Celebrating 125 Years of Living Life Outside
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CPW on Tap
To celebrate Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s 125th anniversary, we are partnering with 17 Colorado-owned beverage companies to produce products that highlight and celebrate Colorado and our outdoors. Find upcoming events and beverage releases on the calendar below. Learn more about CPW on Tap.
Join CPW at Talnua Distillery this Saturday, October 29, 2022!
Join us at Talnua Distillery for the release of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife 2022 Commemorative Whiskey. This very special event will feature fun cocktails, wine from Balisteri Vineyards, live music, and food from the Hippie Pie Yay food truck. Come grab a bottle and enjoy the day! For more information visit our Facebook event or click here to pre-order your bottle. This is a 21+ event.
Mark your Calendar for the CPW on Tap Festival at Chatfield State Park!
Join Colorado Parks and Wildlife at Chatfield State Park in the Spring of 2023 for the CPW on Tap Libations Festival. Learn more about the upcoming festival
Our History, Your Stories
We’re celebrating our 125th anniversary by sharing stories of our long history of wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation. Enjoy our stories and be sure to check back all year for new and fresh stories.
2022 Colorado Outdoors Photo Issue Video
Enjoy these images from the Colorado Outdoors magazine’s annual photography issue and join Colorado Parks and Wildlife in celebrating 125 years as an agency.
Partners Improve Habitat in Colorado’s White River Valley
Successful partnerships have given hunters in the Meeker area more to smile about in the last few decades.
Mountain Whitefish – Conserving Colorado’s Other Native Salmonid
For anglers in the know, these powerful fish and their voracious appetite can be the perfect solution when trout are stubborn or absent.
Muddy Waters: Three Hardy Natives in a Dynamic Riverscape
The flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and roundtail chub, commonly referred to as “The Native 3,” have inhabited our waterways for 10 million years.
Celebrating the life of John Walter Mumma
Mumma’s career advocating for natural resources and wildlife across the West spanned more than four decades.
36 Years as a Wildlife Officer
After 36 years, Keefer thought he’d seen everything. That is until a night in June when he found himself responding to a tornado victim: himself.
Your fishin’ is our mission!
Colorado Parks and Wildlife celebrates a history of dedication to anglers and conservation at Colorado hatcheries.
Behind the Scenes of the Recreational Trails Program
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s trail projects cover the state – from deserts, grasslands, forests, and cities to the peaks of our 14ers.
Protecting Endangered Fish from Predation
Unique partnerships and clever solutions lead to recovery success for four species of endangered fish in Colorado
CPW on Tap
CPW has partnered with 18 Colorado-owned beverage companies to produce products that highlight and celebrate Colorado and the outdoors.
Women’s History Month: Celebrating the legacy of female wildlife officers in Colorado
There are many heroic women in Colorado’s history – formidable women who overcame huge odds and continue to serve as role models.
The Human Connection at Castlewood Canyon
Colorado Parks and Wildlife volunteers and staff share behind-the-scenes stories from Castlewood Canyon state park.
From Gold Mines to Gold Medal Fishery
Two things you typically would not put together are “Colorado Parks and Wildlife” and “Superfund sites.”
The Recovery of the Northern River Otter
It was a long shot to see an animal emerge out of that hole in the ice, but only moments later the whiskery face of an otter appeared.
The Bighorn Bloodline
Tarryall’s bighorn sheep offspring can be found in Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Arizona, Nevada, Nebraska and Utah.
Cliff Coghill: Colorado’s Longest Tenured Game Warden
For 47 years, Cliff patrolled the Gunnison backcountry and infamous West Elk Wilderness, commonly on foot or horseback.
South Park’s Pike and Trout
A brief history on Colorado’s trout fishing and northern pike in South Park reservoirs.
Supporting Accessible Outdoor Recreation in Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) strives to offer recreational and sporting opportunities for children and adults of all ability levels.
It’s Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s 125th Anniversary!
The year 2022 is going to be a big one for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. It represents the 125th anniversary of the first state agency created to conserve wildlife in Colorado.
