Academic Programs

The Coldharbour Institute is a learning laboratory where we demonstrate regenerative living practices that bring health to our bodies, land, and communities. The Institute also offers workshops, seminars, and events covering topics like permaculture, water conservation, and local food systems. These allow you to gain insights from sustainability experts and connect with like-minded peers. Additionally, you can participate in student-led initiatives, from organizing clean-up days to leading awareness campaigns, making a lasting impact on campus and the community.

The Coldharbour Institute 

The Center for Public Lands at Western Colorado University is a community of thoughtful future leaders who have come together from diverse fields to share expertise and collaborate on thorny public lands and natural resource challenges.

The Center for Cold-Climate Food Security focuses on research and infrastructure to support agriculture in cold-climate environments, such as the Gunnison Valley.

Center for Cold-Climate Food Security

The Clark School also provides an office for the High Country News, an independent, reader-supported nonprofit 501(c)3 media organization that covers the critical issues and stories that define the Western United States. Our mission is to inform and inspire people to act on behalf of the West’s diverse natural and human communities,” in Kelley Hall, where students can engage in their cutting-edge journalism.