Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to meet August 22 - 23
Joey Livingston
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – At a hybrid meeting in Colorado Springs, the Parks and Wildlife Commission will open for annual consideration of adjusting license fees and license agent commission rates according to adjustments to the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Consumer Price Index and to increase the daily vehicle fees for the following state parks: Chatfield, State Forest and Golden Gate Canyon.The Commission will also open for consideration of changes to commercial use on state parks and state wildlife areas and consider adding GMU 63 to the valid units for the Over-the-Counter fall Turkey hunting opportunity.
The Commission will open for annual review of Chapter W-1 (Fishing) and consider regulatory changes that modify take regulations, bag and possession limits, closures and special regulations in multiple locations. Additional information is available here and here.
The Commission will vote to permanently adopt the timed-entry reservation system at Eldorado Canyon State Park, update the property-specific hunting regulations at Fishers Peak State Park and adopt a spring turkey hunting opportunity at Lone Mesa State Park.
The Commission will also vote to extend the Keep Colorado Wild pass refund opportunity for accidental purchases, modify the Aspen Leaf Lifetime pass program, and remove Harmsen Ranch House from the Guest House Program at Golden Gate Canyon State Park and modify license distribution timing for wildlife rehabilitation.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 and recess at 4:30 p.m. The Commission will reconvene at 8 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 23 and adjourn at 1:05 p.m. The meeting will be streamed live on CPW’s YouTube page.
Additional agenda items include:
- Department of Natural Resources Update
- Department of Agriculture Update
- Financial Update
- White-nose Syndrome Update
- Colorado State Parks History Book
- Colorado Wildlife Council
- NE Region Pronghorn Herd Management Plan
- State Wildlife Action Plan Revision Update
- 2025 Commission Meeting Schedule (Step 2 of 2)
- Wolf Update
- Nonlethal Coexistence with Wolves
- Colorado Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan & Colorado’s Outdoor Strategy Updates
- Draft East Slope Mountain Lion Plan
The public is encouraged to email written comments to the Commission at [email protected]. Details on providing public comments for hybrid meetings are available on CPW’s website.
The Commission meets regularly and travels to communities around the state to facilitate public participation. Anyone can listen to commission meetings through CPW’s website. This opportunity keeps constituents informed about the development of regulations and how the Commission works with Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff to manage the parks, wildlife and outdoor recreation programs administered by the agency.
Learn more about the Parks and Wildlife Commission on CPW’s website.
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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.