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CO Wildlife Action Plan will be updated

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will undertake the process of updating the Colorado Wildlife Action Plan. CWF intends to participate in the process as we did for the last version (2006). Here is the CPW press release: News from Colorado Parks and Wildlife Contact Name: Mike Porras Contact Phone: 970-255-6162 COLORADO’S WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN TO UNDERGO …

SCORP Plan released (CO Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan)

The final 2014 Colorado Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) has been released. Stewarship has been incorporated into the Plan. CWF participated in the stakeholder discussions last year as the plan evolved, and early this year, CWF made comments to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commmission. The report creates five priority categories for outdoor recreation …

SCORP Plan released (CO Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan)

The final 2014 Colorado Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) has been released. Stewarship has been incorporated into the Plan. CWF participated in the stakeholder discussions last year as the plan evolved, and early this year, CWF made comments to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commmission. The report creates five priority categories for outdoor recreation …

CPW Outdoor Rec Report

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released a report, “The Economic Contributions of Outdoor Recreation: A regional and county-level analysis.”  Southwick Associates conducted the 2013 study for CPW. “The total economic output associated with outdoor recreation amounts to $34.5 billion dollars, contributing $19.9 billion dollars to the Gross Domestic Product of the state. This economic activity …

CPW Outdoor Rec Report

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released a report, “The Economic Contributions of Outdoor Recreation: A regional and county-level analysis.”  Southwick Associates conducted the 2013 study for CPW. “The total economic output associated with outdoor recreation amounts to $34.5 billion dollars, contributing $19.9 billion dollars to the Gross Domestic Product of the state. This economic activity …

Sch. – CPW Mule Deer West Slope Strategy meetings

From Keystone Center (facilitators) on behalf of Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Across the West, state wildlife agencies are seeing declines in mule deer populations. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is embarking on a process to bring together sportsmen, landowners, outfitters, biologists, wildlife managers, otherstate agencies, federal agencies, local elected officials and any other interested members …

Sch. – CPW Mule Deer West Slope Strategy meetings

From Keystone Center (facilitators) on behalf of Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Across the West, state wildlife agencies are seeing declines in mule deer populations. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is embarking on a process to bring together sportsmen, landowners, outfitters, biologists, wildlife managers, otherstate agencies, federal agencies, local elected officials and any other interested members …

South Park Updates

The South Park basin, consisting of nearly 1000 square miles, is unparalleled in Colorado and perhaps in the country.  It thrives through a unique combination of natural treasures: its watershed, outdoor recreation including its prized gold medal stream fisheries, wildlife, viewsheds, paleontological artifacts, and ranching heritage.  The headwaters of the South Platte River in South …

South Park Updates

The South Park basin, consisting of nearly 1000 square miles, is unparalleled in Colorado and perhaps in the country.  It thrives through a unique combination of natural treasures: its watershed, outdoor recreation including its prized gold medal stream fisheries, wildlife, viewsheds, paleontological artifacts, and ranching heritage.  The headwaters of the South Platte River in South …

Upper Arkansas River Now a Colorado Gold Medal Trout Water

On January 10, 2014 the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission designagted the upper Arkansas River as a Gold Medal Trout Water, doubling the state’s miles of gold medal waters. Hats off to the CPW aquatic biologists and public support ! Here is the CPW press release: COLORADO DOUBLES GOLD MEDAL STREAM MILES The Colorado Parks …