launching Colorado Bat Watch! Colorado Bat Watch is a community science program...
- [PRESS RELEASE: Court Again Rejects Village at Wolf Creek Development Proposal](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-court-again-rejects-village-at-wolf-creek-development-proposal) - A Federal District Court Thursday rejected plans by the would-be developers of the Village at Wolf Creek to gain access across National Forest lands.
- [Court rejects the Village at Wolf Creek development proposal yet again!](https://rockymountainwild.org/court-rejects-the-village-at-wolf-creek-development-proposal-yet-again) - Today, we got word that a Fed District Court rejected plans by the would-be developers of the Village at Wolf Creek to gain access across National Forest lands!
- [PRESS RELEASE: 'Pika Patrol': Innovative Mobile App to Help the Community Monitor the Iconic American Pika in Colorado](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-pika-patrol-innovative-mobile-app-to-help-the-community-monitor-the-iconic-american-pika-in-colorado) - Pika Patrol has launched today to help the community and scientists alike to track observations and monitor populations of climate-sensitive American pikas.
- [Tell federal agencies that our climate forests are worth more standing](https://rockymountainwild.org/take-action-climate-forests) - The Forest Service and Bureau are calling for public comments in response to President Biden’s Earth Day Executive order on mature and old-growth forests.
- [Lease Sale Results Show Need for Rulemaking](https://rockymountainwild.org/june2022sales) - In late June, the Bureau of Land Management held its first oil and gas lease sales since early 2021. These sales incorporated several commonsense reforms. Rulemaking is needed to make these changes permanent.
- [Oil and Gas Rules Protect Wildlife Story Map](https://rockymountainwild.org/cogcc_storymap) - View this story map to learn how oil and gas rules effective January 15, 2021, protect wildlife habitats.
- [ICYMI: All of the webinars from Colorado Endangered Species Week](https://rockymountainwild.org/webinars_cesw) - In case you missed Colorado Endangered Species Week, we have all five webinar recordings for you to enjoy at your leisure!
- [Court Restores Wolverine Protections While Agency Reconsiders Endangered Species Decision  ](https://rockymountainwild.org/court-restores-wolverine-protections-while-agency-reconsiders-endangered-species-decision) - The wolverine has regained candidate species status under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) following a Montana District Court decision late Thursday.
- [Call On Your Senators To Stay Strong And Reform The Oil And Gas Program](https://rockymountainwild.org/oilandgas_senators) - We have joined our friends at The Wilderness Society in calling for federal leasing reform. Take action: send your letter to Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper.
- [Letter: Big Oil is to blame for high gas prices, not Biden](https://rockymountainwild.org/letter_oilandgas) - More leasing on public lands won't lower families' heating costs or prices at the pump. It'll just pad Big Oil's pockets with leases they don't plan on using.
- [Resources to help amplify the Colorado Carbon Offsets Partnership](https://rockymountainwild.org/realcarbon_mediakit) - Please use these tools to guide your social media for the Colorado Carbon Offsets Partnership between Rocky Mountain Wild and Southern Plains Land Trust!
- [Conserve Mature and Old Growth Forests as a U.S. Climate Strategy](https://rockymountainwild.org/let-trees-grow) - We've joined with 75 other groups to call on the Biden administration to take executive action to protect the mature trees and forests on federal lands that are most critical in the fight against climate change.
- [Leading Conservation Groups Launch ‘The Coalition for Oil and Gas Reform,’ Urging Reform Before Oil and Gas Lease Sales Resume](https://rockymountainwild.org/leading-conservation-groups-launch-the-coalition-for-oil-and-gas-reform-urging-reform-before-oil-and-gas-lease-sales-resume) - Coalition pushes Interior Department to act quickly to implement the reforms outlined in its report For Immediate Release: February 14, 2022Contact: Abby Grehlinger, abby@team-arc.com (WASHINGTON, DC) — Today, leading national and western-based environmental and conservation groups including the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Center for Western Priorities, Earthjustice, the League of Conservation Voters, the National
- [A huge win for Gunnison sage-grouse!](https://rockymountainwild.org/a-huge-win-for-gunnison-sage-grouse) - We just won our Tres Rios leasing cases! Senior U.S. District Court Judge John L. Kane overturned the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's (the Bureau) 2017 and 2018 decisions to lease public land in Southwest Colorado for oil and gas development on the grounds that development in the area could harm the Gunnison sage-grouse! As you know, Gunnison sage-grouse
- [Federal District Court Judge Overturns Oil & Gas Lease Sales on Public Lands in Southwest Colorado](https://rockymountainwild.org/federal-district-court-judge-overturns-oil-gas-lease-sales-on-public-lands-in-southwest-colorado) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2022 CONTACTS: Megan Mueller, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-704-9760Hilary Cooper, San Miguel Co. Commissioner, 970-728-3844Jimbo Buickerood, San Juan Citizens Alliance, 970-259-3583 Federal District Court Judge Overturns Oil & Gas Lease Sales on Public Lands in Southwest Colorado Telluride CO - A Federal District Court judge late Wednesday overturned the U.S. Bureau
- [Pika Eep!le](https://rockymountainwild.org/pika-eeple) - We would like to extend our warmest thank you to our pika parents, or Pika Eep!le as we like to call them (pika's calls sound a whole lot like "Eep!"). Here are just some of our Pika Eep!le:
- [Some big changes and an even bigger farewell!](https://rockymountainwild.org/bigchanges) - A special message from Tehri, our Executive Director They don't make an emoji to describe what I am feeling as I write this. If they did, one half would look filled with happy anticipation, while the other half would look sad and somewhat scared. You see, I am retiring at the end of this week!
- [What RMW was able to accomplish under Tehri's leadership](https://rockymountainwild.org/under_tehri) - By: Megan Mueller, Senior Conservation Biologist and Interim Executive Director Our executive director, Tehri Parker, is retiring. Our staff and board members would like to wish Tehri well in her next adventure and are glad that she will have time to get out and enjoy the mountains and wildlife that she worked so hard to
- [Another win for Wolf Creek Pass!](https://rockymountainwild.org/another-win-for-wolf-creek-pass) - By: Chris Talbot-Heindl and Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild Remember in 2015 when the Leavell-McCombs Joint Venture (LMJV) exchanged a private parcel to the Forest Service (Service) in exchange for Service land adjacent to Highway 160? We challenged that exchange in Court, arguing that it failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, the
- [Protect, Connect, and Restore Wildlife and Wild Lands](https://rockymountainwild.org/cogives_peer2peer) - Peer-to-Peer Colorado Gives Fundraising Kit Thank you so much for taking part in our peer-to-peer fundraising for the Colorado Gives campaign! This is our first year trying a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign, so if you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns, please don’t hesitate to let us know! Colorado Gives Day is an annual statewide movement
- [Groups sue over plan to poison prairie dogs and eliminate black-footed ferret habitat on Thunder Basin National Grassland](https://rockymountainwild.org/groups-sue-over-plan-to-poison-prairie-dogs-and-eliminate-black-footed-ferret-habitat-on-thunder-basin-national-grassland) - Western Watersheds Project, Rocky Mountain Wild, and WildEarth Guardians filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service that challenges a plan amendment for the Thunder Basin National Grassland in northeast Wyoming. The agency’s plan ramps up eradication of black-tailed prairie dogs by poisoning and sport shooting, and eliminates a black-footed ferret reintroduction area previously designated to help recover this critically endangered mammal.
- [Federal Judge Overturns Oil, Gas Lease Sales on 58,000 Acres of Public Lands in Colorado](https://rockymountainwild.org/federal-judge-overturns-oil-gas-lease-sales-on-58000-acres-of-public-lands-in-colorado) - A federal judge late Tuesday overturned the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s decision to lease 58,000 acres of public land in western Colorado for oil and gas extraction, agreeing with conservation groups that fracking and drilling will worsen air quality in a region where smog levels have exceeded federal pollution standards and threaten public health.
- [Big news in big game habitat and migration route connectivity!](https://rockymountainwild.org/biggame_connectivity) - Big news in big game habitat and migration route connectivity!
- [A Win for Government Transparency](https://rockymountainwild.org/transparency) - We just had to post a sage-grouse happy dance (greater sage-grouse here because Gunny wasn't available to dance or for a comment), because yesterday, we won our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case! On May 15, 2019, we sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Bureau of Land Management seeking records to
- [Rocky Mountain Wild celebrates Secretary Deb Haaland's historic confirmation](https://rockymountainwild.org/haaland_confirmation) - By: Chris Talbot-Heindl, Communications & Membership Manager Rocky Mountain Wild celebrates Representative Deb Haaland’s historic confirmation as the nation’s first Indigenous Secretary of the Interior! By having a seat in the Cabinet — for the first time — Indigenous people will have a voice in the White House and an opportunity to shape policies within
- [Report: Sharp Decline in Demand for Oil & Gas Leasing on Federal Lands](https://rockymountainwild.org/leasing-report) - Rocky Mountain Wild's new report shows oil and gas companies currently hold leases on more than 20 million acres of federal land in the Mountain West, and data trends show a sharp decline in interest for additional leases in many states for 2020 and 2021 compared to previous years. The report is supplemented by an
- [2020 Highlights](https://rockymountainwild.org/2020highlights) - See a story map highlighting some of Rocky Mountain Wild's accomplishments in 2020.
- [2020 Maps of Oil and Gas Development](https://rockymountainwild.org/ogdevelopment2020) - See where drilling is occurring and what lands have been leased in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. The high resolution maps are suitable to be printed as posters.
