What a night! On February 25th, Colorado Rising joined our friends at Patagonia Denver and Winter Wildlands Alliance for the Backcountry Film Festival, an evening packed with films celebrating human-powered winter adventure, deep powder, and the wild places we all love. Attendees enjoyed pizza, popcorn, and drinks, all while being inspired by stories that connect
We had so much fun at the first-ever Youth Climate Lobby Day on Friday, February 20th! Colorado Rising joined 350 Colorado’s Youth Action Committee, Good Trouble Climate Network, and Classrooms for Climate Action to co-host Youth Climate Lobby Day, where more than 60 students from across the state came together to make their voices heard.
We honor Black History Month (February) by acknowledging that Black history is connected with environmental history. We celebrate the long history of Black environmental stewardship and we recognize that this movement exists because of trailblazing pioneers like Hazel M. Johnson, also known as the mother of environmental justice. Hazel M. Johnson founded the People for
Groundswell Citizen Response to Colorado Rising’s Call To Action On Fracking Near Schools In November, Colorado Rising sent an action alert email to its supporters explaining our alarming findings about the proximity of Colorado’s schools to active O&G operations and the huge number of spills within a mile of school grounds. Our message encouraged supporters
Colorado Rising had the honor of presenting at the Colorado School of Mines to student members of the Eco Club. We all discussed the impacts of fracking across Colorado—including near schools—and the record number of oil and gas spills in Weld County. This is part of our focus on outreach in the community, educating the
Lively Turnout at State Capitol Press Conference At the CLIMATE DISASTERS AWARENESS WEEK PRESS CONFERENCE, State legislators, activists and environmental groups joined the call for urgent action to address our worsening climate crisis. The art installation in the Capitol Foyer featured moving art & imagery of the very worst wildfires, floods, droughts, extreme heat events,
On November 20th, youth, elders, and community leaders from Fort Collins to Pueblo came together at our annual Youth Unity Rising Summit that Colorado Rising for Communities co-hosted with the Denver Indian Center, Denver Public Schools Sustainability, and other partners. Together, we created space to build meaningful connections, shared stories and visions for climate justice
It was wonderful to see so many other friendly faces at the “JUST SAY NO” fracking protest outside the ECMC Headquarters in Denver! On Tuesday the 18th, about 50 or more concerned citizens rallied to show their disapproval of the proposed fracking project (State Sunlight Long) near the Aurora Reservoir. This project (and all the
River Sisters Congreso, Patagonia Denver and Denver Parks & Recreation joined Colorado Rising at Shoemaker Plaza on October 26th, 2025 for a fall river clean up. Dozens of volunteers took buckets and trash pickers and scoured the banks of the South Platte River for almost a mile surrounding our base camp. They pulled bottles, plastic bags, and other
For generations, Indigenous communities have honored rivers as living relatives. Restoring the South Platte means restoring our relationships with the land, water, and each other. The oil and gas industry has been harming our communities for far too long, putting profit over the health and safety of neighborhoods in North Denver/Commerce City who are already