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Women’s History Month

"John" in a handwritten cursive signature

On my path to the Center for Collaborative Conservation, I am grateful for my mother, my spouse and daughter, and many women friends and colleagues who have taught me so much over the years, including several who were instrumental in creating the CCC.

Centering Well-being in 2025

The skills that the collaborative conservation field requires can offer us some amazing tools for centering well-being, including trust, relationship building, and thoughtful facilitation. What are your intentions for 2025? And how does your collaborative practice inform them?

Meet the Furry, Feathered, & Serpentine Friends of the CCC!

Kiwi, the peach-faced lovebird

Our furry, feathered, and serpentine friends put a smile on our faces, offer snuggles and pets when we are in need of comfort, join our zoom calls for fun, and support us as we work hard towards CCC’s mission to build capacity for collaborative conservation!

Reflections from a Summit Student Intern

Hello! I’m Priscila Santos Urteaga, an international student from Monterrey, Mexico. Three years ago, I moved to the U.S. for college and am now in my final semester at Colorado State University, majoring in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources! I began my internship with the Center for Collaborative Conservation this past June, and my main role has been assisting Katie McGrath-Novak, the Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network Coordinator, in planning the 2024 Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit.

Check out the post to hear more about my experience!

CCC News: August 2023

In this month’s newsletter, John shares his thoughts on conflict, which is an integral (and often frustrating) component in collaborative conservation. Fellows Cohort 12 is sharing their End-of-Project presentations, the Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network (CFCN) is preparing for another Branching Out peer-learning event, we say thank you and farewell to one of our interns, and […]

North Fork Poudre Site Conservation Team recognized with Environmental Stewardship Award

Thank you to the Larimer County Commissioners and the Larimer County Environmental and Science Advisory Board for recognizing the North Fork Poudre Site Conservation Team (SCT) with the Environmental Stewardship Award! CPRW staff have been honored to work with this first-of-its-kind group made up of 5 private landowners, 3 non-profit conservation organizations, 4 local governmental natural resource departments, […]

CCC News June 2023

This month, John shares current work on inclusive stakeholder analysis, we highlight Cohort 13 Fellow Daniel Acosta, and we invite you to check out the Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network (CFCN) “Branching Out” series! We also highlight our new intern and share resources from the most recent Western Collaborative Conservation Network (WCCN) All Partners Meeting. Read […]

Fish & Wildlife Conservation for Who?
A Decolonial Feminist Perspective in Colorado

Presented by Gemara Gifford, M.S. in conjunction with FWCB Graduate/Faculty Seminar Colorado State University, Ph.D. Student in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Indigenous peoples protect 80% of the world’s biodiversity across forests, grasslands, marine ecosystems, and beyond, yet the mainstream environmental movement has only recently acknowledged this. As a result, practitioners and scholars from fish, […]

CCC News: April 2022

Meet the new CCC Associate Director of Learning, Allison Brody and learn about a number of exciting CCC events and opportunities coming up this month including: the continuation of our webinar series on grasslands, CCC participation in the upcoming meeting Colorado Forest Health Council meeting, new ways to get involved in the CCC, and more! […]

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