(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.
(DENVER) – Governor Jared Polis, the Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners, and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources announced that Dr. Nicole Rosmarino has been appointed as the next Director of the Colorado State Land Board.
Rosmarino’s work experience spans nearly 30 years in natural resource management and natural resource policy in Colorado, most recently as the Senior Policy Advisor for Wildlife, Agriculture, and Rural Economic Development in the Office of the Governor.
Florence, CO — The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) announces the start of construction activities for Phase One of the Corley Mine Surface Burn Mitigation Project, an earth-moving and coal mine refuse fire mitigation effort to extinguish a burning coal refuse pile located approximately 9 miles south-southwest of Florence, Colorado.
(Denver) – This year, the Colorado General Assembly and Governor Polis worked together to advance landmark legislation to protect wildlife and their habitats, enable more sustainable water resource management, and facilitate nation-leading, sustainable energy production that carves the path to meeting the goals of Colorado’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Roadmap.