Colorado Parks and Wildlife has completed its work on the 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan and has submitted the Plan to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, as required. The purpose of the Plan is to guide conservation actions for species of greatest conservation need and to identify species of greatest information need. The Plan …
On September 10, 2025, the Department of the Interior announced it proposes to rescind the 2024 Public Lands Rule. The purpose of the BLM’s Public Lands Rule was to elevate conservation so that it would be fully considered an essential equal element in the agency’s work to balance multiple uses. CWF had applauded the Rule …
On June 28, Senator Mike Lee, Utah, announced that he has withdrawn his public lands sell-off provision from the Senate budget reconciliation bill, after several tries to include it in the bill. At least the disposal threat in this bill has ended. We thank Rep. Hurd for his work in the House to help ensure …
Senator Lee of Utah, has introduced a third version of his language to sell off some public lands in the Senate version of the budget bill. It focuses on BLM lands. Obviously it would exact a large impact on wildlife and recreation opportunities for communities and we oppose it. If this language survives in the …
On June 24, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that the sale of federally managed public lands (BLM and USFS) provisions may not be included in the budget bill. We are watchful in case Utah’s Senator Lee makes another attempt to insert such provisions. As the bill is is a reconciliation bill, the Parliamentarian stated that policy …
The Senate’s version of the budget bill by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources places at risk of sale a portion of federally managed public lands -managed by Bureau of Land Management and by the US Forest Service. As you know this type of provision that would have impacted Nevada and Utah was …
The public lands sell-off provision was removed by the House from its budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on May 21! The provisions in the amendment passed earlier by the House Natural Resources Committee on May 6 that would have included selling off some public lands in Utah and Nevada were stripped …
Bills CWF has testified on or has tracked this session — all have concluded as follows at session end: Bill to create study of state trust lands and stewardship trust lands (HB 25-1332) was heard in the House Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Committee on April 21. CWF testified in support. The bill has …
On April 23, 2025 Governor Polis and coordinating partners launched the Colorado’s Outdoors Strategy. The press release is below. Colorado’s Outdoors Strategy is the overarching strategy – not a plan – for Colorado’s goals of climate resilient conservation and outdoor recreation. CWF participated on the steering committee as the vision and strategy were developed. In …
BOW Weekend June 2025 Class Catalog Walking/Hiking/Physical Exertion Key Low – light exertion if any Moderate – a step up from easy but not extreme Challenging – you might work up a sweat Beginner Archery Taught by: Michelle Seubert & Pepper Canterbury, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Moderate-Challenging / Outdoors In this hands-on class, new …
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