Advocating for policies that help advance land conservation is one of Keep It Colorado’s key functions, and while the work is year-round, we officially kicked off our coalition engagement process at our annual Policy Summit on October 15. This year we had 54 coalition members and partners join us for a full-day event. In addition to sharing the latest updates from Denver to D.C., members shared their perspectives on approaches, made suggestions, and identified their top priorities as we plan for 2026. In addition to topics such as energy development and innovative conservation incentives, we took an in-depth look at how to address the 2031 sunset of the conservation easement income tax credit, which is a critical funding source for private land conservation.
With our state legislative session beginning on January 14, 2026, this is an important time of year to prepare for the work ahead. Following this Summit, we’ll work with our policy committee to finalize our strategy for 2026.
