Colorado Parks and Wildlife initiated the first release of water from the Chatfield Reservoir Environmental Pool to increase flows in the South Platte River below the reservoir. The historic release began Tuesday morning and provided three cubic feet per second of water into the South Platte to alleviate low flow conditions, support aquatic life and enhance ecosystem function. Read more HERE.

Thinking about applying for Water Education Colorado’s 2025 Water Leaders Program? Good news—the application deadline has been extended! You now have until midnight on January 29, 2025 to submit your application.

This is the final week for folks to register for the virtual CWMBP Training running from January 20 through March 27.

Our thoughts are with those affected by the California wildfires. It’s a reminder that wildfire can happen anytime, anywhere. More than half of Colorado residents live in the wildland-urban interface and are at risk of wildfire. If your home is located in or near the natural vegetation of Colorado’s grasslands, shrublands, foothills or mountains, you live in the wildland-urban interface and are at risk. You can learn more about how to live wildfire ready at livewildfireready.org.

Forest and fire learning series: Mountain Studies Institute and partners organized a lecture series event in the spring of 2018 to spark community awareness of local forest conditions, the role of fire on the landscape, changes that will shape future forests, and local land managers and emergency planners. Check out the first two episodes of this year's series HERE.