Pitkin County Open Space and Trails is updating the Management Plan for North Star Nature Preserve and invites you to share your thoughts on current and future management through July 6th. Completed surveys will be entered into a drawing for one of two $100 gift cards to the Ute Mountaineer! Comment period closes on July 6. Fill out the survey HERE.

The CWCB and Colorado Water Center are excited to partner with water education and workforce stakeholders to develop a centralized, online water education & workforce resource hub for Colorado. As the first step to develop the online resource hub, we are asking for your help to identify existing resources and potential gaps by responding to this survey via the link below. The survey will be accepting responses until July 7, 2025. Take the survey HERE.

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.