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Find sources: "Colorado Department of Natural Resources" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Department of Natural Resources Department overview Jurisdiction Colorado Department executive Dan Gibbs, Executive Director Website dnr.colorado.gov The **Colorado Department of Natural Resources** is the principal department of the [Colorado state government](/source/Government_of_Colorado)[1] 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: - [Colorado Avalanche Information Center](/source/Colorado_Avalanche_Information_Center) - [Colorado Division of Forestry](/source/Colorado_Division_of_Forestry) - [Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado_Division_of_Reclamation,_Mining,_and_Safety&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Colorado Division of Water Resources](/source/Colorado_Division_of_Water_Resources) - [Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado_Oil_and_Gas_Conservation_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Colorado Parks and Wildlife](/source/Colorado_Parks_and_Wildlife) - [Colorado State Land Board](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado_State_Land_Board&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Colorado Water Conservation Board](/source/Colorado_Water_Conservation_Board) It formerly included the [Colorado Geological Survey](/source/Colorado_Geological_Survey) which was spun off and subsequently incorporated into the [Colorado School of Mines](/source/Colorado_School_of_Mines) 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.[2] ## See also - [North America portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:North_America) - [United States portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:United_States) - [Colorado portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Colorado) - [Environment portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Environment) - [List of Colorado natural areas](/source/List_of_Colorado_natural_areas) - [List of Colorado state parks](/source/List_of_Colorado_state_parks) - [List of Colorado state wildlife areas](/source/List_of_Colorado_state_wildlife_areas) - [List of law enforcement agencies in Colorado](/source/List_of_law_enforcement_agencies_in_Colorado) - [List of state and territorial fish and wildlife management agencies in the United States](/source/List_of_state_and_territorial_fish_and_wildlife_management_agencies_in_the_United_States) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [C.R.S.](/source/Colorado_Revised_Statutes) § 24-1-110 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Birzer, Dani. ["Department of Natural Resources announces new grant to boost wildfire mitigation projects"](https://www.fox21news.com/news/department-of-natural-resources-announces-new-grant-to-boost-wildfire-mitigation-projects/). ## External links **Colorado** at Wikipedia's [sister projects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_sister_projects) - [Definitions](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:Search/Colorado) from Wiktionary - [Media](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Colorado) from Commons - [Quotations](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Colorado) from Wikiquote - [Texts](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Special:Search/Colorado) from Wikisource - [Textbooks](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Special:Search/Colorado) from Wikibooks - [Resources](https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Special:Search/Colorado) from Wikiversity - [Colorado Department of Natural Resources](https://dnr.colorado.gov/) - [Colorado State Forest Service](http://csfs.colostate.edu/) - [Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety](http://mining.state.co.us/Pages/Home.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015306/http://mining.state.co.us/Pages/Home.aspx) 2017-11-15 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [Colorado Division of Water Resources](http://water.state.co.us/Home/Pages/default.aspx) - [Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission](http://cogcc.state.co.us/#/home) - [Colorado Parks and Wildlife](http://cpw.state.co.us/) - [Colorado State Land Board](https://web.archive.org/web/20160813020846/https://www.colorado.gov/statelandboard) - [Colorado Water Conservation Board](http://cwcb.state.co.us/Pages/CWCBHome.aspx) v t e Colorado state agencies Principal departments Agriculture Corrections Early Childhood Education Health Care Policy and Financing Higher Education Human Services Labor and Employment Law Local Affairs Military and Veterans Affairs Natural Resources Personnel and Administration Public Health and Environment Public Safety Regulatory Agencies Revenue State Transportation Treasury v t e Protected areas of Colorado Federal National Conservation Areas Dominguez–Escalante Gunnison Gorge McInnis Canyons National Fish Hatcheries Leadville National Forests Arapaho Grand Mesa Gunnison Medicine Bow–Routt Pike Rio Grande Roosevelt San Isabel San Juan Uncompahgre White River National Grasslands Comanche Pawnee National Historic Sites Amache Bent's Old Fort Sand Creek Massacre National Monuments Browns Canyon Camp Hale-Continental Divide Canyons of the Ancients Chimney Rock Colorado Dinosaur Florissant Fossil Beds Hovenweep Yucca House National Parks Black Canyon of the Gunnison Great Sand Dunes Mesa Verde Rocky Mountain National Recreation Areas Arapaho Curecanti National Trails California Continental Divide Old Spanish Pony Express Santa Fe National Wild and Scenic Rivers Cache la Poudre National Wildlife Refuges Alamosa Arapaho Baca Browns Park Monte Vista Rocky Flats Rocky Mountain Arsenal Two Ponds Other National Historic Landmarks National Natural Landmarks National Register of Historic Places Wilderness Areas State State Parks Arkansas Headwaters Barr Lake Boyd Lake Castlewood Canyon Chatfield Cherry Creek Cheyenne Mountain Crawford Eldorado Canyon Eleven Mile Elkhead Fishers Peak Golden Gate Canyon Harvey Gap Highline Lake Jackson Lake James M. 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