Public lands

  • Martz Symposium on Public Lands
    The Getches-Wilkinson Center will be convening the 2025 Martz Symposium on Public Lands: "Keeping Public Lands in Public Hands – Reflections on 50 Years of Retention History" on Thurs, Oct 23rd and Fri, Oct 24th at the Wolf Law Building in Boulder,
  • Photo by Len Necefer
    A look inside the editorial process that transformed two days of dialogue into Volume 36, Issue 2 of the Colorado Environmental Law JournalAfter a five-year pandemic-induced hiatus, the Martz Symposium on Public Lands returned to the University of
  • Colorado Law students at Corona Arch in Southeast Utah, which could be sold off to a private developer under the current proposal
    The Getches-Wilkinson Center has published a white paper that provides a rapid assessment of a proposal from the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee to mandate the sale of federal public lands. This proposal was being considered as a
  • ABA Publication Photo
    The Getches-Wilkinson Center is pleased to announce the publication of a thought-provoking article, “Facilitating a Green Future? Permitting Reforms and Renewables on Public Lands,” co-authored by Chris Winter, Executive Director of the
  • Colorado Plateau
    The Colorado Plateau had thirteen additional spring visitors this year. More conspicuous in our convoy of rental cars than the migratory geese that loudly pronounce spring’s arrival, at times more inebriated than the craftiest fermenters of the
  • Andrea Shipton
    In March, I had the pleasure of spending a week on the Colorado Plateau with fellow students and professors from the Advanced Natural Resources Law Seminar. The Colorado Plateau – a heart-shaped desert region encompassing portions of Utah, Arizona,
  • Obie Johnson and Andrea Shipton
    University of Colorado Law School students Obie Johnson (’25) and Andrea Shipton (’25) have been named the 2025-2026 Colorado Law Wyss Scholars in U.S. Lands Conservation. The Wyss Scholars Program, funded by the Wyss Foundation, is awarded to two
  • Now Hiring
    The Getches-Wilkinson Center (GWC) is seeking Colorado Law students interested in natural resources, energy, and environmental law to serve as the GWC Summer Research Assistant. The Spring and Summer Research Assistants will work closely with the
  • GWC Fellowship and Scholarship Image
    GWC is accepting applications for Summer 2025 and Academic Year 25/26 Scholarships and Fellowships in Natural Resources Law. The deadline to apply is Friday, January 17, 2025.Opportunities include:The Wyss Scholars Program for U.S. Lands
  • Zane Reynolds
    University of Colorado Law student Zane Reynolds (’26) was awarded the Charles N. Woodruff Fellowship. The Charles N. Woodruff fellowship was established in memory of Charles Woodruff, a highly successful water resources lawyer, to promote
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