{"id":32944,"date":"2023-07-12T01:03:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T07:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/two-newly-formed-coalitions-in-southwest-colorado-receive-grants-from-cpw-and-goco\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:04:26","slug":"two-newly-formed-coalitions-in-southwest-colorado-receive-grants-from-cpw-and-goco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/two-newly-formed-coalitions-in-southwest-colorado-receive-grants-from-cpw-and-goco\/","title":{"rendered":"Two newly formed coalitions in Southwest Colorado receive grants from CPW and GOCO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Prolonged drought across the seven states in the Colorado River Basin has water managers making plans to limit future water shortages. A draft of the \u201cUpper Colorado River Basin Drought Contingency Plan\u201d was released Tuesday and discussed at the Southwest Basin Roundtable on Wednesday at the Durango Public Library.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

On Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and Great Outdoors Colorado announced the recipients of the fourth round of funding that comes from the Outdoor Regional Partnerships Initiative.<\/p>\n

The goal of the grants is to ensure wildlife thrives and outdoor recreation spaces are protected, according to a news release. Two coalitions in Southwest Colorado were named as recipients of the grant.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the Regional Partnership Initiative, conservation and outdoor recreation interests, land managers and local government are working together to tackle challenges and advance opportunities for innovative approaches for stewarding Colorado\u2019s outdoors,\u201d the release stated.<\/p>\n

An executive order signed by Polis and dated Oct. 30, 2020, created the Outdoor Regional Partnerships Initiative, with the goal of creating a \u201clong-term, equitable, and sustainable vision for the future of Colorado\u2019s outdoors,\u201d according to the news release.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough the Regional Partnerships Initiative, we are working across sectors and levels of government to expand and support conservation efforts to ensure our outdoors are preserved for the future,\u201d Polis stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen organizations and individuals work together on behalf of public and private lands and waters, it ensures communities are healthy, livable and prosperous for future generations,\u201d CPW Director Jeff Davis said.<\/p>\n

This grant cycle brings the amount of money invested in Outdoor Regional Partnerships to $3 million. Another cycle will be open in the fall.<\/p>\n

Montezuma and Dolores counties joined together to form the Montelores Coalition, which was awarded $100,000. The goal of this coalition is to \u201cdevelop strategic regional priorities and initiatives that foster sustainable outdoor recreation and conservation of natural resources,\u2019 the news release stated. Information on the Montelores Coalition is not currently available.<\/p>\n

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife website also names the Southwest Colorado Conservation & Outdoor Recreation Roundtable as a recipient of $99,400. This is a new coalition based in Southwest Colorado, and its goal is to \u201cconvene diverse users and voices from the region to develop common ground, share up-to-date information, and chart a course for the region to identify overarching goals and strategies related to conservation and recreation,\u201d the news release said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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