- [We spoke en masse and the Omnibus Spending Bill got a little greener](https://rockymountainwild.org/en_masse) - By: Chris Talbot-Heindl, Communications & Membership Manager Congress somehow agreed on a spending bill for the rest of the 2018 fiscal budget year, and it isn't totally horrible for the environment! While I wholeheartedly agree with other environmental organizations that we should all take a moment to thank our elected representatives, I believe we should
- [PRESS RELEASE: Rocky Mountain Wild Releases Research and Online Tool Showing Interior Department’s Destruction of Wildlife Corridors](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-rocky-mountain-wild-releases-research-and-online-tool-showing-interior-departments-destruction-of-wildlife-corridors) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDATE: Thursday, February 6, 2020CONTACT: Erin McCann303-746-2365 Launch Marks Two-Year Anniversary of DOI Order Promising to Protect Wildlife Corridors DENVER – Today, Rocky Mountain Wild launched an interactive online tool that shows the millions of acres the Department of Interior (DOI) has offered for oil and gas development directly in wildlife corridors and key habitats. The map, based on new research from Rocky Mountain Wild, shows
- [Unwinding the Case of Wolf Creek Pass](https://rockymountainwild.org/unwinding) - By: Matt Sandler, Staff Attorney, Rocky Mountain Wild On December 9th, Travis and I were back in Court trying to gain assurance that the Forest Service and the developer have complied with Judge Matsch's Order and unwound the land exchange. It turns out that this is more complicated than it may seem. With easements that
- [We're Stronger Together: Health and Wildlife Activists Ally for the Win](https://rockymountainwild.org/stronger-together-oilandgas) - By: Paul Millhouser, Rocky Mountain Wild In response to public pressure in the wake of fatalities arising from abandoned gas lines, the General Assembly passed and Governor Polis signed into law Senate Bill 181, changing the mission of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to prioritize protecting public health and wildlife resources over oil
- [Congestion on I-70 Provides Opportunity to Learn About Wildlife](https://rockymountainwild.org/congestion-on-i70) - By: Sofia Corley, Rocky Mountain Wild At this time of year, as the ski areas open, the number of people heading into the mountains surges, and requires the masses to brave the dreaded congestion on I-70. The traffic on this mountain corridor gets worse every year, with 13.4 million travelers using this highway to cross
- [Where Have All the Elk Gone? Development Drives Elk Population Declines in the Roaring Fork and Eagle Valleys](https://rockymountainwild.org/where-have-all-the-elk-gone-development-drives-elk-population-declines-in-the-roaring-fork-and-eagle-valleys) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2019 Denver, CO – In response to the ongoing decline over recent decades in the elk population in the Roaring Fork and Eagle valleys, Rocky Mountain Wild has published a report titled Evaluating Landscape Connectivity and Habitat Fragmentation Effects on Elk in the Roaring Fork and Eagle Valleys. The report
- [PRESS RELEASE: Rocky Mountain Wild Applauds Governor Polis's Efforts to Improve Colorado's Important Wildlife Corridors](https://rockymountainwild.org/pr-polis-wildlifecorridors) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 21, 2019 Denver, CO – Today, Governor Jared Polis signed an Executive Order that will make things easier for wildlife on the move in Colorado. Focused on Colorado’s iconic populations of ungulate species, such as deer, elk, moose and pronghorn, today’s Executive Order will conserve the habitat they rely on for
- [PRESS RELEASE: Conservation Groups Challenge Forest Service Again Over Approval of Village at Wolf Creek](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-conservation-groups-challenge-forest-service-again-over-approval-of-village-at-wolf-creek) - For Immediate Release: May 28, 2019 Denver, CO – Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today seeking to invalidate the Rio Grande National Forest’s approval of the massive Village at Wolf Creek development by providing expanded access across National Forest System lands to a private parcel created by a controversial 1980s land exchange. The recent Forest
- [Dear Utah - Tehri Parker](https://rockymountainwild.org/dearutah) - A poem by: Tehri Parker Dear Utah, For the last few days I have been exploring your back roads, moving through your landscapes, taking in your aromas of cedar, aspen, and alfalfa fields from my vantage on the back of a motorcycle. I have had some time to ponder you, so I hope you’ll hear
- [2014 Activist in the Trenches Award Presented to Allison Jones of the Wild Utah Project](https://rockymountainwild.org/2014-activist-in-the-trenches-award-presented-to-allison-jones-of-the-wild-utah-project) - Jasper Carlton pioneered the assertive, science based advocacy that is the hallmark of Rocky Mountain Wild. Each year, the Jasper Carlton Activist in the Trenches Award recognizes a dedicated, unsung activist, who is passionate and uncompromising in defense of wildlife, habitat and plants. This year, our Activist in the Trenches Award goes to an individual
- [State Highway 9 Wildlife and Safety Improvement Project](https://rockymountainwild.org/state-highway-9-wildlife-and-safety-improvement-project) - Paving the way for similar projects across Colorado By: Paige Singer, Rocky Mountain Wild's Conservation Biologist/GIS Specialist State Highway 9 was always an important roadway for my family - we lived in rural Craig - as we sought recreation opportunities in central Colorado, the big cities on the Front Range, and beyond. I have since moved
- [PRESS RELEASE: Rio Grande National Forest Again Sides with Developer in Wolf Creek Access Issue](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-rio-grande-national-forest-again-sides-with-developer-in-wolf-creek-access-issue) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 27, 2019 The Rio Grande National Forest Supervisor Dan Dallas signed a Final Record of Decision that could result in an easement over our Federal Public Lands to facilitate construction of the massive “Village” at Wolf Creek. This decision circumvents a federal court ruling that invalidated prior approvals for this controversial real
- [The SabbMattical Chronicles - Volume 9](https://rockymountainwild.org/sabbmattical_vol9) - And around we go... By: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild June 22, 2017 I could have spent months exploring the canyons and forests of southern Utah. But, when you’re traveling with an almost 3 and 6 year old, knowing when to say when is a necessity. It was time for us to start circling back
- [The SabbMattical Chronicles - Volume 8](https://rockymountainwild.org/sabbmattical_vol8) - I guess she's right... By: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild June 13, 2017 We spent a morning at Natural Bridges National Monument. This is a National Monument within Bears Ears National Monument. Natural Bridges was declared a National Monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908. The Monument was rarely visited as it was accessible by
- [The SabbMattical Chronicles - Volume 7](https://rockymountainwild.org/sabbmattical_vol7) - Searching By: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild June 9, 2017 Each day at Bears Ears I would take Micah and Leo for an evening hike. I put Micah in the back carrier and we would walk. I tended to meander off the road at some point towards a different rock feature. Our campsite is surrounded
- [The SabbMattical Chronicles - Volume 6](https://rockymountainwild.org/sabbmattical_vol6) - What Could Be Lost By: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild June 8, 2017 After setting up camp I took the boys for a hike to explore the area. The petroglyphs at the site had piqued my interest. We began searching the cliff walls, alcoves, and caves for signs of past inhabitants. Where did they live,
- [The SabbMattical Chronicles - Volume 5](https://rockymountainwild.org/sabbmattical_vol5) - The Perfect Site By: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild June 7, 2017 My dear friend Scott’s daughter recently repeated something her father had said about me – “Matt is good at a lot of things, but picking a campsite ain’t one of them.” I was initially flattered that this statement was premised by the fact
- [The SabbMattical Chronicles - Volume 4](https://rockymountainwild.org/sabmattical_vol4) - Jump Ship? By: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild June 6, 2017 What would I do if I had to walk into an office every day and see this guy’s picture on the wall?[1] If I knew my boss was against much of what I believe in, would I jump ship or feel that I could
- [The SabbMattical Chronicles - Volume 3](https://rockymountainwild.org/sabmattical_vol3) - A Threatened Landscape By: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild May 31, 2017 The desert of Southern Utah. A landscape crafted by millions of years of wind and water. A place inhabited by wildlife, plants, and ancient civilizations that had to adapt to this harsh climate. Evidence is found through rare species, unique characteristics necessary to
- [The SabbMattical Chronicles - Volume 2](https://rockymountainwild.org/sabbmattical_vol2) - No Village At Wolf Creek By: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild May 27, 2017 As we checked the last things off lists, and completed the necessary steps to get us on the road, the Wolf Creek Order came in. We WON! Wolf Creek Pass will be protected from a massive construction project for the time
- [The SabbMattical Chronicles - Volume 1](https://rockymountainwild.org/sabbmattical_vol1) - By: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild May 20, 2017 Let me introduce myself. My name is Matthew Sandler, you can call me Matt, and I am the Staff Attorney at Rocky Mountain Wild (RMW). After someone works at RMW for five years, they are entitled to take a sabbatical. I have been with the organization
- [2018 Maps of Oil and Gas Development](https://rockymountainwild.org/ogdevelopment2018) - Every year, Rocky Mountain Wild creates high resolution maps showing the widespread impact of oil and gas development on Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. See where drilling is occurring and what lands have been leased by oil and gas companies for current and future development. Download the 2018 Colorado Oil/Gas Development Map , 2018 New Mexico Oil/Gas Development Map ,
- [PRESS RELEASE: Conservation Groups Cheer Latest Court Decision Rejecting Village at Wolf Creek Land Exchange](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-conservation-groups-cheer-latest-court-decision-rejecting-village-at-wolf-creek-land-exchange) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 12, 2018 A federal appeals court Tuesday dismissed the latest attempt from the would-be developers of the Village at Wolf Creek to reinstate a land exchange rejected by a federal judge last year. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver dismissed the developer’s appeal, based on a lack of
- [The End of an Internship](https://rockymountainwild.org/tessas_internship) - By: Tessa Lightfoot, 100 Women for the Wild Intern I am sad to say that my internship with Rocky Mountain Wild has come to an end. On my last trip with Paige, we visited State Highway 9 to check camera traps along the road. A tall wildlife fence extends along both sides of the road,
- [Lawsuit Challenges Oil and Gas Lease Sales on Public Lands in Colorado & Utah](https://rockymountainwild.org/lawsuit-challenges-oil-and-gas-lease-sales-on-public-lands-in-colorado-utah) - Development of the Leases Threatens Public Health and Nearby Dinosaur National Monument FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 27, 2018 Media Contacts: Matthew Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild, (303) 579-5162, matt@rockymountainwild.org Diana Dascalu-Joffe, Center for Biological Diversity, (720) 925-2521, ddascalujoffe@biologicaldiversity.org Alison Heis, National Parks Conservation Association, 202.384.8762, aheis@npca.org Becca Fischer, WildEarth Guardians, (406) 698-1489, rfischer@wildearthguardians.org Stuart Gillespie, Earthjustice,
- [Sabbatical Photo Diary Week 8](https://rockymountainwild.org/alison-sabbatical8) - Alison Gallensky is taking an 8-week sabbatical this summer, from June 15 to August 9. Back at work on Friday, August 10. While she is away she will be thinking about how to update the Southern Rockies Wildlands Conservation Vision based on the new science that has been developed in the last 15 years or so
