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Colorado Public Lands Day bill signed

Governor Hickenlooper signed into law the Colorado Public Lands Day bill on May 17. Colorado is the first state in the nation to proclaim a public lands day. It will be a day to celebrate and to educate youth about Colorado’s wonderful public lands: BLM and US Forest Service-managed lands, state wildlife areas and state …

CO Public Lands Day Bill passes

The Colorado Public Lands Day bill, S. 16-21 has passed the general assembly on May 6, 2016 and awaits the Governor’s signature. Colorado will become the first state to designate and celebrate an annual Public Lands Day. The bill provides that it will be celebrated beginning in 2017 on the third Saturday in May. In …

CO Public Lands Day Bill passes

The Colorado Public Lands Day bill, S. 16-21 has passed the general assembly on May 6, 2016 and awaits the Governor’s signature. Colorado will become the first state to designate and celebrate an annual Public Lands Day. The bill provides that it will be celebrated beginning in 2017 on the third Saturday in May. In …

Huge fish kill in Big Thompson unreported for a month

A huge fish kill of 5,600 trout, suckers and dace in the Big Thompson occurred on March 7, 2016 below Drake to Loveland. We learned of it on April 26 in the High Country News, in the Loveland Reporter-Herald and a press release issued by Colorado Parks & Wildlife. According to its press release, “CPW …

Huge fish kill in Big Thompson unreported for a month

A huge fish kill of 5,600 trout, suckers and dace in the Big Thompson occurred on March 7, 2016 below Drake to Loveland. We learned of it on April 26 in the High Country News, in the Loveland Reporter-Herald and a press release issued by Colorado Parks & Wildlife. According to its press release, “CPW …

Colorado’s revised State Wildlife Action Plan

Colorado’s Revised State Wildlife Action Plan was approved by the US Fish and Wildlife Service on March 30, 2016. cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/StateWildlifeActionPlan.aspx Here is Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s press release: April 6, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE http://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/StateWildlifeActionPlan.aspx Manda Walters CPW Communications 303-866-3203 x4608 ============================================================ Colorado’s Revised State Wildlife Action Plan approved by USFWS DENVER – The ** …

Colorado’s revised State Wildlife Action Plan

Colorado’s Revised State Wildlife Action Plan was approved by the US Fish and Wildlife Service on March 30, 2016. cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/StateWildlifeActionPlan.aspx Here is Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s press release: April 6, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE http://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/StateWildlifeActionPlan.aspx Manda Walters CPW Communications 303-866-3203 x4608 ============================================================ Colorado’s Revised State Wildlife Action Plan approved by USFWS DENVER – The ** …

CO Senate passes state concurrent juris. bill for public lands

The Colorado Senate passed 16-160 on March 31, a bill that would try to impose state concurrent jurisdiction over public lands managed by the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. It passed on a party line vote 18-17. While purporting to address wildlifes, the language goes much further, providing, “The jurisdictional right of …

CO Senate passes state concurrent juris. bill for public lands

The Colorado Senate passed 16-160 on March 31, a bill that would try to impose state concurrent jurisdiction over public lands managed by the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. It passed on a party line vote 18-17. While purporting to address wildlifes, the language goes much further, providing, “The jurisdictional right of …

Public Lands Day bill passes CO Senate

Colorado Senate Bill 16-21 would create a Public Lands Day in Colorado on the 3rd Saturday of each May. The bill passed the senate committee unanimously on February 22, 2016 and the full Senate on March 2. Now the bill moves to the House. CWF had testified in favor of the bill in January but …