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Keep It Colorado We are a nonprofit coalition of conservation organizations working to protect the lands and waters that define our state. Clean water is a requirement.

We are intent on creating a future in which conservation, protection and stewardship are priorities for Colorado’s communities. Conservation is and will always be important and relevant in Colorado and to the people who live in and visit our great state. Local food access is an ongoing critical need. Animals and fish rely on healthy habitats to survive. People place a high value on spending time outdoors and enjoying nature. And communities from rural to urban areas seek connection to the landscapes and natural outdoor areas that make Colorado special. Our coalition members serve as leaders in all of these areas. And they have a critical role to play in a bigger vision for a Colorado where people, lands, waters and wildlife thrive.

Colorado's ballots are out, and Prop 137 is one of the most important conservation measures on them. Here's how it works...
10/13/2026

Colorado's ballots are out, and Prop 137 is one of the most important conservation measures on them.

Here's how it works: Coloradans already pay sales tax on things like bikes, camping gear and fishing equipment. Prop 137 keeps that existing revenue in Colorado and invests it in wildfire prevention, clean water, land conservation and outdoor access. That's an estimated $175 million a year, with no new tax and no change at the register.

Keep It Colorado supports Prop 137. Vote YES!

Today, on Indigenous Peoples' Day, we honor the Ute, Cheyenne, Arapaho, and all Indigenous Nations whose homelands inclu...
10/12/2026

Today, on Indigenous Peoples' Day, we honor the Ute, Cheyenne, Arapaho, and all Indigenous Nations whose homelands include what we now call Colorado. Their stewardship of these lands, waters and wildlife spans thousands of years and continues today.

We celebrate the efforts across our coalition, from the high desert to mountain peaks to the plains, to support Indigenous land stewardship, protect cultural resources, and promote Tribal sovereignty through partnerships with Indigenous leaders.

We're less than a month out from election day, and land and water conservation is on the ballot! Keep It Colorado is sup...
10/06/2026

We're less than a month out from election day, and land and water conservation is on the ballot! Keep It Colorado is supporting Proposition 137 along with many other conservation groups, elected officials, and community leaders. This initiative would protect Colorado's land and water as well as help prevent wildfires. Recently, Proposition 137 received the endorsement of Attorney General Phil Weiser.

"Colorado's outdoors belong to us all, and we must take care of it for future generations," Weiser said. "That's why I support Proposition 137, which would dedicate a portion of sales taxes towards conserving our lands, protecting outdoor recreation opportunities, and wildfire resilience."

We're also tracking four local ballot measures for conservation. Voters in Palisade, Aurora, Lafayette, and Huerfano County all have an opportunity to vote on measures that would increase support for parks.

Learn more about these initiatives at https://yesonprop137.com/ and https://www.keepitco.org/your-tax-dollars-at-work

Keep It Colorado is excited to be in Crested Butte for the next few days for the Colorado Open Space Alliance (COSA) con...
10/05/2026

Keep It Colorado is excited to be in Crested Butte for the next few days for the Colorado Open Space Alliance (COSA) conference! As a group of publicly funded local government open space programs, COSA works cooperatively to share information, create public awareness, and foster partnerships needed to protect and preserve the special places of Colorado. If you're also attending COSA, be sure to say hi to Robyn or tune in for Katelyn's presentation with Colorado Natural Heritage Program staff on our partnership to support the Statewide Natural Heritage Survey!



Photo courtesy of Gunnison Crested Butte

Join Keep It Colorado, Aspen Valley Land Trust, Eagle Valley Land Trust, and The Colorado Nature Conservancy on October ...
10/01/2026

Join Keep It Colorado, Aspen Valley Land Trust, Eagle Valley Land Trust, and The Colorado Nature Conservancy on October 19 for an evening celebrating conservation leadership and looking ahead to the future of conservation funding in Colorado.

We'll recognize Representative Elizabeth Velasco and Senator Dylan Roberts for their leadership in extending Colorado's Conservation Easement Tax Credit through 2036—a recent bipartisan policy achievement that will help keep protecting Colorado's farms, ranches, wildlife habitat, water resources, and outdoor landscapes.

Then we'll turn our attention to what's next: Proposition 137 and its potential implications for conservation funding statewide, along with an emerging effort to establish dedicated conservation funding in Eagle County. Register at https://www.keepitco.org/coalition-industry-events/conservation-in-action

Photo by Todd Winslow Pierce.
Aspen Valley Land Trust Eagle Valley Land Trust The Colorado Nature Conservancy

Closing out leaf peeping season at Oxbow Park & Preserve in Durango 🍁This riverside gem along the Animas River is protec...
09/30/2026

Closing out leaf peeping season at Oxbow Park & Preserve in Durango 🍁

This riverside gem along the Animas River is protected through a partnership between the City of Durango and La Plata Open Space Conservancy — cottonwoods turning gold, river access, and easy trails right in town. Check out this beautiful preserve before the weather turns and the last of the leaves fall!

While the Hanna family of 7 L Bar Ranch would much rather focus on raising animals, taking care of the land, and feeding...
09/24/2026

While the Hanna family of 7 L Bar Ranch would much rather focus on raising animals, taking care of the land, and feeding their community, they have often found themselves spending countless evenings at meetings to advocate for their continued way of life. Ranchers such as the Hannas are at the very forefront of a number of challenges ranging from drought to local development pressure to international trade policy. Through it all, the conservation easement that protects their land has offered both peace of mind and resilience to weathering many of the bumps in the road. We're so glad to have spent yesterday morning with state lawmakers hearing their story and how programs such as the conservation easement tax credit support ranching across Colorado.

Not all leaf peeping requires a mountain drive 🍂The High Line Canal, stewarded by High Line Canal Conservancy, is a 71-m...
09/23/2026

Not all leaf peeping requires a mountain drive 🍂

The High Line Canal, stewarded by High Line Canal Conservancy, is a 71-mile greenway shaded largely by mature cottonwoods — right in the middle of the Denver metro. Fall color, no road trip required. These beautiful leaves should be around longer than their mountain counterparts, so come take a walk in the next few weeks or so!

Rally came to Colorado - and what a week it was!Last week, thousands of people from across the country gathered in Color...
09/23/2026

Rally came to Colorado - and what a week it was!

Last week, thousands of people from across the country gathered in Colorado for Rally, the Land Trust Alliance's annual conference. The event brings together people working to conserve land and water - from land trust leaders and conservation practitioners to public agencies, farmers and ranchers, funders, attorneys, and other partners.

With Rally in our home state, Keep It Colorado had the opportunity to help showcase the incredible conservation work happening here. More than 35 Coloradans took the stage as Rally speakers, and KIC staff and partners presented three sessions during the conference. Our team also hosted two field trips, a happy hour, and our host table - and helped attendees send a little piece of Colorado home with Colorado conserved land postcards. More than 300 postcards were mailed!

We're grateful to everyone who helped make Rally in Colorado such a success and especially proud of the Colorado conservation community for showing up, sharing its work, and connecting with conservation partners from across the country.

Week two of leaf peeping season 🍁The public route up Raspberry Gulch, near land conserved by Central Colorado Conservanc...
09/16/2026

Week two of leaf peeping season 🍁

The public route up Raspberry Gulch, near land conserved by Central Colorado Conservancy just below Mt. Antero, winds through open meadows and some of the biggest aspen groves in the area. It is worth the drive as color moves through the valley, and is also home to some of the best dispersed camping in the state. CCC has helped protect this epic viewshed forever.

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