Colorado Parks and Wildlife is urging hunters planning to apply for a limited hunting license to begin the process as soon as possible. The agency says waiting until just before the application deadline, midnight, April 3, could pose challenges for hunters due to staff availability and support. Getting in early will ensure successfully completing and submitting an application.
The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site will switch to its summer schedule beginning April 1. The park will open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., seven days a week. This schedule will remain in effect through November 30, 2018.
The park will remain open for all three 2018 summer federal holidays - Memorial Day (May 28), Independence Day (July 4), and Labor Day (September 3).
Rivers and Creeks
Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds anglers that it's time to get ready for another season of fishing.
Rivers and Creeks
Despite a dry winter and below-average snowpack, water levels remain high in lakes along the Arkansas River managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, causing the closing of some roads, fishing and picnic areas and even a boat ramp.
The March 12 deadline is fast approaching for the public to comment on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' proposal to revise the 1974 master plan governing operations at John Martin Reservoir State Park in Bent County.
The master plan will guide the way natural and cultural resources are managed for the next 25 years at the reservoir, built as a flood control and irrigation dam on the Arkansas River and opened in 1948.
The annual spring migration of greater sandhill cranes is in full force in southern Colorado. If you've never seen these beautiful birds gathering in huge numbers, be sure to put it on your bucket list.
"People in Colorado should take time to see the cranes; the migration is truly one of nature's wonders," said Joe Lewandowski, a spokesperson for Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Jerry Davis, University of Michigan
The boycott of the National Rifle Association following its response to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, came fast and furious.
