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Restoring Wolverines to Colorado

A community conversation on wolverines, ecology, and coexistence!

Rocky Mountain Wild is excited to help share an upcoming community webinar featuring experts working on wolverine restoration in Colorado. This is a chance to hear directly from partners in the field and get clear, science-grounded information on what reintroduction means for our state and our communities.

Colorado State University and Defenders of Wildlife are working to inform communities about the reintroduction of wolverines. This reintroduction was approved in May 2024 through the Restoration of Wolverines Act (sponsored by Senators Perry Will and Dylan Roberts), and this webinar is part of making sure communities have the latest updates and information.

Date/Time: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 6:00 PM Mountain Time

Hosted by: Wild Connections, Defenders of Wildlife, and Colorado State University, The Center for Human Carnivore Coexistence

What to expect: A conversation on wolverine ecology, how and why they are being restored to Colorado, and what it means for Colorado.

127th Distinguished Research Lecture:
Dan Doak (Environmental Studies)

Saving Species with Science: 30 Years of Conservation Setbacks & Successes

When: Tuesday, February 17 @ 4–5 p.m.
Where: Chancellor's Hall & Auditorium,
Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE)

About the lecture
Over his career, Professor Dan Doak (Environmental Studies) and his collaborators have worked with endangered species worldwide—from sea otters and spotted owls to gorgonian corals and alpine plants—asking a simple but urgent question: What can we do that will actually help species survive?

In this talk, Professor Doak shares three stories showing how conservation science works in the real world, where ecological research meets human values, policies and tough choices. Through the California condor, a rare Rocky Mountain wildflower and the Island fox, he explores how our understanding of extinction risk has improved even as challenges facing wildlife mount.

A reception will follow the lecture from 5-6 p.m.

About the Distinguished Research Lectureship

The Distinguished Research Lectureship is among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty upon a faculty member at CU Boulder. Each year, the Research & Innovation Office requests nominations from faculty for this award, and a faculty review panel recommends one or more faculty members as recipients.

Research & Innovation Office
University of Colorado Boulder
colorado.edu/researchinnovation

CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF ENVIRONMENTAL FILMS
The wait is over! The 20th Anniversary Colorado Environmental Film Festival
official film lineup and schedule are here, and tickets are on sale!
For 20 years, CEFF has brought people together through films that inspire connection, action, and hope. Celebrate this milestone year with us and experience the stories shaping a more sustainable future and igniting change!

ANNOUNCING THE OFFICIAL FILM SELECTIONS
CEFF’s 2026 Official Selections feature an inspiring lineup of feature-length and short environmental films from around the world. The program reflects the voices of filmmakers from over a dozen countries who are using film to spark awareness, connection, and action to address the biggest environmental issues facing our planet today. This year’s selections celebrate the resilience of the human spirit, the beauty and fragility of the natural world, Indigenous knowledge and leadership, and the everyday choices that shape a more sustainable future.
At a Glance

53 Films including 17 features and 36 shorts
5 World Premieres, 8 US Premieres and 27 Colorado Premieres
100% of the Online Encore films offer closed captions, open captions or no dialog

Explore the Films

In-person screenings will take place February 20-22 in downtown Golden at the Green Center on the Colorado School of Mines Campus, with online screenings available in the CEFF Online Encore, powered by Eventive, from February 23-March 1.
All Access and Single Day Passes to the festival as well as single tickets are on sale now for both in-person events and the Online Encore. Get a jump start on your festival plan!