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 …
The Bureau of Land Management has concluded its meetings for Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for its Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley field offices. Link to draft The agency published its draft SEIS on August 4. The draft has expanded the alternatives since scoping. The alternatives delve into areas that are proposed as open …
On September 15, 2023 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) issued its final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and draft record of decision for Colorado to establish an experimental gray wolves population. The FEIS was announced ahead of schedule as it had been expected in October. Colorado Parks and Wildlife and many organizations including CWF …
On August 18, 2023, in a 66-page opinion, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a setback to the Uinta Basin Railway’s plan to transport billions of gallons of crude oil from Utah through Colorado along the Colorado River. In the case brought by Eagle County and 5 environmental groups, …
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