I'm gonna have to read more about this. Birders are are now going to be required to pay to bird in state parks?
On Mon, May 4, 2020, 20:42 Rachel Kolokoff Hopper <[email protected]> wrote: > From what I am reading, no. You will have to buy a habitat stamp & fishing > license. > > R. > > Sent from my iPhone > www.rkhphotography.net > Rachel Kolokoff Hopper > Ft. Collins > > On May 4, 2020, at 6:39 PM, Ann Reeves <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This is Annie Reeves > Is a Duck Stamp adequate for entry? > > On Mon, May 4, 2020, 12:38 Pam Piombino <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Peg Rooney <[email protected]> >> Date: Mon, May 4, 2020 at 10:32 AM >> Subject: [ACC] Hunting/Fishing license required to enter SWAs starting >> July 1 >> To: Unknown <[email protected]> >> >> >> *CPW Commission requires a valid hunting or fishing license to access all >> State Wildlife Areas and CPW-leased State Trust Lands* >> >> DENVER – A valid hunting or fishing license will be required for everyone >> 18 or older attempting to access any State Wildlife Area or State Trust >> Land leased by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, beginning July 1. >> >> The rule change was adopted unanimously April 30 by the Colorado Parks >> and Wildlife Commission. >> >> “By policy, state wildlife areas are acquired with hunter and angler >> dollars, and are intended specifically to provide wildlife habitat and >> wildlife-related recreation,” Southeast Regional Manager Brett Ackerman >> told the commission at its meeting. “This rule is aimed at curtailing >> non-wildlife-related use of these properties. >> >> At the meeting, Ackerman presented examples from across the state of the >> increasing use of state wildlife areas inconsistent with their purpose, >> including set up of temporary residences, vehicular use on big game winter >> range, vandalism, and other uses detrimental to wildlife and >> wildlife-related uses. >> >> “There’s certainly an impact on staff and resources, potential public >> health impact, degradation of habitat and displacement of wildlife,” >> Ackerman told commissioners. “There is a pattern of non-wildlife related >> issues we’re seeing out there.” >> >> Beginning on July 1, 2020, anyone entering a state wildlife area or state >> trust land leased by CPW must hold either a valid hunting or fishing >> license in Colorado. >> >> Ackerman emphasized that, “As with all new regulations, especially one as >> far reaching as this, our policy is to first educate. Especially when >> talking to constituent users of state wildlife areas, we want to help >> people understand why we’re taking this action. We’re not seeking to catch >> people off guard and write them tickets. We want to curtail non-wildlife >> use of these properties and return them to their original intended purpose.” >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Audubon Colorado Council" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/audubon-colorado/CAAJzSNv4HFrjtR7vgVPChCdMBjOAAJzak2P8M-UUQN%2BJ2D6SXg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/audubon-colorado/CAAJzSNv4HFrjtR7vgVPChCdMBjOAAJzak2P8M-UUQN%2BJ2D6SXg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAF2zbdt-LSBftoEnq9y%2BjYbQdbUKuPfX35Et1uC5BKpHcBHA8w%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAF2zbdt-LSBftoEnq9y%2BjYbQdbUKuPfX35Et1uC5BKpHcBHA8w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGRnS%2BFLf0gdg3amQ5%2Bz%3DQ-ETFNZz_vhdZBEw_PwqDHHhc%2Bicw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGRnS%2BFLf0gdg3amQ5%2Bz%3DQ-ETFNZz_vhdZBEw_PwqDHHhc%2Bicw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGRnS%2BEpR%2Bd%3D-K%3D%2B7LkBtDcq7FLz%3Dmg%2ByfUv-bu9zbJ9iqoy2A%40mail.gmail.com.
