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Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The Birds of Colorado – 1897

Over the last century, as Colorado’s population has grown and development has increased, wildlife has…

Amy Zimmer, June 30, 2015
Colorado State Publications Blog

Threatened and Endangered Species

Colorado has many wildlife species on its threatened and endangered list, including several species each…

Amy Zimmer, June 4, 2015
Colorado State Publications Blog

Feeding Birds in Winter

Winter can be hard on everyone, including our feathered friends, who sometimes have a hard…

Amy Zimmer, February 19, 2015
Colorado State Publications Blog

Squirrels in Colorado

January 21 has been designated Squirrel Appreciation Day (I don’t make this stuff up).  The…

Amy Zimmer, January 21, 2015
Colorado State Publications Blog

Fencing with Wildlife in Mind

140 years ago today, Joseph Glidden received a patent for barbed wire fencing.  His invention…

Amy Zimmer, November 24, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

Gunnison Sage Grouse

Recently there have been news stories about the debate over whether the Gunnison Sage Grouse…

Amy Zimmer, September 22, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

Plague in Colorado

This morning the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) announced that plague had been confirmed…

Amy Zimmer, July 9, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

State Wildlife Areas

Wherever you are in Colorado, there is a State Wildlife Area (SWA) near you.  Colorado…

Amy Zimmer, March 17, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

Where to Go Birding in Colorado

Colorado Parks & Wildlife, the Colorado Lottery, and Great Outdoors Colorado have partnered to bring…

Amy Zimmer, March 13, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

Wild Turkeys

Not all of Colorado’s turkeys are at the grocery store; our state has many wild…

Amy Zimmer, November 27, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Outdoors: The Photography Issue

For seventy-five years, the Colorado Division of Wildlife (now Colorado Parks & Wildlife) has published…

Amy Zimmer, November 21, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Bats

Today is Halloween, and one of the most recognized symbols of the day, along with…

Amy Zimmer, October 31, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Protecting Pets from Coyotes

As the weather cools, pet owners should be more vigilant about protecting their pets from…

Amy Zimmer, October 1, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Today at the Legislature: Fire and Ferrets

Today the Colorado Senate will be debating SB13-083, which creates a Prescribed Burning Program under…

Amy Zimmer, February 26, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Bald Eagle Spotted in City Park

A bald eagle who supposedly flew from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal wildife refuge has landed…

Amy Zimmer, January 2, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Wolves in Colorado

At one time, according to the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW), the gray…

Amy Zimmer, December 10, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Wind Power and its Effect on Wildlife

You’ve probably seen the massive white windmill-like towers dotting Colorado’s eastern plains, used for harvesting wind…

State Publications Library Staff, October 15, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado's State Symbols: The State Amphibian

Colorado’s newest state symbol, designated just this year, is the State Amphibian, the Western Tiger…

Amy Zimmer, September 17, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado's State Symbols: The State Reptile

Like many of our other state symbols, schoolchildren petitioned the Legislature for the designation of the…

Amy Zimmer, September 10, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

"Be Bear Aware"

Bear-human interactions have been in the news lately, as they often are this time of…

Amy Zimmer, September 4, 2012
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