Keep It Colorado

Keep It Colorado's CO Gives Day Prizes!

About Keep It Colorado

Keep It Colorado is a statewide coalition dedicated to conserving Colorado’s private and public lands. With over half of Colorado's land privately owned, we partner with landowners to protect the natural landscapes that provide clean water, air, food, wildlife habitat, and spaces for recreation. Since 1965, Colorado families have conserved 3.3 million acres of land critical to our quality of life.

Our coalition unites nonprofits, public agencies, and other partners to advance high-quality land conservation, support private landowners, and protect wildlife habitat. We advocate for policies, secure funding, and drive innovation to enhance conservation efforts.

A key initiative, Conserving Colorado: A 10-year Roadmap, aims to double protected acres, community engagement, and resources for conservation by 2033. It focuses on climate-resilient landscapes, equitable conservation, water solutions, resilient agriculture, and building a lasting conservation movement.

Together, we invite all Coloradans—landowners, policymakers, and supporters—to join us in creating a sustainable future.

Testimonials

"Without Keep It Colorado we'd all be working on our own, in our own region, with our own priorities. And that work continues to happen and will get done. But Keep It Colorado allows this ability for collaboration on a statewide scale where we can come together, share what we know about what's important with the work and then leverage that with all of our partners for an overall statewide vision."
- Rebecca Jewett, Palmer Land Conservancy

"KIC’s transaction cost assistance program matches an important and specific need within land protection work in Colorado.  For many landowners, the expenses of preparing to donate a conservation easement are a prohibitive barrier, and many properties important to communities are not large enough to compete for other grant funds.  KIC’s program serves to fill that gap and propel community-oriented projects forward, with multiple benefits."
- Ben Lenth, Colorado Open Lands

“I learned so much from the Summit, and I always enjoy hearing from members around the state. I am so grateful and proud to be part of this coalition.”
- Jessica Foulis, Eagle Valley Land Trust

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