
The Greenback Comeback: Restoring Colorado’s Native Trout
A native species once on the brink of extinction is now making a swimming comeback.
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A native species once on the brink of extinction is now making a swimming comeback.

Conservation doesn’t always require a grand gesture. Sometimes, it starts with the small choices we make before stepping outside, like checking the weather, trail maps, safety rules and giving wildlife space.

Although outdoor temperatures are warm, the water beneath is still very cold, so we encourage you to layer up and put on your life jacket before launching your boat.

High above the treeline, on the windswept cliffs of the Rockies, lives a bird many people never see in the wild — the brown-capped rosy-finch. Thanks to cutting-edge wildlife tracking, Colorado Parks and Wildlife researchers are learning how these birds endure harsh Colorado winters and whether their populations face a dangerous decline.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife submits 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan to guide wildlife conservation

Discover the kaleidoscope of fall colors at Colorado’s breathtaking state parks
Colorado Outdoors, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s magazine, features a wealth of information for hunters, anglers and outdoors enthusiasts.