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…]
Tag: CPW
CPW provides update on Chronic Wasting Disease
RBC | At the May CPW Commission meeting in Sterling, CPW Terrestrial Programs Supervisor Matt Eckert provided an update to the Commission on the agency’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing efforts. Eckert summarized the agency’s findings from mandatory CWD testing for the 2021-2022 hunting season as well as lessons learned[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…]
Seven Meeker kids participate in annual CPW turkey hunt
MEEKER I On a cold, breezy weekend in early April, seven young turkey hunters and their mentors huddled quietly on pristine private land on the outskirts of Meeker, scanning the terrain for their elusive quarry. Participating in their first turkey hunt, the youngsters battled the frigid air and their own[Read More…]
GO FISH: time to renew your fishing licenses!
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds anglers the 2022-2023 fishing season is officially upon us. The 2022-2023 fishing license is valid March 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. Regulations and pricing for annual, daily and multi-day fishing licenses can be found in the 2022 Colorado Fishing Brochure. For individuals,[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…]
Big game draw class
RBC I Are you planning to participate in the 2022 primary draw and are new to big-game hunting in Colorado or confused by the process of applying for a license? Chances are, you are not alone. If this is the case, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Northwest Region is here to[Read More…]
White River fish facts
RBC I “By far the most frequently captured species is the mountain whitefish,” said Tory Eyre, aquatic biologist for Colorado Parks and Wildlife during his presentation to the White River Alliance last week. Titled “State of the Fish: What’s happening with fish in a challenged White River,” the presentation explored[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
Black named regional CPW manager
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife has named Travis Black as the agency’s new Northwest Regional Manager based in Grand Junction. Black joined the former Colorado Division of Wildlife full-time in 1999 as a District Wildlife Manager in the Kit Carson district. In 2004, he was promoted to Area Wildlife[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…]
