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Join representatives from the conservation community and colleagues in the state legislature and state agencies for cocktails and conversation. It is a great opportunity to meet with leaders in the environmental community and share your vision for a better Colorado.

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Thanks to vocal activists in Colorado, a victory in the oil shale campaign means the endangered Yampa River now faces one less threat! 

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On Wednesday, June 9th, CEC will be honoring our 2010 Rebel with a Cause: Terry Tempest Williams. Terry is an author, naturalist, and environmental activist. Hailed a "visionary" by the Utne Reader, Terry is a passionate advocate for the preservation of the American Western wilderness. She is perhaps best well known for her classic environmental novel, Refuge - An Unnatural History of Family and Place. Her most recent book, Finding Beauty in a Broken World, chronicles her search for a deeper understanding of what it means to be human in an era of physical and spiritual fragmentation.

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The greater sage-grouse—a once-abundant bird emblematic of the wide open spaces of the West—is now gone from nearly half of its original range, with steady declines occurring in Colorado and neighboring states. An upcoming decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about whether or not to list the bird for protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has prompted much debate over the fate of this iconic species.