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When you volunteer with CPW, you can give back, get outside, meet people, and make friends. Volunteers serve in a variety of roles, such as camp hosting, education and outreach, community science, habitat and trail work, maintenance and construction, wildlife projects, customer service, and much more!

Colorado Parks and Wildlife understands that conserving and restoring certain species go hand in hand with improving their habitats. Colorado has various habitat communities, but they usually fall into five main types. Each of these landscapes has its own animals and challenges.

​​​​​A serious and growing problem in the West is the invasion of non-native plant species, commonly called noxious weeds. Noxious refers to the species' aggressive behavior, which damages native Colorado plant communities or economic crops. They do not have predators so they can adapt very successfully to Colorado's environment, giving them an advantage over native species. Noxious weeds outcompete native plants for food, space, light and nutrients.