Whether you hunt turkeys or simply enjoy hiking in Colorado’s backcountry, you need to be on the lookout for ticks. Ticks can carry Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other serious diseases. In this Colorado Outdoors “Quick Tip” video, you will learn a few precautions that you can take to prevent tick bites anytime you are hunting or hiking in tick-infested areas.

Pollinators in Flight: New Funding Supports Future Pollinator Gardens at Colorado State Parks
Residential neighborhoods may not have large fields of flowers, but a decent string of small gardens can give caterpillars reliable patches of host plants, and adults with nectar stops along their migration routes. Just a small series of gardens can significantly reduce the gaps between tracts of habitat.


