To provide for a quality environment and a higher standard of living while protecting our natural resources.

Swarovski Waterschool USA provides hands-on, place-based water education resources to communities and educators in the Mississippi River watershed. By incorporating science with solutions through action projects, students become environmental leaders and lifelong stewards of Earth’s water resources. The Swarovski Waterschool program is facilitated through a variety of community and school-based programs. During the academic year, the Waterschool education team visits classrooms and afterschool programs to facilitate hands-on water science explorations and the impact humans have on local and global water resources. Waterschool USA hosts immersive summer programs for high school students.

Advance conservation of waterfowl and wetlands, act as a local educational resource for avian biology and wetlands ecology, and serve as an international center for avicultural training and research.

CPW's mission is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system, and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado's natural resources.