The Colorado Department of Natural Resources is the principal department of the
Colorado state government responsible for the development, protection, and enhancement Colorado natural resources for the use and enjoyment of the state's present and future residents, as well as for visitors to the state.
The Department of Natural Resources comprises the following 8 divisions:
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Colorado Avalanche Information Center The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) provides information about snowpack stability throughout the state of Colorado for motorists and backcountry recreationists in order to reduce the number of avalanche deaths, injuries, and economic da ...
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Colorado Division of Forestry
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Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety
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Colorado Division of Water Resources The Colorado Division of Water Resources, also known as the ''Office of the State Engineer'', administers water resources in the American state of Colorado. Part of the Department of Natural Resources, the agency is headed by the State Engineer.
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Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the state parks system and the wildlife of the U.S. state of Colorado. , the division managed the 42 state parks and 307 wildlife areas of Colorado.
, the Colorado Natural Areas Program had 93 designated s ...
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Colorado State Land Board
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
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Colorado Water Conservation Board
It formerly included the
Colorado Geological Survey
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
which was spun off and subsequently incorporated into the
Colorado School of Mines
The Colorado School of Mines, informally called Mines, is a public research university in Golden, Colorado, founded in 1874. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, and mathematics, with a focus on en ...
in 2014.
In 2022, the Colorado Department of Natural Resources announced its Colorado Strategic Wildfire Action Program Workforce Development Grant, moving $17.5 million state stimulus dollars to start work on fuels reduction projects and increase Colorado’s capacity to conduct critical forest restoration and wildfire mitigation work.
See also
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List of Colorado Natural Areas
The U.S. State of Colorado has designated 95 natural areas of the state for special protection. The Colorado Natural Areas Program was established in 1977 to preserve and protect special areas of the state with distinctive flora, fauna, ecologi ...
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List of Colorado state parks
The system of state parks in Colorado integrates outdoor recreation with tourism. There are currently forty-two parks open to the public, and there is one in development. Colorado State Parks host over eleven million visitors each year. Colorado ...
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List of Colorado state wildlife areas
The Colorado state wildlife areas are managed for hunting, fishing, observation, management, and preservation of wildlife.
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife division of the United States, U.S. Colorado, State of Colorado manages more than 300 state ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Colorado
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List of State Fish and Wildlife Management Agencies in the U.S.
This article is a list of state and territorial fish and wildlife management agencies in the United States, by U.S. state or territory. These agencies are typically within the State Executive Branch. In most states these agencies manage hunting an ...
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Colorado State Forest Service Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety
Colorado Division of Water ResourcesColorado Oil and Gas Conservation CommissionColorado Parks and WildlifeColorado State Land BoardColorado Water Conservation Board
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State agencies of Colorado
State environmental protection agencies of the United States
Natural resources agencies in the United States