CPW seeking public feedback on Fort Collins office relocation
Kara Van Hoose
March 19, 2024
Colorado Parks and Wildlife seeking public feedback on Fort Collins office relocation
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking for public feedback on the planned relocation of the Fort Collins administrative office to a new site with expanded access and updated buildings. The public will have 30 days to review the environmental assessment and provide comments on the new state administrative area. Feedback can be submitted in-person at the current Fort Collins office or online by emailing [email protected].
The 30-day comment window period will be March 20 through April 19. Comments will be incorporated into the final environmental assessment and forwarded to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for review and approval.
The current administrative office, located at 317 W Prospect Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80526, is more than 60 years old and has reached staffing capacity. City development around the office has made it difficult for visitors to access the site when pulling trailers with boats, ATVs, campers and more. Current storage space is also limited due to agency growth and the need for more research projects.
The new location is an existing CPW-owned property, currently housing storage spaces, at 1424 NE Frontage Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80524. Construction is anticipated to begin this fall, with the goal of opening to the public by spring 2027. The new campus will have better public access as it is conveniently located off of I-25 and will have wider frontage roads for trailers and boats. The project will also include building an aquatic nuisance species decontamination station and a chronic wasting disease check station.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is an enterprise agency, relying primarily on license sales, state parks fees and registration fees to support its operations, including: 43 state parks and more than 350 wildlife areas covering approximately 900,000 acres, management of fishing and hunting, wildlife watching, camping, motorized and non-motorized trails, boating and outdoor education. CPW's work contributes approximately $6 billion in total economic impact annually throughout Colorado.