Thanks, Jay for these details and your volunteer work. We followed your link immediately to purchase a 5 year CoSAR card for $12.
Pam and Joe Piombino On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 8:01 AM [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > I wanted to add my twenty five cents to this topic as it's come up several > times here in the past. My background comes from being a volunteer SAR > member with Mesa County from 2005-07. Following comments are based on my > knowledge of how things worked back then, but I believe it still works the > same way now. > > Colorado adds a 25 cent surcharge to fishing and hunting licenses that > goes to (basically) a SAR reimbursement fund. Anytime we were on a search, > we'd ask the individuals if they had a current hunting or fishing license > or a stand alone CoSAR card. If yes, that would allow the responding agency > (Sheriff's Office) to apply for reimbursement with DOLA (Dept. of Local > Affairs). DOLA takes in all the requests that come in from across the > state, and based on available budget, they'd divy out the available > dollars. SAR teams will NEVER try to determine if someone has a license > before starting a search. > > To sum up: > 1) SAR teams in CO will never charge for a rescue. SAR is handled by > county Sheriff's Offices and most counties all have 501.c.3 (Non-profit) > entities set up and staffed by volunteers that donate their time and > equipment. > 2) If you need a medevac helicopter (or ambulance) ride? Oh yeah, you're > gonna pay for that. > 3) I strongly encourage all birders to get a CoSAR card. It's cheap, and > if you ever need help from a local SAR team, they'll be able to ask for > reimbursement. https://www.scrg.org/about-us/cosar-card/ > > Hope this helps! > > Jay Hutchins > Longmont CO > > > > On Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 11:04:48 AM UTC-6 [email protected] > wrote: > >> Thanks for the clarification. Pam >> >> On Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 10:48 AM plarimer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Pam expresses a misunderstanding that often comes up about the Search >>> and Rescue (SAR) fees on hunting and fishing licenses. This fee is not >>> "coverage" for anything, but is simply a donation to SAR for purchase of >>> new equipment and for training of their volunteers. SAR never charges for >>> a rescue. You will be charged for medical care provided by professionals, >>> but not by the volunteer SAR's. if you want better and complete coverage >>> for that, you should check with your health insurance company and perhaps >>> become a member of Reach air ambulance services. I also carry a SPOT >>> satellite unit (buy one at REI) so that I can alert SAR instantly from >>> anywhere in the world if I'm in a life threatening situation, as well as >>> rescue if we are simply stranded, such as a vehicle breakdown in the >>> backcountry. SPOT works with GEOS International insurance out of Houston. >>> That way, I do have insurance that will evacuate my wife or myself from any >>> life threatening situation that we have anywhere in the world, with the >>> exception of about a half dozen hotspots that most of us won't get near to >>> anyway. >>> >>> On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 3:23:26 PM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Birders, >>>> >>>> I received the below message from CPW today. Starting May 1, you will >>>> be able to purchase a Colorado State Wildlife Area Pass, similar to a state >>>> parks pass, to access SWAs. You will no longer be required to purchase a >>>> hunting or fishing license for access. See details on pricing and more >>>> below. >>>> >>>> I'm looking forward to exploring these areas and grateful to CPW for >>>> listening to residents and adding the new option. >>>> >>>> Amy >>>> >>>> Amy Cervene >>>> Arvada, Jefferson >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>> From: Colorado Parks and Wildlife <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 10:30 AM >>>> Subject: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approves new pass for >>>> state wildlife areas >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >>>> >>>> >>>> *Travis Duncan Statewide Public Information Officer 720-595-8294 >>>> <(720)%20595-8294> / [email protected]* >>>> *Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approves new pass for state >>>> wildlife areas* >>>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >>>> March 23, 2021 >>>> >>>> DENVER – At its virtual meeting last week, the Colorado Parks and >>>> Wildlife Commission voted unanimously to approve a new Colorado State >>>> Wildlife Area Pass as an option to access state wildlife areas. The new >>>> pass will go on sale May 1, 2021. >>>> >>>> “This is an important step in ensuring everyone who visits our state >>>> wildlife areas is contributing to their management and maintenance,” said >>>> CPW Director Dan Prenzlow. >>>> >>>> The annual Colorado SWA Pass will be available on May 1, 2021 by >>>> visiting any CPW office or online at cpwshop.com >>>> <https://state.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5144ed31c5f2ba642e0393361&id=40edd70104&e=0712de6d7b>. >>>> The pass will be priced similarly to a resident annual fishing license and >>>> revenue from the new SWA pass will be used to manage and maintain SWAs. >>>> >>>> *Colorado State Wildlife Area Pass* >>>> annual: $36.08* >>>> 1 day: $9 >>>> Youth (ages 16-17) annual: $10.07 >>>> Senior (ages 65 and older) annual: $10.07 >>>> Low-income annual: $10.07 >>>> (Fees include a $1.50 Wildlife Education Fund surcharge) >>>> *Plus a fee of $10.40 for a Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp >>>> >>>> The annual pass is valid from March 1 – March 31 of the following year, >>>> also aligning with the 13-month season for fishing licenses in Colorado. >>>> >>>> *History and funding of state wildlife areas in Colorado* >>>> CPW now manages more than 350 SWAs, all set aside to conserve wildlife >>>> habitat with dollars from hunting and angling licenses. Those funds are >>>> also matched with federal income from the excise taxes collected on the >>>> sale of hunting and fishing equipment. >>>> >>>> While these properties have been identified as critical wildlife >>>> habitat, over the years they have also gained significant value for outdoor >>>> recreationists. >>>> Because these properties have always been open to the public, not just >>>> to the hunters and anglers that purchased them and pay for their >>>> maintenance, many people now visit these properties and use them as they >>>> would any other public land. >>>> >>>> As Colorado’s population - and desire for outdoor recreation - has >>>> continued to grow, a significant increase in traffic to these SWAs has >>>> disrupted wildlife, the habitat the areas were acquired to protect, and the >>>> hunters and anglers whose contributions were critical to acquiring these >>>> properties. >>>> >>>> That’s why in July of 2020, new regulations went into effect requiring >>>> all visitors 18 or older to possess a valid hunting or fishing license to >>>> access any SWA leased by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. >>>> >>>> CPW had historically been bound by stringent guidance from the U.S. >>>> Fish and Wildlife Service on how income earned from these properties could >>>> be accounted for, making the creation of another kind of pass to access >>>> these areas financially unfeasible. But in late 2020, CPW received approval >>>> from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a new accounting approach that >>>> made adding a pass as an option for access to these properties feasible. >>>> >>>> In November 2020, an SWA Working Group was created with CPW staff and >>>> stakeholders from around the state to determine what a new pass might look >>>> like. >>>> >>>> *A new State Wildlife Area Pass* >>>> At its January 2021 meeting, the CPW Commission heard recommendations >>>> from the SWA Working Group on creating a new Colorado SWA Pass. >>>> >>>> *Recommendations:* >>>> The group recommended pricing the annual pass at a similar level to the >>>> annual fishing license, offering discounted passes to youth and seniors >>>> priced comparably to youth and senior fishing licenses, offering a 1-day >>>> pass option priced comparably to the 1-day parks pass, requiring a Habitat >>>> Stamp and a surcharge for the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund in >>>> addition to the pass, and offering a discounted low-income annual pass >>>> option. 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