- [Sabbatical Photo Diary Week 7](https://rockymountainwild.org/alison-sabbatical7) - Alison Gallensky is taking an 8-week sabbatical this summer, from June 15 to August 9. Back at work on Friday, August 10. While she is away she will be thinking about how to update the Southern Rockies Wildlands Conservation Vision based on the new science that has been developed in the last 15 years or so
- [Sabbatical Photo Diary Week 6](https://rockymountainwild.org/alison-sabbatical6) - Alison Gallensky is taking an 8-week sabbatical this summer, from June 15 to August 9. Back at work on Friday, August 10. While she is away she will be thinking about how to update the Southern Rockies Wildlands Conservation Vision based on the new science that has been developed in the last 15 years or so
- [Sabbatical Photo Diary Week 3](https://rockymountainwild.org/alison-sabbatical3) - Alison Gallensky is taking an 8-week sabbatical this summer, from June 15 to August 9. Back at work on Friday, August 10. While she is away she will be thinking about how to update the Southern Rockies Wildlands Conservation Vision based on the new science that has been developed in the last 15 years or so
- [Sabbatical Photo Diary Week 1](https://rockymountainwild.org/alison-sabbatical1) - Alison Gallensky is taking an 8-week sabbatical this summer, from June 15 to August 9. Back at work on Friday, August 10. While she is away she will be thinking about how to update the Southern Rockies Wildlands Conservation Vision based on the new science that has been developed in the last 15 years or so
- [Sabbatical Photo Diary Week 2](https://rockymountainwild.org/alison-sabbatical2) - Alison Gallensky is taking an 8-week sabbatical this summer, from June 15 to August 9. Back at work on Friday, August 10. While she is away she will be thinking about how to update the Southern Rockies Wildlands Conservation Vision based on the new science that has been developed in the last 15 years or so
- [Sabbatical Photo Diary Week 4](https://rockymountainwild.org/alison-sabbatical4) - Alison Gallensky is taking an 8-week sabbatical this summer, from June 15 to August 9. Back at work on Friday, August 10. While she is away she will be thinking about how to update the Southern Rockies Wildlands Conservation Vision based on the new science that has been developed in the last 15 years or so
- [Sabbatical Photo Diary Week 5](https://rockymountainwild.org/alison-sabbatical5) - Alison Gallensky is taking an 8-week sabbatical this summer, from June 15 to August 9. Back at work on Friday, August 10. While she is away she will be thinking about how to update the Southern Rockies Wildlands Conservation Vision based on the new science that has been developed in the last 15 years or so
- [Wolf Creek Pass - So Much More Than Just Dead Trees](https://rockymountainwild.org/wcpb_blog) - For more than a decade Rocky Mountain Wild and a coalition of other conservation organizations have been fighting to stop the development of the “Village at Wolf Creek.” This proposed development would build roads, homes, condos, retail stores, and energy infrastructure to support 8,000 people at the top of Wolf Creek Pass. The “village” would
- [PRESS RELEASE: Developers attempt another end run around public on Village at Wolf Creek](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-developers-attempt-another-end-run-around-public-on-village-at-wolf-creek) - The developers of the controversial Village at Wolf Creek recently demanded the Forest Service simply ignore recent court decisions and instead approve road construction to begin the proposed real estate development. In a January 12, 2018 letter to the Forest Service, the Leavell-McCombs Joint Venture told the Forest Service to immediately grant access so the
- [PRESS RELEASE: Conservation Advocates Promise Continued Scrutiny of Village at Wolf Creek, Vow to Challenge Latest Attempt to Avoid Public Review](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-conservation-advocates-promise-continued-scrutiny-of-village-at-wolf-creek-vow-to-challenge-latest-attempt-to-avoid-public-review) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 20, 2018 The Rio Grande National Forest announced its intention July 19, 2018 to circumvent a federal court ruling that invalidated prior approvals for the controversial Village at Wolf Creek real estate development. The Village at Wolf Creek is a planned massive real estate development located atop Wolf Creek Pass that
- [A Woman for the Wild: Tessa Lightfoot](https://rockymountainwild.org/a-woman-for-the-wild) - By: Tessa Lightfoot With an introduction by: Chris Talbot-Heindl Introduction: the 100 Women for the Wild Emerging Female Leader Internship In Rocky Mountain Wild staff meetings, it's not unusual to hear Matt lament about being vastly out-numbered. This is because Rocky Mountain Wild's staff is mostly women, including our senior scientists and GIS Director! This
- [Colorado County and Conservation Groups Sue Trump Administration Again Over Southwest Colorado Oil and Gas Leases](https://rockymountainwild.org/colorado-county-and-conservation-groups-sue-trump-administration-again-over-southwest-colorado-oil-and-gas-leases) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 2, 2018 San Miguel County, Rocky Mountain Wild, the San Juan Citizens’ Alliance, and Conservation Colorado filed another lawsuit against the Trump administration’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over the agency’s decision to lease public lands for oil and gas without properly considering the environmental impacts of drilling on 4 parcels
- [PRESS RELEASE: Forest Service Declines to Appeal Decision Nullifying Wolf Creek Land Exchange](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-forest-service-declines-to-appeal-decision-nullifying-wolf-creek-land-exchange) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2018 Denver, CO – The United States Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service has declined to appeal an Order issued last May by Senior Judge Richard P. Matsch setting aside decisions approving a land exchange that would provide necessary road access for the long-sought Village at Wolf Creek development.
- [RMW responds to draft land management plan aimed at making changes to the greater sage-grouse conservation plan](https://rockymountainwild.org/greatersagegrousedraft) - By: Megan Mueller, Rocky Mountain Wild May 4, 2018 Today the Department of the Interior released draft land management plans aimed at making changes to a 2015 greater sage-grouse conservation plan that protected habitat in Colorado and across the West. Here is Rocky Mountain Wild's response to the release of the plans: The lengthy previous
- [RMW's wildlife win for Gunnison sage-grouse in Court](https://rockymountainwild.org/rmws-wildlife-win-for-gunnison-sage-grouse-in-court) - By: Chris Talbot-Heindl, Rocky Mountain Wild May 3, 2018 Yesterday we had a great wildlife win for Gunnison sage-grouse in Court! Last October, Rocky Mountain Wild (RMW), San Miguel County, San Juan Citizens Alliance, and Conservation Colorado brought a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over the agency's decision to lease public lands
- [PRESS RELEASE: Colorado Judge Rules Against Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill License](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-colorado-judge-rules-against-pinon-ridge-uranium-mill-license) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 18, 2018 Contacts: Travis Stills, Energy & Conservation Law, stills@frontier.net, 970-375-9271 Lexi Tuddenham, Sheep Mountain Alliance, lexi@sheepmountainalliance.org, 617-285-4715 Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild, matt@rockymountainwild.org, 303-579-5162 Dr. Robert L. Grossman, robert.grossman@colorado.edu, 970-901-6717 Colorado Judge Rules Against Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill License Ruling cites groundwater contamination, inadequate water supply, wildlife impacts, and wind dispersion of radioactive materials.
- [A Biologist’s Perspective on Wolf Restoration](https://rockymountainwild.org/biologist_wolfrestoration) - By: Mike Phillips, Science Advisory Team, Rocky Mountain Wolf Project Recently I spoke in Carbondale and Aspen about restoring the gray wolf to the public wildlands of western Colorado. Some have claimed that my presentations were misleading. They were not. I stuck to reliable facts and concluded with an important truth: coexisting with wolves is
- [Compromise Reached with Eldora Ski Area Over Expansion Plans](https://rockymountainwild.org/compromise-reached-with-eldora-ski-area-over-expansion-plans) - Boulder County, Eldora Ski Resort, Sierra Club, and Middle Boulder Creek Coalition reach agreement on Eldora Mountain Ski Resort expansion By: Dave Hallock and Bill Ikler, Middle Boulder Creek Coalition An historic agreement was signed by Middle Boulder Creek Coalition, the Boulder County Commissioners, Indian Peaks Group of the Sierra Club, and Powdr Corporation, owners
- [PRESS RELEASE: Trump Administration denies white-tailed prairie dog Endangered Species Act protection](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-trump-administration-denies-white-tailed-prairie-dog-endangered-species-act-protection) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 6, 2017 Media Contacts: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-579-5162, matt@rockymountainwild.org Megan Mueller, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-704-9760, megan@rockymountainwild.org DENVER, CO— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced yesterday that the imperiled white-tailed prairie dog will not be granted the protection of the Endangered Species Act. The white-tailed prairie dog is
- [PRESS RELEASE: Petition Filed to Maintain Jumping Mouse's Endangered Species Protection](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-petition-filed-to-maintain-jumping-mouses-endangered-species-protection) - Property-rights Group Continues Bogus Effort to Delist Tiny Mouse FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2017 Media Contacts: Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, ngreenwald@biologicaldiversity.org Megan Mueller, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-704-9760, megan@rockymountainwild.org DENVER— The Center for Biological Diversity and Rocky Mountain Wild filed a petition today with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue protections for the
- [PRESS RELEASE: Colorado County and Conservation Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Southwest Colorado Oil and Gas Leases](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-colorado-county-and-conservation-groups-sue-trump-administration-over-southwest-colorado-oil-and-gas-leases) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 11, 2017 Media Contacts: Megan Mueller, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-7 04-9760 Hilary Cooper, San Miguel Co. Commissioner, 970-728-3844 Jimbo Buickerood, San Juan Citizens Alliance, 970-259-3583 Jessica Goad, Conservation Colorado, 720-206-4235 San Miguel County, Rocky Mountain Wild, the San Juan Citizens Alliance, and Conservation Colorado today announced that they have filed a lawsuit against
- [PRESS RELEASE: Court Again Denies Red McCombs' Plea to Approve Village at Wolf Creek](https://rockymountainwild.org/court_denies_mccombs) - "The Forest Service cannot abdicate its responsibility to protect the forest..." For Immediate Release: September 15, 2017 DENVER, CO –Yesterday, a Federal Court again rejected pleas by the Leavell-McCombs Joint Venture and the Forest Service to allow the controversial Village at Wolf Creek to go forward. The Village at Wolf Creek is a proposed development
- [One Woman for the Wild](https://rockymountainwild.org/one-woman-for-the-wild) - By: Gabby Vermeire, Rocky Mountain Wild Intern As our northern hemisphere tips away from the sun and our summer draws to a close, so do the internships of countless college students. Hopefully their internships will have given them more than just another line on their resumes by also giving them a glimpse into what a
- [Another Reason We Fight for Bears Ears](https://rockymountainwild.org/bears_ears) - By: Erica Prather, Campaign Assistant During the last weekend of August, Rocky Mountain Wild sent me to volunteer with scientist Robert Gay, performing paleontological surveys in Bears Ears National Monument. There were 3 other volunteers, and they all happened to be paleontologists who wanted additional field experience. This meant I was the only person who
- [Paul's Trip to See the Solar Eclipse](https://rockymountainwild.org/eclipse) - By: Paul Millhouser, GIS Analyst GIS, or Geographic Information Systems, involves using maps and other geographic information to analyze, interpret and illustrate data. At Rocky Mountain Wild, that means figuring out when proposed oil and gas leases on federal lands will damage critical habitat, or where a wildlife crossing should be placed over a highway.
