Environmental law
On July 8, the Getches-Wilkinson Center visited the Kawuneeche Valley restoration site at Beaver Creek in Rocky Mountain National Park. Upon arriving at Beaver Creek, the team met with Isabel de Silva Shewell, the lead ecologist on the project with
The Colorado River:Searching for Solutions in the Face of UncertaintyThe Colorado River is facing unprecedented change and uncertainty. Average annual flows continue to decline, and negotiations to craft post-2026 guidelines to manage the river have
After an approximately seven-hour drive from ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, we arrived at Dugout Ranch and the Canyonlands Research Center, tucked deep within canyon country near Bears Ears National Monument and Canyonlands National Park. We spent our
University of Colorado Law School students Piper LacyÌý(’27) and Lex Padilla (’27) have been named the 2026-2027 Colorado Law Wyss Scholars in U.S. Lands Conservation. The Wyss Scholars Program, funded by the Wyss Foundation, is awarded to two
Obie Johnson ('26) and Andrea Shipton ('26), current Wyss Scholars, will moderate a discussion with Steve Bloch regarding his experience in land conservation law and Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA). Bloch's visit to Colorado Law is thanks
Acequia Assistance Project student attorneys, along with MENV policy students, went to the San Luis Valley this month to attend the 12th annual Congreso de Acequias. While there, students met with their clients, experienced the
Image by Lex Padilla The Colorado River Water Users Association annual conference met in Las Vegas last week. Each year, over a thousand government officials, members of the press, municipal water district
On November 19th, a rapt crowd gathered both in Denver and online for a six-hour public hearing and deliberation by theÌýColorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) board members. CWCB was meeting to consider a proposed deal to acquire and protect
The Getches-Wilkinson Center is pleased to present the 2026 Ruth Wright Distinguished Lecture in Natural Resources with Congressman Joe Neguse on Wed, Oct 21st at the Wolf Law Building in ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, CO.ÌýWednesday, October 21st6:00-7:30: Lecture:
The Getches-Wilkinson Center is pleased to present the 2025 Ruth Wright Distinguished Lecture in Natural Resources with John Leshy on Wed, Oct 22nd at the Wolf Law Building in ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, CO.ÌýOn Shaky Ground: America’s Public Lands Face an