OPINION | Wolf initiative will come back to bite us
January 4, 2021 - Once again, out-of-state special interests have managed to fund a ballot initiative to manage wildlife in a fashion that is neither scientific nor in the best interest of wildlife or the citizens of Colorado. The ballot measure regarding spring bear hunting has been disastrous for the bears, as well as...

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Commissioners join in on AGNC push against Governor, CPW regarding wolf reintroduction
December 30, 2020 - Moffat County commissioners, in partnership with the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) announced that they’ve submitted a Colorado Open Records Act request to determine if Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Governor Jared Polis’ ofce are working to accelerate the development of a plan and limit public...

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Garfield County Commissioners worried about wolf reintroduction timeline
December 24, 2020 - Garfield County Commissioners voiced concern Monday over the potential to speed up wolf reintroduction in the state, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say they have not yet proposed a timeline. Commissioner Mike Samson introduced the topic, which was to approve a guest column for publication in a local newspaper...

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Letter: Cattlemen object to fast-tracking wolf reintroduction process
December 20, 2020 - Once again, out-of-state special interests have funded a ballot initiative — Proposition 114 wolf introduction — to manage wildlife that is neither scientic nor in the best interest of wildlife or the citizens of Colorado. The spring bear hunt ballot measure, passed in the 1980s, resulted in disastrous consequences for the...

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OPINION: Commissioners have concerns with wolf reintroduction
December 19, 2020 - Once again, out-of-state special interests have funded a ballot initiative (Proposition 114-wolf introduction) to manage wildlife in a manner that is neither scientic nor in the best interest of wildlife or the citizens of Colorado. As you may recall the spring bear hunt ballot measure has resulted in disastrous consequences...

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Rural Jump-StartZonestatuseyed for western Garfield County
December 8, 2020 - An effort is underway to get Rural Jump-Start Zone status in western Garfield County to help a region struggling first from the decline in the natural gas industry and now from the pandemic. Garfield County commissioners endorsed a request Monday that the Colorado Economic Development Commission designate the county&rsquo...

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