- [PRESS RELEASE: Grant Funding Builds Programs for Women in Field Biology](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-grant-funding-builds-programs-for-women-in-field-biology) - For Immediate Release, August 21, 2017 Contact: Erica Prather erica@rockymountainwild.org Rocky Mountain Wild 1536 Wynkoop Street, Suite 900 Denver, CO 80202 www.rockymountainwild.org Partners in the Outdoors has awarded Rocky Mountain Wild a $2,000 grant to engage Colorado women in field biology and citizen science programs. The project, called “100 Women for the Wild,” provides networking
- [Introducing our 100 Women for the Wild Intern, Gabrielle](https://rockymountainwild.org/gabrielle) - By: Gabrielle Vermeire, RMW 100 Women for the Wild Intern It’s always a relief to land an internship for the summer, since three months is a great opportunity to pad the resume of an anxious college student. I consider myself lucky that Tehri relented to my pestering and gave me the 100 Women for the
- [PRESS RELEASE: Trump pushes coal mining in roadless forest days after repudiating Paris climate agreement](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-trump-pushes-coal-mining-in-roadless-forest-days-after-repudiating-paris-climate-agreement) - Forest Service Pushes to Maine Next to West Elk Wilderness, Giving Arch Coal Access to More than 17 Million Tons of Coal For Immediate Release: June 8, 2017 Contacts: Matt Reed, High Country Conservation Advocates, matt@hccacb.org, (970) 349-7104 Allison Melton, Center for Biological Diversity, amelton@biologicaldiversity.org, (970) 309-2008 Thomas Young, Sierra Club, thomas.young@sierraclub.org, (719) 393-2354 Shannon
- [PRESS RELEASE: Federal Judge Sets Aside Forest Service Wolf Creek Land Exchange](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-federal-judge-sets-aside-forest-service-wolf-creek-land-exchange) - For Immediate Release, May 19, 2017 Federal Judge Sets Aside Forest Service Wolf Creek Land Exchange Any future Village Proposal Must Address Development Impacts on the National Forest and Lynx Denver, CO — The Honorable Senior Judge Richard P. Matsch issued an Order today affirming that the Forest Service "failed to consider important aspects of
- [Citizen Scientists Participate in Arkansas River Corridor BioBlitz](https://rockymountainwild.org/ark) - By: Megan Mueller, Senior Conservation Biologist May 24, 2016 Flowing from the top of the Rockies to the Mississippi River, the Arkansas River is one of America’s mighty river systems. Its headwaters make up an ecological wonderland and a recreational hotspot, cutting through rugged canyon country full of hair-raising land features like rock hoodoos and rough
- [Press Release: Final Arguments, Filings Against Massive Development at Wolf Creek in Judge’s Hands](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-final-arguments-filings-against-massive-development-at-wolf-creek-in-judges-hands) - For Immediate Release, February 9, 2017 Final Arguments, Filings Against Massive Development at Wolf Creek in Judge’s Hands Groups Denied Access to Pubic Documents That Would Have Revealed Extent of Developer Influence Denver, CO — A coalition of conservation organizations, who have long been fighting to protect Wolf Creek Pass from a massive ill-conceived development,
- [The "Village" at Wolf Creek Pass - a disaster for the Endangered Species Act listed Canada lynx](https://rockymountainwild.org/the-village-at-wolf-creek-pass-a-disaster-for-the-endangered-species-act-listed-canada-lynx) - By: Chris Talbot-Heindl, Communications & Membership Manager, Rocky Mountain Wild Canada lynx and ski resorts In late December, we all watched in awe as a Canada lynx lumbered across Purgatory Resort amid astonished skiers in broad daylight. For some, it was exciting, for others frightening, and for all, very rare. Lynx are elusive creatures that
- [Press Release: Rocky Mountain Wild Reaches Milestone: Over 2 Million Acres of Habitat Removed from Oil and Gas Leases](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-rocky-mountain-wild-reaches-milestone-over-2-million-acres-of-habitat-removed-from-oil-and-gas-leases) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/22/16 Contacts: Matt Sandler, Staff Attorney, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-579-5162 Alison Gallesky, GIT & IT Director, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-619-0509 Denver, Colorado - For the last 10 years, Rocky Mountain Wild has been watchdogging the oil and gas industry to ensure responsible development that does not detrimentally impact the health of our ecosystems
- [Press Release: Court Declares Fish and Wildlife Service Failed to Protect Rare Colorado, Utah Wildflowers Threatened by Oil Shale Mining](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-court-declares-fish-and-wildlife-service-failed-to-protect-rare-colorado-utah-wildflowers-threatened-by-oil-shale-mining) - For Immediate Release: 10/27/2016 Contact: Robin Cooley, Earthjustice, (303) 996-9611 Chris Eaton, Earthjustice, (303) 996-9616 Megan Mueller, Rocky Mountain Wild, (303) 704-9760 Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological Diversity, (801) 300-2414 Laura Welp, Western Watersheds Project, (480) 271-0349 Neil Levine, Grand Canyon Trust, (303) 455-0604 Tony Frates, Utah Native Plant Society, (801) 277-9240 Court Declares Fish
- [Press Release: BLM Agrees to Consider Protecting 64,720 Acres of Habitat for Rare Wildflowers](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-blm-agrees-to-consider-protecting-64720-acres-of-habitat-for-rare-wildflowers) - For Immediate Release Contact: Megan Mueller, Senior Conservation Biologist, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-704-9760 Habitat for critically imperiled plants will be considered for permanent protection through designation as Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Meeker, CO (August 5, 2016) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced this week that 64,720 acres of habitat for critically imperiled wildflowers, in four
- [Press Release: Proposed Plan for Gunnison Sage-Grouse Habitat Falls Short](https://rockymountainwild.org/press-release-proposed-plan-for-gunnison-sage-grouse-habitat-falls-short) - For Immediate Release Contacts: Megan Mueller, Wildlife Biologist, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-704-9760 Juli Slivka, Planning Specialist, The Wilderness Society, 303-241-9431 Luke Schafer, West Slope Advocacy Director, Conservation Colorado, 970-756-5854 Improved management safeguards needed top put the bird on track to recovery Lakewood, CO (August 12, 2016) -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a
- [Can Eldora Mountain Resort Think Outside the Box? Wildlife is Counting On It](https://rockymountainwild.org/can-eldora-mountain-resort-think-outside-the-box-wildlife-is-counting-on-it) - By: Tehri Parker, Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Wild “Around here everyone’s got a moose story,” laughs Dave Hallock, Eldora resident and member of the Middle Boulder Creek Coalition (MBCC). We’re standing on a hillside looking down on a wetland near the Indian Peaks Wilderness as he relates a story about being cornered on the roof
- [A Day in the Field with American Pika](https://rockymountainwild.org/pikafield) - By: Terri Slivka July 29, 2016 I was fortunate to win an auction item at the RMW Bites & Brews for Biodiversity event last fall to participate in a day in the field with pika research guru, Dr. Chris Ray. My date with the pikas began with a beautiful hike in the Indian Peaks Wilderness
- [Wild Connections: Mapping Potential Wilderness Areas](https://rockymountainwild.org/wild-connections-mapping-potential-wilderness-areas) - Up the East Gulch from its confluence with the Arkansas River, a few miles east of Texas Creek in Fremont County, is Echo Canyon. Further up the gulch, Table Mountain looms to the southwest, past Bull Ridge. Surrounding this mountain, gulch and canyon are 32,000 acres of roadless Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. The
- [Tres Rios Field Office Wildlife Maps](https://rockymountainwild.org/trfo-wildlife-maps) - The following maps are of important areas for wildlife (and a few plant) species found on BLM (and neighboring) lands in the Tres Rios Field Office in far southwestern Colorado. These maps were created October 2, 2015 for the Colorado Wildlife Federation and are in Adobe pdf format. These maps are designed to be viewed on
- [Federal Judge Matsch: "Get the guts of the case before me."](https://rockymountainwild.org/federal-judge-matsch-get-the-guts-of-the-case-before-me) - By: Chris Talbot-Heindl, Communications & Membership Manager July 12, 2016 Last Friday, during a motions hearing on the Wolf Creek case, Friends of Wolf Creek asked Federal Judge Richard Matsch to compel the Forest Service to obtain and disclose records and billing statements from the contractors who prepared the environmental analysis. Friends of Wolf Creek
- [Draft Boundary for South Park Master Leasing Plan](https://rockymountainwild.org/south-park-mlp) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado will begin this fall (2014) working with conservation groups and other agencies (including Denver Water) to create a Master Leasing Plan for the South Park area in Colorado. These plans are intended to take into account resource conservation when planning future oil & gas development on public lands in that
- [In 2014, we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act!](https://rockymountainwild.org/wilderness50th) - On September 3, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Wilderness Act. This historic bill established the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). In Colorado, 3.6 million acres have been protected as wilderness in the last 50 years. Each area has a story - a story of citizens working together to permanently protect some

## Pages

- [Home](https://rockymountainwild.org/) - Rocky Mountain Wild works to protect, connect, and restore wildlife and wild lands in the Southern Rocky Mountain region.
- [Meet Rocky Mountain Wild's dedicated staff](https://rockymountainwild.org/staff) - Rocky Mountain Wild's strength is its staff and their expertise. Meet the team — Alison, Sofia, Megan, Matt, Paige, and Chris!
- [Montana Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sales](https://rockymountainwild.org/oil_and_gas/montana) - Use our resources to ask the Bureau to protect the wildlife and wild lands in our region by removing parcels that overlap with important resources.
- [Utah Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sales](https://rockymountainwild.org/oil_and_gas/utah) - Use our resources to ask the Bureau to protect the wildlife and wild lands in our region by removing parcels that overlap with important resources.
- [Colorado Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sales](https://rockymountainwild.org/oil_and_gas/colorado) - Use our resources to ask the Bureau to protect the wildlife and wild lands in our region by removing parcels that overlap with important resources.
