Press Release

(Denver) - Governor Polis, Colorado Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO), a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), announced today that the State of Colorado is providing funds to keep two visitors centers open at Rocky Mountain National Park while the federal government remains shut down.

(Denver) - Governor Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a case about the South Platte River Compact and Nebraska’s efforts to build the Perkins County Canal. Colorado is complying with its obligations under the compact and not obstructing Nebraska’s efforts to build the canal, so there is nothing for the court to review at this time, according to a brief filed with the court.

(Denver) - The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety announced today the filing of a rulemaking and upcoming stakeholder process to update Tourist Mine Rules within the office of the Mine Safety Training Program (MSTP).

(Denver) – The Future of Severance Taxes and Water Funding Task Force, created by SB25-040, will begin meeting this fall to conduct a study on severance taxes and water funding and develop recommendations for ways to continue funding water needs and energy impact grants in the face of decreasing severance tax revenue.

(Denver) - The State Trust Lands Conservation and Recreation Work Group (Work Group), created by HB25-1332, will begin meeting this fall to formulate recommendations to identify opportunities to advance conservation; climate resilience; biodiversity; and sustainable, equitable, and low-conflict recreation on state trust lands.

(Denver) - On September 8, 2025, Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the opening of the 2025 Colorado Strategic Wildfire Action Program’s Workforce Development Grant process on September 8. In this round, $6.8 million is available for conservation corps, including those associated with the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA), and Department of Corrections State Wildland Inmate Fire Teams (DOC SWIFT) to conduct wildfire mitigation projects and gain skills in natural resource management and wildfire risk reduction.

(Denver) – The Colorado Department of Natural Resources announced that Windi Padia has been promoted to Deputy Executive Director.

Launched at Colorado Water Congress, the site offers interactive tools, real-time data, and resources to connect people to the past, present, and future of the Colorado River

(Denver) — The Colorado Department of Natural Resources celebrates the progress of the Colorado Produced Water Consortium (Consortium), a legislatively created coalition that continues to bring together a wide range of voices, ideas, and scientific data to shape policy around produced water reuse in the state. On July 1, the Consortium completed and submitted the final of nine data-driven reports to the Colorado Legislature.

(Denver) - The Colorado Department of Natural Resources welcomes interested individuals to apply to join the Geologic Storage Stewardship Enterprise Board. Governor Polis recently signed HB25-1165: Geologic Storage Enterprise & Geothermal Resources, that continues Colorado’s efforts to enable effective and safe carbon sequestration.