Resource Central’s 2025 Impact Report highlights how Colorado communities are taking meaningful climate action through water conservation and waste diversion programs. Learn how your actions are creating measurable, lasting change.
20Feb
Neal Lurie
15Jan
Celebrating 50 Years of Conservation
For 50 years, Resource Central has been helping communities save billions of gallons of water, conserve energy, and reduce waste across Colorado. Together, we have empowered more than 1 million people to live more sustainably and make conservation a way of life.
07Aug
Grass Isn’t Always Greener: Rethinking Your Lawn to Save Water & Your Wallet
Resource Central’s innovative waterwise programs are helping Coloradans save water, cut costs, and grow vibrant yards with simple swaps.
01Dec
The outliers in urban residential landscaping: Why these homeowners tore out their turf
Heather Brubaker had a sprawling yard of Kentucky bluegrass at her home in Longmont. Mowing the turf took her more than two hours. During summer, her monthly water bill jumped
12Sep
Thinking of swapping your lawn for a water-saving garden? This nonprofit has a ‘plant-by-numbers’ service to help
When Jessie Myers of Thornton looked out her window, she saw a kind of personal battlefield. The homeowner was waging a war to keep her grass green — and she
14Aug
Resource Central sees record participation in programs that help people transition from thirsty grass to climate-resilient yards
Coloradans are ripping out their thirsty grass yards in record numbers. This year more than 10,000 households in Front Range communities transitioned a portion of their yards to waterwise landscaping
17May
Resource Central keeps CU fans from landfills – unique partnership promotes reuse of materials from university dorms
BOULDER, CO – As thousands of students finished final exams last week and scrambled to move out of their dorms, a local nonprofit helped CU Boulder students divert thousands of
22Mar
Resource Central expands building materials reuse and free pickups
Spring cleaning and garage decluttering just got a little easier in Boulder thanks to a local nonprofit. Resource Central, a conservation-focused nonprofit based in Boulder, just completed a major expansion
01Feb
Marshall Fire victims to get free waterwise gardens to help build climate resilient yards
Families rebuilding after the Marshall Fire have a new way to add color and beauty to their yards. Resource Central, a local conservation-focused nonprofit, is providing 200 square feet of
16Apr
Earth Day celebration at newly renovated zero waste hub in Boulder
BOULDER – After a year of construction and facility upgrades, the community is invited to celebrate Earth Day at Boulder’s zero waste headquarters with a renovation reveal. Local nonprofits Resource