- [Wyoming Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sales](https://rockymountainwild.org/oil_and_gas/wyoming) - Use our resources to ask the Bureau to protect the wildlife and wild lands in our region by removing parcels that overlap with important resources.
- [New Mexico Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sales](https://rockymountainwild.org/oil_and_gas/new_mexico) - Use our resources to ask the Bureau to protect the wildlife and wild lands in our region by removing parcels that overlap with important resources.
- [Oil and Gas Toolbox for Activists](https://rockymountainwild.org/ogtoolbox) - You can help make sure that our federal agencies manage these areas in ways that benefit all of us. Here is your toolbox for commenting on and engaging in this.
- [Experience the transformative energy of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival!](https://rockymountainwild.org/wsff) - Rocky Mountain Wild is excited to be bringing The Wild & Scenic Film Festival back to Denver and live in your living room! Learn more and register!
- [Internships and Mentorships](https://rockymountainwild.org/internships-and-mentorships) - Protecting biodiversity is a big job, and not one that our tiny organization can do alone. We are actively building a diverse community to help us make our vision a reality, and as part of that effort, we try to offer internships and mentorships to people who are interested in doing this work. What's the
- [You won't want to miss these Rocky Mountain Wild events!](https://rockymountainwild.org/events) - Rocky Mountain Wild hosts events year-round that help us learn about the wildlife and wild lands in our region and take action to protect them.
- [Resource Library](https://rockymountainwild.org/resource) - Rocky Mountain Wild conducts research, studies, and produces papers on some of the conservation concerns in the Southern Rockies. Check out their research here.
- [Meet the members of RMW's Board of Directors](https://rockymountainwild.org/board) - Meet Connor, Clarissa, Laura, Becky, Kate, Tess, Aaron, and Brendan — the 8 individuals leading Rocky Mountain Wild's strategic direction!
- [Community Science Projects](https://rockymountainwild.org/community_science) - Here at Rocky Mountain Wild, we engage community science projects to do important research that informs our conservation work.
- [Prairie Dog](https://rockymountainwild.org/prairie_dog) - The Cornerstone of the Prairie Ecosystem The White-tailed prairie dog forms the cornerstone of the prairie ecosystem as at least nine other species depend on it for food or shelter. But it is suffering severe declines, having completely vanished from 99% of its historic habitat. The White-tailed prairie dog has suffered from disease and human
- [Colorado Bat Watch](https://rockymountainwild.org/cbw) - Colorado Bat Watch is a collaborative effort to study and conserve bats. Bats face threats from habitat destruction, white-nose syndrome, wind energy development, and other stresses. Without concerted action to conserve bats in Colorado, these threats could lead to the loss of local bat populations that benefit humans and ecosystems, and contribute to declines of
- [Colorado Pika Project](https://rockymountainwild.org/cpp) - The Colorado Pika Project (CPP) is engaging community scientists to conserve the American pika and safeguard the health of alpine ecosystems in Colorado.
- [American Pika](https://rockymountainwild.org/american_pika) - Scientists are currently studying if the adaptations that allow the pika to thrive in harsh, cold environments also make them vulnerable to a warming climate.
- [Adopt a Plush Pika, Bat, or Prairie Dog](https://rockymountainwild.org/adopt-a-pika) - Your adoption of an American pika will help ensure that the 'Eeep!' of the pika will continue to ring out across our Colorado mountains.
- [Take Action](https://rockymountainwild.org/take_action) - There are several ways in which you can take action with Rocky Mountain Wild and support the protection of wildlife and wild lands in our region. Support the Gender Advancement and Parity in STEM (GAPS) Program Adopt a Pika Donate to RMW Volunteer for RMW Sign up for e-Newsletters Support the Building of Wildlife Crossing
- [Oil and Gas Watch](https://rockymountainwild.org/oil-and-gas-watch) - We work to stop oil and gas leasing that would harm wildlife and wild lands and have been involved in the deferral of over 2 million acres of public land.
- [Nevada Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sales](https://rockymountainwild.org/oil_and_gas/nevada) - Use our resources to ask the Bureau to protect the wildlife and wild lands in our region by removing parcels that overlap with important resources.
- [Keep Parks Public Campaign Kickoff](https://rockymountainwild.org/keep-parks-public-campaign-kickoff) - Keep Parks Public Campaign KickoffWednesday, August 13, 20256:30 PM - 8:30 PMPatagonia Denver (map)2600 Walnut StreetDenver, Colorado, 80205 Our parks and public lands are under attack. The Trump administration is cutting funding for our most cherished places, removing vital public lands workers, and trying to sell off Americans’ public lands to pay for tax cuts for billionaires—all at
- [Experience the transformative energy of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival!](https://rockymountainwild.org/wsff2024) - We are excited to bring The Wild & Scenic Film Festival back to Denver and live in your living room! Live stream the festival or join us at The Bug Theatre.
- [Shop](https://rockymountainwild.org/shop) - Select Rocky Mountain Wild designs can be purchased at our RedBubble shop. We are currently out of stock of all in-house items. Go to shopping cart.
- [Celebrate Colorado Public Lands Day, May 17](https://rockymountainwild.org/public-lands-day) - For Colorado Endangered Species Week, we'd like to celebrate CO Public Lands Day by talking about the importance of inclusion and equity in our public lands.
- [Get batty about Colorado bats, May 17](https://rockymountainwild.org/colorado-bats) - Unfortunately, relatively little is currently known about the population status of most species of bats in Colorado. But you can help us learn more!
- [Get wild about wolverines, May 14](https://rockymountainwild.org/wild-wolverines) - Get wild for wolverines during Colorado Endangered Species Week! Learn more about the species and how you can help with their reintroduction in Colorado!
- [Celebrate the species you love during CO Endangered Species Week](https://rockymountainwild.org/cesw) - May 11-17, 2025, Rocky Mountain Wild and our partners will host the 9th annual Colorado Endangered Species Week to celebrate the species we all love! Join us!
- [Learn about our soon-to-be new neighbors, wolverines](https://rockymountainwild.org/cesw_wolverines) - Colorado’s wolverine population went extinct due to unregulated trapping and poisoning in the early 1900s. But earlier this month, a bill to reintroduce the species passed the legislature!
- [Celebrate the species you love during CO Endangered Species Week](https://rockymountainwild.org/cesw2024) - On May 12-18, 2024, Rocky Mountain Wild and our partners will host the 8th annual Colorado Endangered Species Week to celebrate the species we all love!
- [Gender Advancement and Parity in STEM (GAPS)](https://rockymountainwild.org/gaps) - The Gender Advancement and Parity in STEM (GAPS) program supports our work to reduce gender bias in our field.
- [You're now signed up for Rocky Mountain Wild newsletters, but first...](https://rockymountainwild.org/newsletter_thankyou) - To get you up to speed on Rocky Mountain Wild's word, here are our main programs and what we've accomplished with them in the past year!
- [Wild & Scenic Community Action Hub](https://rockymountainwild.org/wsff_hub) - Thank you for attending the Wild & Scenic Film Festival and wanting to take direct action to help our region and the planet! Here are some actions you can take to make the world a greener place.
- [Adopt a Bat](https://rockymountainwild.org/adopt-a-bat) - Adopt a plush little brown bat! Adoptions come with a personalized e-certificate of adoption. Proceeds support our community science program Colorado Bat Watch.
- [Help us honor the legacy of an adventurous wolverine](https://rockymountainwild.org/marty-wolverine) - Meet M-56, an adventurous young male wolverine who went on an epic nearly 2000-mile journey and renewed interest in plans to reintroduce wolverines to Colorado.
- [Envisioning equity in the outdoors and environmental nonprofits](https://rockymountainwild.org/cesw_equity) - Explore how we can make the outdoors and environmental organizations more equitable, inclusive, and just.
- [Be a boreal toad hero through community science and direct action](https://rockymountainwild.org/cesw_borealtoads) - In the southern Rocky Mountains, boreal toads, once a common member of our alpine ecosystems, are estimated to occupy just 1% of their historical breeding areas
- [Demystify the majesty of Colorado's new wolves](https://rockymountainwild.org/cesw_wolves) - On November 3, 2020, Coloradans voted yes to CO Proposition 114, the Gray Wolf Reintroduction Initiative. At the end of last year, wolves were reintroduced!
- [Unlock the joy of community science to protect Colorado bats](https://rockymountainwild.org/cesw_bats) - Relatively little is known about the population status of most species of bats in Colorado. See how you can help change that this CO Endangered Species Week.
- [Wolverine](https://rockymountainwild.org/wolverine) - Fearless But Vulnerable Wolverines are a member of the weasel family, related to river otters and martens. They are superbly adapted to cold, snowy, alpine environments. They live above treeline and in high elevation forests. Wolverines’ ruggedness is legendary. They roam vast territories, eat mostly carcasses of dead animals and small mammals, raise their young
- [Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Nov 9](https://rockymountainwild.org/wsff2023) - 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.
- [Join us for Colorado Endangered Species Week 2023](https://rockymountainwild.org/cesw2023) - On May 14-20, 2023, Rocky Mountain Wild and our partners will host the 7th annual Colorado Endangered Species Week!
- [2023 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Online Program](https://rockymountainwild.org/2023wsff_program) - In-Person Schedule 6:30 pm — Doors open with an opening reception. Visit the Rocky Mountain Wild booth for the opportunity to join the raffle, adopt a plush pika, bat, or prairie dog, or to talk to Rocky Mountain Wild staff about projects we're working on! 7:00 pm — Land Acknowledgment, Introduction, and the First Half
- [Join us for an evening of conservation and connection with Ben Goldfarb, Dec 7](https://rockymountainwild.org/conservation_and_connection) - Join our friends at Summit County Safe Passages for a special evening of conservation and connection with author and passionate conservationist Ben Goldfarb.
- [Colorado Corridors Project](https://rockymountainwild.org/colorado-corridors-project) - East Vail Pass between Copper Mountain Resort and the top of Vail Pass has long been identified as one of the most important wildlife movement corridors in Colorado. To restore connectivity in the area, three wildlife crossing structures – one overpass and two underpasses – have been recommended to allow wildlife to safely cross I-70.
- [Wild & Scenic Film Festival Media Kit](https://rockymountainwild.org/wsff-mediakit) - Please use the following tools to help guide your social media and marketing for the Wild & Scenic Film Festival virtual live stream!
- [What We Do](https://rockymountainwild.org/what_we_do) - Rocky Mountain Wild works to protect, connect, and restore wildlife and wild lands in the Southern Rocky Mountain region.
