
Finding Freedom in the Saddle
CPW’s Outdoor Equity Grants support outdoor access and appreciation for all, including from horseback
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CPW’s Outdoor Equity Grants support outdoor access and appreciation for all, including from horseback

“During the week-long camp, our campers built a vocabulary and then they’re going to become emerging speakers, conversational speakers, semi-fluent — and then, somewhere along the way, they’re going to start dreaming in our language. And that’s one of the best feelings: dreaming in your own language.”

With a host of volunteers from CSU Extension, CPW and Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District the day’s fishing clinic and stream ecology lesson were just one chapter in a larger mission!

Editor’s Note Outdoor Equity Grant Applications are open April 30-June 2, 2026. Eligible entities, including nonprofits, for-profit entities, schools, Tribes and local governments, must submit the grant interest form through the link posted on the OEGP webpage by June 2, 2026, to be considered for

In rural areas, CPW officers, all fully-qualified law enforcement officers, operate in that capacity routinely. On this day, according to Madler, the transition to a first responder mindset happened in the instant smoke was sighted.

That freedom to launch anywhere, anytime? It depends on healthy waterways. Sharp-shelled mussels don’t just hitchhike on big boats. They can cling to your paddleboard’s fin, hide in your leash plug, or travel in a few drops of leftover water.
Colorado Outdoors, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s magazine, features a wealth of information for hunters, anglers and outdoors enthusiasts.