Kim Langmaid, CCC Fellow from Cohort 4, has been leading a collaborative effort in Vail, CO for the past five years that recently reached a notable milestone in the realm of sustainable ecotourism. Thanks the the collaboration between Kim’s Walking Mountains Science Center, the Town of Vail, Sustainable Travel International, Vail Resorts, The U.S. Forest Service, and others Vail was officially certified as a sustainable mountain resort destination. The read more about this exciting announcement, and Kim’s involvement in this collaboration follow the links below.

Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network
Impacts of Federal Funding Changes on Colorado’s Forest Collaboratives & Communities
In this 2-part blog series, we summarize key takeaways and discussion points from the March 2025 CFCN All-Partners meeting.