- [Our Commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion](https://rockymountainwild.org/our-commitment-to-justice-equity-diversity-and-inclusion) - Rocky Mountain Wild engages people in collaborative solutions to local environmental problems through advocacy and community science. This requires us to be in right relationship with the land, species, and communities in our region. Being in right relationship means "to embody respect and reciprocity in order to foster healthy relationships with our plant, animal, and
- [Re-Meet Rocky Mountain Wild, July 26, Denver](https://rockymountainwild.org/re-meet) - Rocky Mountain Wild has undergone some pretty big changes. Come to our networking event to meet some of our new staff and board members and learn about our shift to shared leadership.
- [Join us at Tundra, July 28 & 29, Denver](https://rockymountainwild.org/tundra) - Tundra features artists from Authentic: Grooves and Alpine Artist Collection. These two evenings of performances, sponsored by RiNo Art Park, will feature new works from both companies, live music by local musician Jesse Hunter, an immersive art installation that features floral arrangements by Meant to Bea floral, beverages by Rowdy Mermaid, and we will be
- [Bureau of Land Management Planning Rule Workshop, June 13](https://rockymountainwild.org/blm_planning_workshop) - Join Rocky Mountain Wild and Wild Connections to learn more about the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed Conservation and Landscape Health Rule.
- [Envisioning Equity in Environmental Nonprofits, May 20](https://rockymountainwild.org/envisioning-equity) - Join Rocky Mountain Wild and Next 100 Colorado to explore how we can make environmental organizations more equitable, inclusive, and just.
- [Get Hopping for Boreal Toad, May 18](https://rockymountainwild.org/get-hopping-for-boreal-toad-may-18) - Learn more about Colorado's only alpine amphibian and how you can get hopping for boreal toads!
- [Get Passionate for Plants, May 15](https://rockymountainwild.org/passionate-plants) - Colorado ranks 13th for plant diversity and 8th for the most plant species at risk. There are 117 plant species in CO considered to be globally imperiled.
- [Get Howling for Wolves, May 19](https://rockymountainwild.org/howling-for-wolves) - Show your support for gray wolves. Join us for a webinar and find things you can read, do, and watch on our Howling for Wolves page.
- [Celebrate the efficacy of the Endangered Species Act, May 14](https://rockymountainwild.org/celebrate-the-endangered-species-act) - The Endangered Species Act turns 50! Join us in celebrating the landmark piece of legislation dedicated to the conservation and protection of imperiled species.
- [Donate](https://rockymountainwild.org/donate) - On behalf of the thousands of plant and animal species that call the Rocky Mountains their home, we would like to thank you for wanting to donate to Rocky Mountain Wild. Our region is home to a diversity of species that are at risk due to the effects of urbanization, fragmentation, and climate change. Your generosity
- [Join the Super Species Squad!](https://rockymountainwild.org/join-the-super-species-squad) - Did you know that monthly donations are our most stable source of funding, as well as an easy and affordable way to support our work? It is! When you join our Super Species Squad on the GivingFuel page, you determine the amount of your monthly donation, the date you want it to come out, and
- [Go Big! Central Colorado Bighorn Sheep Survey](https://rockymountainwild.org/bighornsheepsurvey) - The Central Colorado Bighorn Sheep Survey engages communitys 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. Bighorn sheep are highly susceptible to contracting respiratory disease (with
- [Wolf](https://rockymountainwild.org/wolf) - Wolves in the West Wolves once roamed the snow-capped peaks and rim rock canyons of the West, but their howl has been missing from Western Colorado for 75 years. Despite successful reintroduction efforts in Yellowstone and elsewhere in the west, wolves remain absent throughout Colorado. To learn more about how wolves impact our natural areas
- [Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse](https://rockymountainwild.org/prebles) - A Dwindling Front Range Species The Preble's meadow jumping mouse is a tiny rodent that can only be found near the Front Range of Colorado and Wyoming. Biologists believe the species arrived in Colorado and Wyoming during the last ice age and remained after the glaciers receded. In the drier, post-glacial climate, the mouse was
- [Gunnison Sage-Grouse](https://rockymountainwild.org/gunnison_sage-grouse) - One of the 10 most endangered birds in North America Gunnison sage-grouse once ranged widely across southwest Colorado and Utah but today they occupy just 10% of their historic range. With fewer than 5,000 of these birds remaining the Gunnison sage-grouse needs our help. Habitat loss from urban development, oil and gas drilling, mining, off-road
- [Greater Sage-Grouse](https://rockymountainwild.org/greater_sage-grouse) - Greater Sage-Grouse The greater sage-grouse is the largest sage-grouse in North America. This special species makes its home in the sage brush ecosystem and is notable for its unique mating rituals. Every spring, male sage-grouse will inflate yellow air sacs located on their chest and spread their feathers until they become almost spherical in shape
- [Graham's Penstemon](https://rockymountainwild.org/penstemon) - An Imperiled Native Wildflower As well adapted as Graham's penstemon is to its harsh environment, it doesn't stand a chance against oil and gas drilling. This species grows on sparsely vegetated outcrops of the Green River Formation at 4,600 to 6,700 feet in elevation, is found only in the Uinta Basin (referred to by the
- [Canada Lynx](https://rockymountainwild.org/canada_lynx) - A Native Cat Back From the Brink The elusive Canada lynx once ranged from Alaska to northern New Mexico, west into California, and east to Maine. By the early 1970's, however, lynx were all but eliminated from the Southern Rockies due to trapping, shooting, and habitat degradation. A Reintroduction Effort In response to the local
- [Boreal Toad](https://rockymountainwild.org/boreal_toad) - Colorado's Only Alpine Amphibian Boreal toads inhabit a variety of high-altitude wet habitats - such as marshes, wet meadows, streams, beaver ponds, glacial kettle ponds, and subalpine forest lakes- at altitudes primarily between 8,000-11,500 feet. They are Colorado's only alpine amphibian and an indicator of the environmental health of our mountain streams and wetlands. Amphibians
- [About](https://rockymountainwild.org/about) - Biologists around the world agree that our planet is on the verge of a 6th Mass Extinction. Plant and animal species are disappearing at a rate 100 to 1,000 times faster than they did just 200 years ago. Many species that you are familiar with could be gone by the time your grandchildren are adults.
- [Key Species](https://rockymountainwild.org/key_species) - Through our Key Species program, Rocky Mountain Wild is actively engaged in safeguarding more than two dozen plant and animal species.
- [Wolf Creek Pass](https://rockymountainwild.org/wolf_creek) - For 35 years conservation groups, outdoor enthusiasts, and local residents have fought to protect Wolf Creek Pass in southwestern Colorado.
- [Wild I-70](https://rockymountainwild.org/wild_i70) - We are building public awareness about wildlife-vehicle collisions along the I-70 Corridor to build support for the construction of wildlife crossing structures
- [Room to Roam](https://rockymountainwild.org/room-to-roam) - The goal of our Room to Roam program is to address fragmentation by identifying and protecting key remaining habitats and restoring the linkages between them.
- [Our History](https://rockymountainwild.org/our_history) - Rocky Mountain Wild is a 501(c)3 created by the merger of two of CO’s most effective conservation organizations, Center for Native Ecosystems and Colorado Wild.
- [ACEC Toolbox](https://rockymountainwild.org/acec-toolbox) - Process for Designating Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) on BLM Lands:
- [GIS Services](https://rockymountainwild.org/gis-services) - Our team of GIS specialists can provide you with maps and analysis to help you tell your story to the public and decision makers.
- [Social Media Community Guidelines](https://rockymountainwild.org/social_guidelines) - In order to meet the goals of this community, it’s important that our members know they are in a safe place. As such, here are a few guidelines.
- [Black-footed Ferret](https://rockymountainwild.org/black-footed-ferret) - The black-footed ferret is one of the rarest mammals in North America. Learn more about what they face and how we're helping protect this species survive.
- [Where We Work](https://rockymountainwild.org/where_we_work) - Rocky Mountain Wild works to protect the greater southern Rocky Mountain ecological region.
- [Give today to unlock $5k in matching funds!](https://rockymountainwild.org/transition) - Rocky Mountain Wild is in an important transition period and we have big dreams for how we can become even better protectors of Colorado’s biodiversity.
- [Wildlife projects you can volunteer at RMW for right now](https://rockymountainwild.org/volunteering) - We love that you want to volunteer with us to protect wildlife in our region! We are currently accepting volunteers for our community science projects.
- [Fight the climate crisis while protecting pikas and prairies](https://rockymountainwild.org/carbon) - Take action to help wildlife, such as the American pika, cope with climate change while providing a refuge for prairie wildlife, from bison to butterflies!
- [Assessment of Biological Impact (ABI) Screen](https://rockymountainwild.org/abi) - The Assessment Biological Impact (ABI) Screen is our workhorse GIS tool that marries our GIS data to a relational database containing information about species status and special areas for the purpose of screening proposed development projects and land use plans. The purpose of the tool is for stakeholders to identify and address potential conflicts early in planning
- [Sign Up for the Email Lists](https://rockymountainwild.org/signup_emails) - Rocky Mountain Wild has a few email lists to help you keep updated on what we're working on. Sign up for one or all! First Name* Last Name* Pronouns: --None--Varies She/Her He/Him They/Them Other Unknown Company Email* City State/Province Zip* Rocky Mountain Wild News: Rocky Mountain Wild Action Alerts: Friends of Wolf Creek News: Colorado Pika
- [Join the Herd, May 10](https://rockymountainwild.org/theherd) - Species: Bighorn Sheep Scientific Name: Ovis canadensis Current Status: Endangered We're starting out our Colorado Endangered Species Week in a big way focusing on our official state animal: bighorn sheep! Bighorn sheep get their name from their big, curved horns on the rams. Ewes rock shorter, less curved horns, but they're still a big deal.
