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Colorado Wilderness Act is lead title in
Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act
Going to the House floor for a vote on Friday Feb 26

We are coming down to the wire in the House at last. 
PLEASE RESPOND TO OUR CONGRESSPEOPLE

Rep. DeGette's Colorado Wilderness Act was co-sponsored by all of the other Colorado Democratic Representatives (Rep. Neguse, Rep. Crow, and Rep. Perlmutter). Now let the CO Rep in your district know that the PAW+ bill has Coloradans support and that they should vote to pass this public lands bill that will protect public lands and waters, promote outdoor recreation, and protect communities from the impacts of climate change in Colorado and the western US.
 
  • Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO's 3rd District)
    • (202) 225-4761
    • https://boebert.house.gov/zip_authentication?form=/contact
  • Rep. Ken Buck (CO's 4th District)
    • (202) 225-4676
    • https://buck.house.gov/zip-code-lookup?form=/contact/email
  • Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO's 5th District)
    • (202) 225-4422
    • https://lamborn.house.gov/zip-code-lookup?form=/contact/email-me

 
John Stansfield, CCWC Director and Wild Connections Vice-President

The PAW+ bill would designate 1.49 million acres of wilderness and protect more than 1,000 river miles in the National Wild and Scenic River System!

It includes wilderness across Colorado and is right in line with President Biden’s recent 30x30 pledge to protect 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030.

For Wild Connections region, this bill proposes to protect six distinct areas for their wild values, including Beaver Creek, Grape Creek, McIntyre Hills, Table Mountain, Badger Creek, and the Browns Canyon National Monument.

This is a great step in our fight to preserve Colorado’s wilderness for generations to come, particularly as more than 2/3 of Coloradans are concerned about the future of our state's public lands.



Upcoming Event: Colorado Trail Indoor Outing
Tuesday, March 9 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM
RSVP: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwodOyhrTsuE9NMyB9uWn4wjqZUlTeIwMXf

Join Wild Connections Board member Karl Ford for a presentation on the Colorado Trail in the Wild Connections Area.

Find more info on our Events Page.

 
More Upcoming Events
From Around Colorado

Wolves in Colorado Epilogue: After the Vote

With Colorado Parks & Wildlife Director Dan Prenzlow
Tuesday, March 2 at 5 p.m. MT

In November, Colorado voters narrowly approved Proposition 114, initiating a managed reintroduction of gray wolves by 2023. Now what?  Go to Events for details and registration

Colorado’s Record-setting 2020 Fire Season in the Context of the Past 6,000 Years

With Philip Higuera, Associate Professor of F.ire Ecology, University of Montana

Thursday, March 4th at 6:00pm

Colorado’s record-setting 2020 fire season exemplified a decades-long trend of increasing fire activity across the West.  Go to Events for details and registration 

Reads & Views

 
Rosy-Finch census January 2021
Read about it here...

Lots of Brown-Capped!
 
Wild News - February
Executive orders and more
Download here

Landscapes - December
Protecting Wild Places for 25 years
Download here

Click to download our Feb 2021 Wild News PDF.
Click to download our December 2020 Landscapes
 

You are invited to wildlands journeys

Photos, films, podcasts and webinars are here.



Wild Connections' mission is to identify, protect, and restore wildlands, native species, and biological diversity in the Arkansas and South Platte watersheds. They are the ancestral lands of the Ute, Cheyenne, Arapaho and other indigenous peoples.

2168 Pheasant Place, Colorado Springs CO 80909
(817) 939-4239 (Salida)   info@wildconnections.org