
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

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.