RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife is accepting applications for a two-year membership to the statewide Colorado Sportsperson’s Roundtable. The application period is open from Friday, June 10 through Wednesday, June 29, 2022. CPW aims to maintain a geographically diverse membership on the Roundtable. Currently, we are looking to fill[Read More…]
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Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District, CPW host annual derby
RANGELY | The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District in cooperation with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife is pleased to present the 2022 Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District Fishing Derby. The goal of the event is to promote, educate and showcase available water related outdoor recreation and ecological learning relevant to[Read More…]
Expect aggressive wildlife behavior this time of year from mothers defending their young
RBC | Many birds and mammals give birth this time of the year. Now through the end of June, newborn wildlife will be found across the landscape and it is important that when they are observed, that people do so from a distance and never try to interact with them.[Read More…]
Update on Rio Blanco Lake
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife will continue working to restore the Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area fishery. The lake will remain open during this work; however, the lake will likely not fill with water in 2022. In 2021, CPW began work to remove fish that are not compatible[Read More…]
CPW launches new app
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife launched a new smartphone application that will make purchasing hunting and fishing licenses and state park passes easier. My CPW is the official mobile application for CPW’s license and pass purchasing system, IPAWS, and it is available to all CPW customers (residents and nonresidents).[Read More…]
~ FOR THE BIRDS ~
Colorado Parks & Wildlife, ag students relocate town turkeys MEEKER | High school ag students from Moffat County teamed up with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) staff last Friday in Meeker for a turkey trapping expedition. The population of wild turkeys has grown dramatically during the last decade, with more than[Read More…]
FISHING FUN …
Colorado Parks & Wildlife and ERBM Recreation & Park District partnered for their annual ice fishing day at Lake Avery last weekend. | SARA STEPHENSON/ERBM COURTESY PHOTO
Ice fishing guidelines for anglers
RBC | There probably is no such thing as “safe” ice, but there are some guidelines anglers should consider. In Colorado, ice conditions can vary from lake to lake. Along the Front Range, it is especially important that anglers check ice conditions before heading out because of the region’s notoriously[Read More…]
IMPROVING FISH HABITAT …
No, Rio Blanco Lake has not sprung a leak. Colorado Parks and Wildlife held a public meeting in October to explain plans to adjust the management of some fish species currently in the lake to balance sportfish management goals with native fish conservation efforts in the White River. They are[Read More…]
CPW announces Habitat Program Request for Proposals
Special to the Herald Times RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is pleased to announce the Colorado Wildlife Habitat Program (CWHP) 2021 Request for Proposals (RFP). The CWHP is a statewide program that supports CPW’s mission by offering funding opportunities to private or public landowners who wish to protect[Read More…]
Public meeting to discuss Rio Blanco Lake fish populations
MEEKER | Colorado Parks and Wildlife is holding a public meeting to discuss the management of the fisheries population in Rio Blanco Lake west of Meeker. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at Mountain Valley Bank in Meeker. With current drought conditions and a[Read More…]
MEMORIAL SHOOT …
Families enjoyed the Jon Wangnild Memorial Shoot on Saturday, July 31 hosted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife and held at the Rangely Trap Club. The shoot provided the ammo, targets, pigeons and firearms. (Top) Cash Leischer, 12, takes .22 rifle shooting lessons from shoot volunteer and 4-H leader Roland Hopson.[Read More…]