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It's official! Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area is now a certified International Dark Sky Park!
We’re in search of pics for our 2025 CCA Calendar: Dogs of the NCAs! Email your high-resolution photos to info@canyonsassociation.org by August 18th.
CCA staff, volunteers, and partners work hard year-round to make an impact for our local community and public lands - and it would not be possible without the generosity of our dedicated supporters! Read our impact report for the full update.
We need your help! CCA is looking to purchase a vehicle to help us expand our mission throughout Mesa, Delta, and Montrose counties for transportation to youth education events, stewardship projects, and more.
As always, we’ve had a very busy spring here at CCA! To stay updated on our programs and impact, read through the highlights below and enjoy the snapshots from our events.
How do we evaluate our programs for impact? What does success look like? These are great questions for any nonprofit to consider!
We were honored to receive the 2023 Landscape Stewardship Award from the Public Lands Foundation!
Curious about what we’ve been up to? We have A LOT to show you! We’ve captured some great moments on camera so you can see the full impact of our programs. Check out our photos below.
We are thrilled to announce that McInnis Canyons and Dominguez-Escalante NCA are receiving Gold Standard Designation from Leave No Trace (LNT)! Learn more about Gold Standard Sites and join us to celebrate for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 30th.
CCA staff, volunteers, and partners work had year-round to make an impact for our local community and public lands - and it would not be possible without the generosity of our dedicated supporters! Read our impact report for the full update.
We’re in search of pics for our 2024 CCA Calendar: Dogs of the NCAs! Email your high-resolution photos to info@canyonsassociation.org by August 13th.
Exciting news! In the third year of our Greening STEM project at Catalpa Camp, we discovered that the Russian Knapweed Stem Gall Wasps have established! Read more about the success below.
As always, we’ve had a very busy spring here at CCA! With a calendar full of student field trips and stewardship events, our staff and volunteers have been working hard to make it all happen.
Want to get involved with monitoring your favorite trails and campsites in the National Conservation Areas? In partnership with the BLM and Leave No Trace, you can become a Citizen Scientist in a few easy steps!
CCA has made an investment to procure a larger, more efficient facility to house our river program - and we need your help to get it up and running!
From volunteer river clean-ups to virtual field trips for students, we’re proud of the community impact we made in 2022 and want to share our favorite memories with you!
Learning in both Spanish and English, 5th graders explored the ecology, watershed, agriculture, and history of the landscape. See the program for yourself! Check out our photos below.
We’re in search of pics for our 2023 CCA Calendar: Dogs of the NCAs! Email your high-resolution photos to info@canyonsassociation.org by August 14th.
We are thrilled to announce our new Artist-in-Residence (AiR), Andrea Stolarczyk! Andrea will be dedicating the next year to creating art in Colorado’s beautiful National Conservation Areas. Read more about the journey!
We are celebrating Colorado’s starry skies for the month of June! Want to celebrate with us? Read more below to see how you can get involved.
Thanks to dedicated CCA staff, partner organizations, volunteers, donors, and community members, our 2024 programs were a huge success.