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CPW Mammals Research
The CPW Mammals Research section was established in 1961 with a goal of conducting quality research to provide reliable and current information for wildlife management and conservation that continues to this day. Their research focuses on Colorado’s wild mammals and their habitats in a constantly changing and increasingly human-dominated landscape. This research helps to ensure that functional ecosystems continue to exist to benefit current and future citizens of Colorado and the nation.
Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Conservation Team
The first conservation agreement for Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout between state, federal, and tribal resource agencies was signed in 2003, giving rise to the Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Conservation Team. The agreement's stated goal is to assure the "long-term viability of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout throughout its historic range by minimizing or removing threats to the species and promoting conservation." This collaborative framework was updated in the 2013 Conservation Agreement and the 2013 Conservation Strategy, which outline long-term conservation objectives for this subspecies.
CPW Aquatic Research
Wilson E. Sisty was appointed the first Fisheries Commissioner of Colorado in 1876; the first Biennial Report of the Fish Commissioner was produced in 1877. Aquatics research has formally been part of the agency since 1945. In 1950 Congress passed legislation popularly known as the Dingel-Johnson Act which was modeled after the 1937 Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Act (popularly known as Pittman-Robertson). Appropriations from this act were substantial, greatly increasing the resources for freshwater fisheries research. Federal Aid progress reports summarize this research.
Aquatic research at Colorado Parks and Wildlife is disseminated through journals and reports, video and audio, news releases, the CPW website, brochures, fact sheets, etc.
The CPW Research Library organizes and makes available much of the aquatics research at CPW. The library's databases and e-journals support agency research. For more information on library resources see Aquatics Research @ CPW Research Library.