Colorado Parks and Wildlife is responsible for the acquisition, development, management and protection of agency-controlled lands, water resources and water rights in coordination with local, state, federal, non-government agencies and landowners.
Colorado’s 66 million acres of land include 11.5 million acres of cropland, which support more than 36,000 ranches and farms. Without private landowners' support and the management of associated water rights, modern-day Colorado's remarkable wildlife abundance - and equally rich hunting, fishing and outdoor recreational opportunities - simply would not exist.