The Boulder Watershed Collective (BWC), a local non-profit organization, is working in collaboration with graduate students from CU Boulder’s Masters of the Environment program to analyze beaver management decision making and ecological trends of beavers along the Front Range of Colorado. This project hopes to inform BWC’s beaver management strategies and external agency supports, as well as helping inform state-wide beaver guidelines for supportive beaver management strategies. Complete the Boulder Watershed Collective Beaver Management Survey HERE.
The division would like your feedback on potential edits to Reg. 84, and to assess interest and considerations regarding a new proposal to incorporate 'snowmaking' into the reuse framework. Please use this form to submit your initial feedback by Friday, Aug. 1. The division will not respond to comments individually, but we will use them to inform the process. We appreciate your input and look forward to reviewing your response.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is launching the development of a formal Beaver Conservation and Management Strategy and invites the public to provide input during a public scoping period open through August 31, 2025, at EngageCPW.org.
Read about the new facility being built in Douglas County to help wildfire management: “Douglas County becoming the first county nationwide to build and operate its own biochar facility, coupled with recycling center”
Last month, the CWCB and the River Network hosted a workshop to provide an overview on Colorado’s Wildfire Ready Action Plans (WRAP) and the purpose of the Wildfire Ready Watersheds (WRW) program. Four WRAP leaders presented on their processes, lessons learned, and recommendations. The CWCB and the Wildfire Ready Watersheds Technical Team answered questions about WRAPS and the WRW program. Watch the recording HERE.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division requests surface water quality data to develop the 2028 303(d) List of Impaired Waters and Monitoring and Evaluation List associated with Regulation 93. This effort requires compiling recent water quality parameters, including biological, physical, chemical, and other related information collected from 2020 to 2024. The division requests data collected in the San Juan River and Dolores River basins (i.e., Regulation 34) and the Gunnison and Lower Dolores River Basins (i.e., Regulation 35). Data from other basins will be requested in subsequent years. Please use this form to submit all data to the division by Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.