CPW to hold eight East Slope Lion Management Plan public meetings from Feb. 22 to March 7, 2024

Joey Livingston
Statewide Public Information Officer
303-345-4658 / [email protected]

DENVER - Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) will be holding eight public meetings between Feb. 22 and March 7, 2024, to provide the public with important information about mountain lion management on the East Slope and hear their feedback before preparing a draft East Slope Mountain Lion Management Plan.

At these public meetings, CPW will present information on mountain lions in Colorado, share details on the upcoming East Slope Mountain Lion Management Plan and listen to what members of the public think about mountain lions around their communities.

CPW will be holding six in-person meeting opportunities across the East Slope, as well as two virtual meeting opportunities. A full list of meeting times and locations is available below:

In-person meetings:

• Evergreen: Thursday, Feb. 22, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 
  • Evergreen Fire Station #2, 1802 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen, CO 80439
• Trinidad: Friday, Feb. 23, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  • Trinidad State College, Sullivan Center, 600 Prospect St., Trinidad, CO 81082
• Florence: Monday, Feb. 26, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  • Pathfinder Park Event Center, 6655 State Hwy 115, Florence, CO 81226
• Golden: Monday, Feb. 26, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  • Jefferson County Open Space, Ponderosa Room, 700 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80401
• Livermore: Tuesday, Feb. 27, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 
  • Livermore Community Hall, 2044 W CR 74E, Livermore, CO 80536
• Colorado Springs: Thursday, March 7, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  • Hillside Community Center, 925 S. Institute St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Virtual meetings:

• Thursday, Feb. 29, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  • Click this link to register 
• Wednesday, March 6, 6 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.
  • Click this link to register

In-person and virtual meeting attendees will be able to learn more about how mountain lion populations are researched and managed on the East Slope and how humans and mountain lions interact in the region with a brief CPW presentation at the beginning of each meeting followed by additional information and discussion. 

For more information on East Slope Mountain Lion Plan public meetings, please visit EngageCPW.org.

CPW is in the first stages of developing a plan and future opportunities to provide comments will be made available through Engage CPW prior to final plan approval. Sign up here to receive CPW electronic newsletters and press releases straight to your email.

Learn more about current mountain lion management in Colorado on our website.