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Colorado Parks and Wildlife is concerned with the habitat needs and management of mule deer in the Piceance Basin, a 7,100 square mile area in northwest Colorado where natural gas resources are being developed extensively.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) offers hunters, anglers, wildlife watchers and other outdoor recreationists a variety of locations to access the outdoors. Through cooperation with private landowners and the Colorado State Land Board as well as…

Many of Colorado’s coldwater lakes contain fish species, such as suckers and minnows, which provide little value to anglers, compete with managed sport fish, and have the potential to reduce water quality. However, these undesirable fish may be…

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has made whirling disease research a high priority for more than 20 years as part of the agency’s mission to conserve and perpetuate wildlife resources. When whirling disease first appeared in the state in the 1980s,…

Fishing and hunting have a total combined economic effect in Colorado of more than $3.2 billion. Fishing and hunting create more than 25,000 jobs, many in rural Colorado communities. Fishing and hunting licenses account for more than 40 percent of…

Overview of CPW programs

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, fish are part of a healthy diet, providing lean protein, healthy omega-3 fatty acids, iron, and more vitamin B12 and vitamin D than any other food. Although fish are an excellent source of protein,…

Rainbow Trout are spring spawners, and deposit their eggs in gravel at sites known as redds. The eggs hatch in 4-7 weeks depending on water temperature. After hatching, fish spend up to two weeks as sac fry, remaining in the gravel and absorbing…

With over 30 whitewater parks (WWPs) either completed or in the
planning phases, Colorado is the epicenter for WWP development in the
United States. Although WWPs provide economic and recreational
benefits for local communities (Hagenstad et al.…

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was confirmed in wild geese in Northeastern Colorado on March 24, 2022. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is working with the Colorado Department of Agriculture, the United States Department of Agriculture, and…