Who We Are

The Confluence Center consists of numerous nonprofit organizations coming together to magnify their impact on our community, region, and nation’s land and water future.

  • We bring together mission-focused, nonpolitical organizations working at the confluence of land and water science, education, and stewardship to magnify our impact and ensure the longevity of our natural resources for future generations.

  • We believe every person is intrinsically connected to the health of our landscapes and has a vital role to play in order to maintain the inherent worth of our natural resources for future generations.

  • By coming together, our united presence and unique location will increase our science-based education and stewardship capability and magnify our long-term impact to shape our land and water future for the community, region, and nation.

The founding organizations are dedicated to advancing science and environmental education, and land and water restoration through work in the education and conservation industries. While the Confluence Center is a newly established nonprofit organization, its founding organizations have nearly 100 collective years of operating and programmatic experience.

By combining each organization's work and expertise, the Confluence Center of Colorado lends itself to natural economies of scale and transformative workforce opportunities in addition to unique programmatic growth and expansion opportunities.

Our Vision: Better Together

  • Stewardship

    We believe we are stewards of the land and water we rely on and enjoy. Together, we will care for these resources and pass on a responsible ethic to our families and communities to sustain our resources for future generations.

  • Education

    We will offer transformative, science-based educational programs to cultivate devoted land and water stewards and provide a place to support life-long learners.

  • Community and Connectivity

    We are intrinsically connected to the health of our landscapes, which is directly tied to the health of our communities and the people who live, play, and visit them. By caring for our landscapes and natural resources, we will promote community well-being and support interconnectivity.

  • Collaboration

    By working together, we will combine our experience, knowledge, and trusted leadership in order to magnify our stewardship impact for the betterment of our community, region, and nation.

“The late Jim Robb, a Grand Junction attorney, state legislator, state parks board member, and founding member and co-chair of the Grand Junction/Mesa County Riverfront Commission, had a vision almost 40 years ago that exists today in the portion of the Colorado State Parks system that is named after him.

His vision was of the Colorado River as a sparkling necklace, with pearls of state parks and community river conservation initiatives interspersed along the waterfront, from Cameo to Fruita. He would be honored to know that the Confluence Center is the latest of these lovely pearls.”

- Rebecca Frank, Confluence Center Leadership Team

Confluence Defined:

1.     The place of meeting of two rivers.

  • Grand Junction sits at the confluence of the Colorado and Gunnison Rivers.

2. A coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one place or point.

  • The Confluence Center brings together five separate mission-focused, science-based, nonprofit organizations to one meeting place to magnify their impact on our community and region’s land and water future.