With more than 1450 known species, Colombia harbors fern diversity that is unparalleled elsewhere in the Americas. However, fern diversity in Colombia remains poorly known: nearly half of the species in the country have been collected only a handful of times, and most species have never been studied in an evolutionary context. The true richness of Colombia’s fern flora is surely much higher than is known today — likely there are hundreds of species that remain either unreported for the country or are still awaiting scientific description. The aim of this project is to improve our understanding of Colombian fern diversity through collaborative research involving Colombian and international pteridologists. Our research focuses on four objectives (1) Addressing major gaps in our knowledge of Colombia fern diversity, (2) Generating unified taxonomic resources for the ferns of Colombia, (3) Producing genomic resources for the ferns of Colombia, and (4) Integrating objectives 1-3 to accelerate lineage discovery and taxonomic research on Colombian ferns. In this talk, we will present the progress and some of the most exciting results of this project, which include three field expeditions, several visits to herbaria in the United States and Colombia, and the training of undergraduate and graduate students. We will also share some of the outreach and networking efforts that the team has made to create a community around the study and conservation of ferns in Colombia.