On January 16, 2024 Governor Polis, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) announced the regional partnerships that are grant recipients for the fall 2023 round of support funding. The Outdoor Regional Partnerships Initiative began in 2021.The grant awardees are: Eastern Grasslands Coalition (a new regional partnership), NoCoPlaces, Outside 285 in which …
On January 3, 2024 Colorado Governor Polis and the Department of Natural Resources have issued the pollinator report, “Colorado Native Pollinating Insects Health Study: highlighting pollinators’ ecological role in Colorado, protecting our pollinators and natural beauty.” Here is the link to the report that was required by legislation in 2023 SB 22-199, Native Pollinating Insects …
Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced on December 22 that it has released the second gorup of 5 gray wolves from Oregon into Colorado. All 10 were released onto state-owned public lands in Grand and Summit Counties. Here is the press release
On December 18, 2023 Colorado Parks and Wildlife released the initial five gray wolves into Colorado. This release onto state-owned public lands in Grand County has begun in accordance with Proposition 114 which required releases to begin by December 31 of this year. Pursuant to an agreement with Oregon, Colorado may capture up to 10 …
Check out the full December 2023 Newsletter here.
BLM has scheduled public meetings for the draft Big Game Habitat Resource Management Plan. Please participate at the in-person or virtual meetings. Virtual meetings: December 11 5:00-7:00 pm MST and December 18 1:00 – 3:00 pm MST In person meetings: Durango December 7 5:00-7:00 pm MST – Durango Public Library, 1900 E. 3rd Ave., Durango …
The Summit was very good October 16-17 and so we want to share the highlights written by Kara van Hoose of Colorado Parks and Wildlife. CWF participates in the Wildlife and Transportation Alliance. Wildlife & Transportation Summit highlights the successes of recent policies and projects Oct. 18, 2023 2023 Fall Wildlife on the …
On October 6, 2023, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced that it will reintroduce its initial source population of gray wolves from Oregon. Proposition 114 requires reintroduction beginning by December 31, 2023. Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Oregon Department of Game and Fish entered into a one-year agreement in which Oregon will supply up to 10 …
The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) approved unanimously Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s (CPW) high priority habitat maps at its rulemaking hearing on October 5, 2023. The particular maps in this year’s maps rulemaking are big game in the northeast region (of CPW) and statewide grouse and raptor maps. CWF was a party to …
Great news! Vail Town Council voted 5-2 on October 3 to acquire the bighorn sheep essential severe winter range in East Vail. The price is approximately $17.5 million for the 23-acre parcel. Earlier this year, Eagle County District Court Chief Judge had granted the Town of Vail immediate possession of the parcel following a lengthy …
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