CPW presents partnership award to Envision Chaffee County at June 1 CPW Commission meeting in Buena Vista
Travis Duncan
left to right: CPW Southeast Regional Manager Brett Ackerman, Envision Chaffee County Co-Chair Cindy Williams, Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Park Manager Tom Waters, CPW Commission Chair Carrie Hauser, CPW Acting Director Heather Dugan
BUENA VISTA, Colo. - At the June 1 CPW Commission meeting in Buena Vista, CPW Southeast Regional Manager Brett Ackerman presented a partnership award to Envision Chaffee County for its substantial and prolonged efforts in ecological planning, including helping to reduce the wildfire risk in Chaffee County.“Envision has systematically moved the ball forward here by creating a wildfire map with wildlife in mind,” said Ackerman. “We’ve had recent fires that have demonstrated what working to reduce the wildfire threat while improving wildlife habitat accomplishes. They’ve mapped critical focus habitat areas. They’ve raised funds for critical infrastructure and ongoing maintenance and received several grants as well in this effort."
Cindy Williams, Co-Chair of Envision Chaffee County, accepted the award, saying Envision Chaffee County was committed to “finding real solutions to balance this rapid growth in recreation and visitation, while also maintaining healthy forests, waters, wildlife, and agricultural lands." Williams also stated, "We think of that as not just a goal, but the very heart of what makes Colorado so special to all of us."
CPW wishes to extend its heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for the forward-thinking approach espoused by Envision that will continue to make Chaffee County a great place to live life outside!
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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.