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Great Sand Dunes National Park © Nick Hall

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Over the last 45 years, the Nature Conservancy in Colorado has protected more than 800,000 acres and improved 1,000 river miles across the state. With your help, we will continue to protect and restore Colorado’s lands, forests and waters for future generations. Thank you for supporting our work!

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Colorado's Southern Rockies Fire Module in action. © Erik Stahlin

A Partner in Fire Prevention

Our Southern Rockies Wildland Fire Module pitches in for Colorado's forests.
Heather Knight started as a volunteer for The Nature Conservancy in 1994. Today she serves as our Laramie Foothill Project Director in Colorado, and helps manage the Conservancy’s Phantom Canyon Ranch Preserve. © TNC

Get Outside & Volunteer

It's time to get out and see for yourself the amazing places where we work.
Bison graze on the Conservancy's Medano-Zapata Ranch near Great Sand Dunes National Park. © Nick Hall

Shifting Ground

A stunning landscape in Colorado is saved after a decade-long war over its water.

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Female Western Bluebird © Bill Schmoker

Birds of Aiken Canyon Preserve

Watch a slideshow of migratory species found at this birdwatchers' paradise.
The Nature Conservancy's Zapata Ranch. © Melissa Garvey/TNC

Colorado Staff Photo Contest

Check out the winners and runners up from this year's staff photo contest!
Members of the Conservancy's Freshwater team raft down the Colorado River through Ruby and Horsethief Canyon in Utah. © Sharon Davis/TNC

Journey Down the Colorado River

View images of places along the length of one of America's most beloved rivers.

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Earth Day in Colorado. © TNC

Earth Day 2013

Want to see how we celebrated in Boulder this year?
LEAF intern in Colorado © TNC

LEAF Interns in Action

Meet the teens and hear about their life-changing summer.
For all of the hardworking staff at The Nature Conservancy, our kids provide a powerful motivation for the work we do. The Conservancy's next generation in Colorado have a message for their parents' dedication to nature: "thanks, mom and dad!" © TNC

Our Kids Say "Thanks!"

The Conservancy's next generation in Colorado has a message for their parents' dedication to nature: "thanks, mom and dad!"

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Building Relationships, Protecting Colorado

March 22, 2013
Nature in Colorado

February 01, 2013

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Lion in Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. © Kenneth K. Coe

Close Encounters with Nature

Whether scary or exciting, nature has a way of sneaking up on you. See stories

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Nature Matters

Hear some of nature's success stories and see how nature matters to us all. Watch videos

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Colorado's Southern Rockies Fire Module in Action

Colorado's Southern Rockies Fire Module in action. © TNC

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