- [PRESS RELEASE: New volunteer effort helps bighorn sheep](https://rockymountainwild.org/new-volunteer-effort-helps-bighorn-sheep) - Citizen science project aims to conserve big game habitat and migration corridors in Colorado For Immediate Release: March 16, 2020 Contacts: Megan Mueller, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-704-9760Tehri Parker, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-454-3338 Denver, CO – In August 2019, Governor Polis recognized that Colorado’s growing population is putting pressure on the natural habitats that big game
- [Reduce Your Carbon Footprint](https://rockymountainwild.org/climate-action) - Human-caused climate change is one of the biggest factors impacting our wildlife and biodiversity. Changing weather patterns and temperatures can affect seasonal migrations, food availability, reproductive timing, and even yearly survival rates. One million species of plants and animals are at risk of extinction. To fix the problem, we need to conserve habitat and address
- [Arkansas River Valley](https://rockymountainwild.org/arkansas-river-valley) - Flowing from the top of the Rockies to the Mississippi River, the Arkansas River is one of America’s mighty river systems. Its headwaters, which flow from Leadville, through Salida, to Canon City, make up an ecological wonderland and a recreational hotspot, cutting through rugged canyon country full of hair-raising land features like rock hoodoos and
- [Vail Pass](https://rockymountainwild.org/vail-pass) - Summit County is unrivaled in its outstanding beauty and outdoor recreation opportunities. As a result, new residents are moving into the county at an unprecedented rate - up 10% in 8 years - and visitation has skyrocketed with over 7.4 million visitors a year. As the population and visitors in Summit County grows, so does
- [Arkansas River Corridor ACEC](https://rockymountainwild.org/arkansasriver) - Flowing from the top of the Rockies to the Mississippi River, the Arkansas River is one of America's mighty river systems. Its headwaters make up an ecological wonderland and a recreational hotspot, cutting through rugged canyon country full of hair-raising land features like rock hoodoos and rough crags. This breathtaking Colorado landscape could be protected
- [Stop the destruction of Wolf Creek Pass](https://rockymountainwild.org/stopwolfcreekpass) - The Continuing Battle to Keep Wolf Creek Wild In June 2018, we learned of a January 12, 2018 letter sent to the Forest Service by the Leavell-McCombs Joint Venture where they demanded that the Forest Service ignore recent court decisions and instead approve road construction to begin the proposed real estate development. In response to
- [Southwestern Colorado](https://rockymountainwild.org/southwestern-colorado) - Gunnison Sage-Grouse Habitat Protection In far Western Colorado, Dry Creek Basin is a sea of sagebrush surrounded by high mesas. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has identified this area as critical to the survival of the Gunnison sage-grouse, one of the ten most endangered birds in North America. A recent report from
- [BioBlitzes: Discover Nature](https://rockymountainwild.org/bioblitzes) - A BioBlitz is a gathering of volunteers, amateur naturalists, scientists, land managers and more, all working together to discover and identify as many species as possible in a specific location during a specific time period. We look for wildflowers, plants, birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, fungi and more! BioBlitzes capture a snapshot of the biodiversity present
- [I-70 Mountain Corridor](https://rockymountainwild.org/i70) - Interstate 70 (I-70) is one of the most dangerous highways in Colorado for wildlife. It bisects major migration routes with four to six lanes of high-speed traffic and concrete dividers. Four of Colorado's threatened Canada lynx population have been killed trying to cross the highway. Traffic is so heavy along stretches of I-70 that some
- [Oil and Gas Watch](https://rockymountainwild.org/oil_and_gas) - Oil and Gas Development on Federal Lands Each year the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) leases thousands of acres of public land to corporations and individuals for oil and gas development. The process, which is documented below, allows for public input, protest, and parcel removal. Rocky Mountain Wild monitors all lease sales in our region and prepares screens
- [Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sales](https://rockymountainwild.org/upcoming_lease) - This webpage serves to provide the most up-to-date information regarding oil and gas leasing on public lands for the Rocky Mountain West including Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. If you would like us to share this Google Calendar with you or if you would like to receive alerts when new screens are performed,
- [Colorado Upcoming Oil and Gas Leases](https://rockymountainwild.org/upcoming_lease/colorado) - This map shows the location in Red of parcels proposed to be leased in Colorado in June 2018 by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Protests for the June 2018 lease sale must be received by 4:00 PM on Monday, April 30, 2018. Information on how to protest is available in the Sale Notice on
- [Teacher Resources](https://rockymountainwild.org/teacher-resources) - Check out these fun classroom resources on camera trapping developed by our friend Dr. Liesl Erb and partners: The Science of Camera Trapping (Grade Level: 6-8) Capturing Ecological Patterns with Camera Trapping data (Grade Level: 6-12)
- [Uinta Basin Oil Shale](https://rockymountainwild.org/uinta_basin) - A Home to Dozens of Rare Plants Uinta Basin in Utah and Colorado is a badland region that is home to dozens of rare plants found nowhere else in the world. The Uinta Basin is also home to oil shale outcroppings. Threats to the rare plant species have increased as developers have flocked to the area
- [Lands with Wilderness Characteristics](https://rockymountainwild.org/wilderness) - One of the most timely ways to identify and protect healthy habitat areas is to engage with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to identify Lands with Wilderness Characteristics and to advocate for the protection of those areas. The BLM is the federal agency that manages over 245 million acres of public land, on behalf
- [Blog](https://rockymountainwild.org/blog)
- [White River ACECs](https://rockymountainwild.org/whiteriver) - Coming Soon.
- [Making Connections for Wildlife](https://rockymountainwild.org/making-connections-for-wildlife) - Aligning Transportation Projects with State Wildlife Action Plans: A Step-by-Step Guide for Integrated Conservation Planning Table of Contents Who Should Use this Guide? This guide is designed for anyone interested in aligning state transportation planning with wildlife conservation planning, as described in each state’s Wildlife Action Plan. The case study in Colorado, which served as
- [Linking Colorado's Landscapes](https://rockymountainwild.org/linking-colorados-landscapes) - Linking Colorado’s Landscapes was designated the 2006 Exemplary Ecosystem Award by the Federal Highway Administration! Scroll to the bottom of this page to learn more about the importance of landscape connectivity. Phase I In 2006, Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project (now part of Center for Native Ecosystems) completed a statewide assessment of wildlife linkages in collaboration
- [State Highway 9](https://rockymountainwild.org/hwy_9) - Colorado State Highway 9 between Green Mountain Reservoir and the Colorado River provides a major transportation corridor for people traveling north-south between Silverthorne and Kremmling, Colorado. Increasing traffic has contributed to over 600 reported vehicular accidents in almost 20 years, resulting in 16 people killed and 200 injured. In the last 11 years, 650 animals
- [1% For the Planet](https://rockymountainwild.org/donate/1_percent) - Rocky Mountain Wild is a nonprofit partner of 1% for the Planet, an alliance of over 1,200 member companies in 48 countries that give one percent of revenues to environmental causes. 1% for the Planet is a global network of businesses that donate one percent of annual sales directly to approved environmental and sustainability nonprofit organizations.
- [Planned Giving](https://rockymountainwild.org/donate/planned_giving) - Remembering Rocky Mountain Wild in your financial planning will ensure that you leave an important conservation legacy and can help you reduce or eliminate taxes. For more information, please contact your tax advisor or estate planner. Life income gifts: You can name Rocky Mountain Wild as the recipient of an IRA rollover, appreciated stock, or
- [Workplace Giving](https://rockymountainwild.org/donate/workplace_giving) - Support Rocky Mountain Wild through workplace giving! Rocky Mountain Wild is proud to partner with Community Shares of Colorado in workplace giving campaigns. Making charitable donations via paycheck contributions is a convenient option that allows incremental gifts to add up over the course of a year. A paycheck contribution of $1 a day – $5 each

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## Tags

- [Gunny Sage-grouse](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/gunny-sage-grouse)
- [Gunnison Sage-grouse](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/gunnison-sage-grouse)
- [Rocky Mountain Wild](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/rocky-mountain-wild)
- [chris talbot-heindl](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/chris-talbot-heindl)
- [freedom of information act](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/freedom-of-information-act)
- [friends of wolf creek](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/friends-of-wolf-creek)
- [judge matsch](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/judge-matsch)
- [leavell-mccombs](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/leavell-mccombs)
- [matt sandler](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/matt-sandler)
- [motion to compel](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/motion-to-compel)
- [rio grande national forest](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/rio-grande-national-forest)
- [travis stills](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/travis-stills)
- [wolf creek pass](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wolf-creek-pass)
- [wolf creek ski area](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wolf-creek-ski-area)
- [bioblitz](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/bioblitz)
- [megan mueller](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/megan-mueller)
- [area of critical environmental concern](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/area-of-critical-environmental-concern)
- [acec](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/acec)
- [habitat areas](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/habitat-areas)
- [maps](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/maps)
- [gis](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/gis)
- [san juan citizens alliance](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/san-juan-citizens-alliance)
- [great old broads](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/great-old-broads)
- [san luis valley ecosystem council](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/san-luis-valley-ecosystem-council)
- [weminuche audubon society](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/weminuche-audubon-society)
- [colorado native plant society](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/colorado-native-plant-society)
- [chama peak land alliance](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/chama-peak-land-alliance)
- [rocky mountian wild](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/rocky-mountian-wild)
- [species](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/species)
- [wildlife](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wildlife)
- [oil and gas](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/oil-and-gas)
- [wilderness](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wilderness)
- [bureau of land management](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/bureau-of-land-management)
- [central colorado wilderness coalition](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/central-colorado-wilderness-coalition)
- [resource management plan](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/resource-management-plan)
- [wild connections](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wild-connections)
- [terri slivka](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/terri-slivka)
- [chris ray](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/chris-ray)
- [american pika](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/american-pika)
- [pika](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/pika)
- [indian peaks wilderness](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/indian-peaks-wilderness)
- [rmw](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/rmw)
- [blm](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/blm)
- [graham's penstemon](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/grahams-penstemon)
- [white river penstemon](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/white-river-penstemon)
- [oil shale](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/oil-shale)
- [gunny](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/gunny)
- [endangered species act](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/endangered-species-act)
- [juli slivka](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/juli-slivka)
- [luke schafer](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/luke-schafer)
- [the wilderness society](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/the-wilderness-society)
- [conservation colorado](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/conservation-colorado)
- [eldora mountain resort](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/eldora-mountain-resort)
- [eldora](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/eldora)
- [eldora expansion](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/eldora-expansion)
- [middle boulder creek coalition](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/middle-boulder-creek-coalition)
- [rocky smith](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/rocky-smith)
- [dave hallock](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/dave-hallock)
- [tehri parker](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/tehri-parker)
- [riparian](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/riparian)
- [forest service](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/forest-service)
- [powdr corp](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/powdr-corp)
- [fish and wildlife service](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/fish-and-wildlife-service)
- [us district court](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/us-district-court)
- [canada lynx](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/canada-lynx)
- [paige singer](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/paige-singer)
- [dana christensen](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/dana-christensen)
- [energy and conservation law](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/energy-and-conservation-law)
- [dan dallas](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/dan-dallas)
- [red mccombs](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/red-mccombs)
- [village at wolf creek](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/village-at-wolf-creek)
- [energy & conservation law](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/energy-conservation-law)
- [wilderness workshop](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wilderness-workshop)
- [fundraiser](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/fundraiser)
- [wolf creek](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wolf-creek)
- [utah wildflowers](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/utah-wildflowers)
- [conservation agreement](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/conservation-agreement)
- [uinta basin](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/uinta-basin)
- [white river beardtongue](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/white-river-beardtongue)
- [graham's beardtongue](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/grahams-beardtongue)
- [earthjustice](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/earthjustice)
- [center for biological diversity](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/center-for-biological-diversity)
- [western watersheds project](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/western-watersheds-project)
- [grand canyon trust](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/grand-canyon-trust)
- [utah native plant society](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/utah-native-plant-society)
- [utah](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/utah)
- [citizen science](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/citizen-science)
- [responsible development](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/responsible-development)
- [trump administration](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/trump-administration)
- [100 women for the wild](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/100-women-for-the-wild)
- [climate change](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/climate-change)
- [wildlife crossings](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wildlife-crossings)
- [wolves](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wolves)
- [lynx](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/lynx)
- [wolverine](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wolverine)
