This interactive program helps citizens get involved in pressing policy issues at the state legislature, and encourage their lawmakers to vote in support of pro-environment bills. The Capitol Watch program is a blend of legislative education and environmental action.  

The Capitol Watch Program makes it easy for you get involved by allowing you to make your voice heard in a variety of different ways:

Become a Capitol Watch Citizen Lobbyist
Help us strengthen our conservation voice throughout Colorado. Become a Capitol Watch Citizen Lobbyist and volunteer to contact your legislator about the most current conservation legislation affecting the state. Click here to sign up today!

Receive Colorado Action Network (CAN) Alerts
This is an option perfect for activists who are short on time. Join the CAN and add your voice with thousands of other Coloradans who are speaking up for common-sense solutions to protect Colorado's environment. Sign up today and tell your friends to visit www.coloradoactionnetwork.org.

Write letters to the editor and your representatives
As a concerned conservationist, this is a great way to voice your opinions and be heard at a state and local level. Write letters to the editors and personal notes to your elected officials - let your ideas and opinions be known! Click here for tips on writing good letters.

Political Action Forums
Want to learn how to make a big difference in the outcome of environmental legislation and get the inside scoop about hot conservation bills? CEC has set up a series of exciting forums designed to expand your political education and kick-start your participation in the conservation movement. Click here for a calendar of events.

Keep up with the State Legislature
ColoradoCapitolWatch.com tracks and analyzes the Colorado State Legislature – legislators, bills, and votes. Check it out for easy, fast look-ups of legislators and bills from the 2009 Colorado General Assembly.