Outdoors

DOGS CHASING WILDLIFE: AN ONGOING PROBLEM IN COLORADO

DURANGO, Colo. – Dogs chasing wildlife is nearly a constant problem in Colorado. The issue is particularly serious during the winter when dogs can easily rundown deer and elk in the snow and injure or kill them. So far this winter, wildlife officers in every corner of the state have filed reports of chasing incidents.…

PUEBLO EAGLE DAYS PHOTO CONTEST

PUEBLO, Colo. – The Pueblo Eagle Days Photo Contest is back for the fourth year and better than ever. The photo contest, held in conjunction with the annual Pueblo Eagle Days Festival at Lake Pueblo State Park and the Nature and Raptor Center of Pueblo, is expanding to three categories and winners will be announced…

South Side Trails Closed at Cheyenne Mountain State Park During Race

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Trails on the south side of JL Ranch Heights Road at Cheyenne Mountain State Park will be closed Saturday Jan. 10, to all users, while the Pikes Peak Road Runner Race takes place. The remaining trails north of JL Ranch Heights Road at the park will be open and the closed…

Eleven Mile State Parks Hosts Ice Fishing Tournament in 2015

LAKE GEORGE, Colo. – Eleven Mile State Park will host the annual Cabela’s Colorado Classic Pro-Am Ice Fishing Tournament produced by the 11 Mile Marina, starting with the Grand Slam Jan. 10, followed by the South Park Ice Masters Traveling Trophy Feb. 7 and ending with the Marina March Madness March 7, 2015. The Cabela’s Colorado…

Family Exploration and Burro Day- GEOLOGY!

Have you ever picked up a rock while hiking and wondered what it was?  On Saturday January 11th, bring that geologic discovery, or just plain curiosity, down to the Western Museum of Mining and Industry for a day of geologic exploration! Learn about Colorado’s mineral and mining heritage, identify common or your own minerals-in-hand specimens,…

CPW TO CONDUCT HELICOPTER INVENTORY FLIGHTS

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is taking to the skies in search of big game animals. Over the next two months CPW employees in the southeast region will fly across large portions of wildlife habitat in search of animals to classify by sex and age, while others will gather biological data on…

CPW COMMISSION MEETS DEC. 11-12 IN COLORADO SPRINGS

DENVER – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission (PWC) will meet in Colorado Springs, Dec. 11 -12, at the Antler’s Hilton Colorado Springs, 4 South Cascade Avenue​. The meeting begins at 8:15 a.m. Thursday and is scheduled to adjourn shortly after noon on Friday. Commissioners will receive briefings on a variety of issues such as…

ANNUAL HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE AT CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Celebrate the holiday season with Colorado Parks and Wildlife at Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Join park staff for the Annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your family and friends for an afternoon of fun that will include crafts, snacks, stories by the…

2015 RATES SET FOR EVENT VENUES AT CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Did you know that Cheyenne Mountain State Park has event venues available for weddings, family reunions, staff meetings and more at great rates? Book your next event at Cheyenne Mountain State Park and invite your guests to get away from it all, without ever having to leave Colorado Springs. Special rates…

SUPPORT NATIONAL BAT WEEK

DENVER – National Bat Week, a campaign to inspire Americans to help protect bats, kicks off Oct. 26. This initiative is important to Colorado, home of 18 species of bats, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) who is monitoring bat hibernation sites this winter for the effects of White-nose Syndrome (WNS). “Bats are an important…

Community Nite in the Park

The City of Fountain will be holding “Community Nite in the Park on October 21, 2014. The FREE Event for the entire Community is celebrating Colorado Cities & Towns Week. Fire trucks, police vehicles, construction equipment, will be on display. See Timmy the Turtle & Sparky the Fire Dog. The Event runs from 4:00-7:00 pm…

FUEL MITIGATION WORK SCHEDULED AT CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Additional fuel mitigation work will begin at Cheyenne Mountain State Park Monday, Oct. 20. Visitors may experience some temporary trail closures while the mitigation is being completed. Crews will mitigate 100 acres near Zook Loop, Boulder Run, Talon, Medicine Wheel, Blackmer and South Talon trails. Weather will determine the length of…

Pumpkin Carving Party

The Fountain Creek Nature Center will be have a Pumpkin Carving Party and Jack-O-Lantern Trail on Saturday, October 25, 2014.  Pumpkin Carving will be from 9am to 12 noon.  $5/pumpkin and the Jack-O-Lantern Trail will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Help build a lighted trail by carving a pumpkin at the nature center in the morning.  Leave it…

“WHAT’S THAT DUCK?“ BARR LAKE HOSTS WATERFOWL ID WORKSHOP IN THE SPRINGS

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Join Barr Lake State Park and bird experts from Ducks Unlimited and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory for a free class designed to help birding enthusiasts and hunters identify waterfowl species commonly found in Colorado. This hands-on workshop will be held Saturday, Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Colorado…

Fountain Creek Regional Park Volunteer Event

Please join us for an additional “Creek Week” clean-up day in one of our most popular neighborhood parks. We will be removing debris from the flood event last summer. Arrive at by 8 AM and get a continental breakfast and stay until Noon for a hot lunch! Fountain Creek needs your help! Please come join…

Hunters and Anglers Asked to Help Find Drowning Victim

PUEBLO, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Pueblo Police Department are asking hunters and anglers for help in recovering a missing drowning victim. Christopher Lynn Frazier, 23, fell off an inflatable tube in the Arkansas River near Pueblo June 2. Water levels at the time were high, running around 4,900 cubic feet per…