- [denver zoo](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/denver-zoo)
- [sierra club](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/sierra-club)
- [wildearth guardians](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wildearth-guardians)
- [purgatory resort](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/purgatory-resort)
- [wildlife movement corridor](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wildlife-movement-corridor)
- [public land](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/public-land)
- [sheep mountain alliance](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/sheep-mountain-alliance)
- [wildlands network](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wildlands-network)
- [christine canaly](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/christine-canaly)
- [public lands](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/public-lands)
- [bears ears national monument](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/bears-ears-national-monument)
- [colorado endangered species week](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/colorado-endangered-species-week)
- [national parks](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/national-parks)
- [patagonia](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/patagonia)
- [leavell-mccombs joint venture](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/leavell-mccombs-joint-venture)
- [great old broads for wilderness](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/great-old-broads-for-wilderness)
- [front range pika project](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/front-range-pika-project)
- [pika patrol](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/pika-patrol)
- [colorado corridors project](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/colorado-corridors-project)
- [land exchange](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/land-exchange)
- [endangered species day](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/endangered-species-day)
- [sloan shoemaker](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/sloan-shoemaker)
- [nepa](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/nepa)
- [jimbo buickerood](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/jimbo-buickerood)
- [energy & conservancy law](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/energy-conservancy-law)
- [sabbmattical](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/sabbmattical)
- [sabbatical](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/sabbatical)
- [rejuvenation](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/rejuvenation)
- [mountain resort](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/mountain-resort)
- [skiing](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/skiing)
- [environment](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/environment)
- [valley of the gods](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/valley-of-the-gods)
- [penstemon](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/penstemon)
- [hookless cactus](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/hookless-cactus)
- [desert](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/desert)
- [trump](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/trump)
- [paris climate agreement](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/paris-climate-agreement)
- [ruby](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/ruby)
- [rachel carson](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/rachel-carson)
- [earth](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/earth)
- [jim bedwell](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/jim-bedwell)
- [rocky mountain region](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/rocky-mountain-region)
- [great outdoors colorado](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/great-outdoors-colorado)
- [perfect site](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/perfect-site)
- [petroglyphs](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/petroglyphs)
- [bears ears](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/bears-ears)
- [obama](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/obama)
- [national monument](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/national-monument)
- [hike](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/hike)
- [cryptobiotic soil](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/cryptobiotic-soil)
- [anasazi structures](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/anasazi-structures)
- [ecosystem](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/ecosystem)
- [350 colorado](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/350-colorado)
- [coal mining](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/coal-mining)
- [roadless](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/roadless)
- [climate agreement](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/climate-agreement)
- [west elk wilderness](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/west-elk-wilderness)
- [arch coal](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/arch-coal)
- [gunnison national forest](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/gunnison-national-forest)
- [high country conservation associates](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/high-country-conservation-associates)
- [roadless rule](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/roadless-rule)
- [public comment](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/public-comment)
- [sabbmattical chronicles](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/sabbmattical-chronicles)
- [matt](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/matt)
- [junior rangers](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/junior-rangers)
- [theodore roosevelt](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/theodore-roosevelt)
- [blanding](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/blanding)
- [campsite](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/campsite)
- [vacation](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/vacation)
- [human habitation](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/human-habitation)
- [no monument](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/no-monument)
- [natural bridges national monument](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/natural-bridges-national-monument)
- [internship](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/internship)
- [conservation biology](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/conservation-biology)
- [cu boulder](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/cu-boulder)
- [endangered species](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/endangered-species)
- [threatened species](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/threatened-species)
- [colorado](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/colorado)
- [camping](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/camping)
- [texas](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/texas)
- [oil ad gas leasing](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/oil-ad-gas-leasing)
- [white-tailed prairie dogs](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/white-tailed-prairie-dogs)
- [ouray](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/ouray)
- [koa](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/koa)
- [secretary zinke](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/secretary-zinke)
- [national forest](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/national-forest)
- [esa](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/esa)
- [partners in the outdoors](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/partners-in-the-outdoors)
- [grant](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/grant)
- [field biology](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/field-biology)
- [conservation](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/conservation)
- [solar eclipse](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/solar-eclipse)
- [grant teton](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/grant-teton)
- [marmot](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/marmot)
- [robert gay](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/robert-gay)
- [paleontological surveys](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/paleontological-surveys)
- [dinosaur](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/dinosaur)
- [federal lands](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/federal-lands)
- [antiquities act](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/antiquities-act)
- [fossils](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/fossils)
- [zinke](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/zinke)
- [ecology](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/ecology)
- [rocky mountain pika project](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/rocky-mountain-pika-project)
- [ethnotek](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/ethnotek)
- [oil and gas leasing](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/oil-and-gas-leasing)
- [gunnsion sage-grouse](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/gunnsion-sage-grouse)
- [san miguel county](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/san-miguel-county)
- [hilary cooper](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/hilary-cooper)
- [colorado parks and wildlife](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/colorado-parks-and-wildlife)
- [preble's meadow jumping mouse](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/prebles-meadow-jumping-mouse)
- [save grouse](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/save-grouse)
- [jobs](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/jobs)
- [white-tailed prairie dog](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/white-tailed-prairie-dog)
- [prairie dog](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/prairie-dog)
- [usfws](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/usfws)
- [eldora ski area](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/eldora-ski-area)
- [boulder county](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/boulder-county)
- [ski resort](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/ski-resort)
- [white river national forest](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/white-river-national-forest)
- [omnibus spending bill](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/omnibus-spending-bill)
- [greater sage-grouse](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/greater-sage-grouse)
- [wolf](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wolf)
- [wolf reintroduction](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wolf-reintroduction)
- [audio tour](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/audio-tour)
- [black-footed ferret](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/black-footed-ferret)
- [pinon ridge uranium mill](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/pinon-ridge-uranium-mill)
- [groundwater contamination](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/groundwater-contamination)
- [colorado department of public health](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/colorado-department-of-public-health)
- [judge richard dana](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/judge-richard-dana)
- [lexi tuddenham](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/lexi-tuddenham)
- [department of interior](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/department-of-interior)
- [land management](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/land-management)
- [mark pearson](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/mark-pearson)
- [energy and conservancy law](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/energy-and-conservancy-law)
- [100 wfw](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/100-wfw)
- [leks](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/leks)
- [environmental studies](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/environmental-studies)
- [stem field](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/stem-field)
- [women](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/women)
- [migration](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/migration)
- [habitat connectivity](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/habitat-connectivity)
- [tessa lightfoot](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/tessa-lightfoot)
- [state highway 9](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/state-highway-9)
- [dinosaur national monument](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/dinosaur-national-monument)
- [national parks conservation association](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/national-parks-conservation-association)
- [court of appeals](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/court-of-appeals)
- [wildlife corridor](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wildlife-corridor)
- [environmental analysis](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/environmental-analysis)
- [Wyoming](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wyoming)
- [foia](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/foia)
- [wildlife vehicle collisions](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wildlife-vehicle-collisions)
- [wildlife overpass](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wildlife-overpass)
- [rocky mountain wildlife](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/rocky-mountain-wildlife)
- [governor polis](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/governor-polis)
- [wildlife corridors](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/wildlife-corridors)
- [gas lines](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/gas-lines)
- [fowc](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/fowc)
- [big game](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/big-game)
- [crucial habitat](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/crucial-habitat)
- [bats](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/bats)
- [new mexico](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/new-mexico)
- [map](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/map)
- [direct action](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/direct-action)
- [Gunnison sage grouse](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/gunnison-sage-grouse-2)
- [montana](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/montana)
- [nevada](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/nevada)
- [connected landscapes](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/connected-landscapes)
- [acecs](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/acecs)
- [areas of critical environmental concern](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/areas-of-critical-environmental-concern)
- [prairie dogs](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/prairie-dogs)
- [black-footed ferrets](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/black-footed-ferrets)
- [colorado pika project](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/colorado-pika-project)
- [retirement](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/retirement)
- [colorado bat watch](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/colorado-bat-watch)
- [sage grouse](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/sage-grouse-2)
- [trees](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/trees)
- [take action](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/take-action)
- [GAPS](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/gaps)
- [old-growth forests](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/old-growth-forests)
- [forests](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/forests)
- [comment period](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/comment-period)
- [village age wolf creek](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/village-age-wolf-creek)
- [community science](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/community-science)
- [K.P. Kauffman](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/k-p-kauffman)
- [Earthworks](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/earthworks)
- [Elevating Voices](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/elevating-voices)
- [environmental justice](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/environmental-justice)
- [Salazar Center](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/salazar-center)
- [CSU](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/csu)
- [Next 100 Colorado](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/next-100-colorado)
- [Gender advancement and parity in STEM](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/gender-advancement-and-parity-in-stem)
- [irresponsible development](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/irresponsible-development)
- [Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/colorado-oil-and-gas-conservation-commission)
- [storymap](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/storymap)
- [press release](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/press-release)
- [Berlaimont Estates](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/berlaimont-estates)
- [10j rule](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/10j-rule)
- [Patagonia Boulder](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/patagonia-boulder)
- [event](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/event)
- [white nose syndrome](https://rockymountainwild.org/tag/white-nose-syndrome)
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