Community Input
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Community Input – Citizen Survey Analysis
Community Input – Listening Sessions Analysis
Your Voice is Needed
The following CPW draft Plans are open for public comment.
Moose management plans for CPW's Southwest Region
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has published draft Herd Management Plans (HMPs) for moose populations in the Southwest Region. The draft moose plans are open to public comment through Aug. 31, 2025.​​​ Please submit public comments to Jamin Grigg at jamin.grigg@state.co.us.
“Public feedback on our herd management plans is critical, as we manage these herds in the best interests of all Coloradans,” said CPW Senior Wildlife Biologist Jamin Grigg. “Our Herd Management Plans dictate how our moose in the region will be managed for a 10-year period, so it’s crucial for us to hear if people prefer specific alternatives or if they have management recommendations that differ from those of our biologists.”​
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Comments will also be accepted by mail addressed to:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Attn. Jamin Grigg
415 Turner Drive
Durango, CO 81303
Beaver Conservation and Management Strategy
CPW is developing a Beaver (Castor canadensis) Conservation and Management Strategy. Increasing interest in beavers as an agent for ecological restoration prompted Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to begin developing formal guidance to inform beaver conservation and management. The public scoping period will be open July 30 to August 31, 2025. Public input on the draft Beaver Conservation and Management Strategy will be open in Fall 2025.
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Backcountry Search and Rescue Surcharge
CPW is proposing increasing the Backcountry Search and Rescue (BSAR) surcharge. CPW is recommending a $1.00 increase to the surcharge on most wildlife licenses and registrations for a total surcharge of $1.25. All daily and income-eligible licenses would remain at the current rate of $0.25.
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The surcharge increase proposal is tentatively scheduled to be heard by the Parks and Wildlife Commission (PWC) at the August 21-22 PWC Meeting. To ensure that your comments are included in the rulemaking record and presented to the Commission, please send an email.
The sign-up form to provide virtual comments will be posted August 11th on CPW Commission meetings page. Comment Deadline is August 15 at 12:00 pm MT The PWC is tentatively scheduled to consider the proposal for final adoption at the November 13-14 PWC meeting.
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Citizen Survey Results
The first round of analysis of the Survey is complete.
The survey was administered prior to establishing the boundaries of SCCORR. The data has been culled to reflect zip codes from La Plata and San Juan counties. Nine questions were analyzed in this first round.
NOTE: This is raw data. This data was gathered from the online open-access survey. Thoughts and ideas are strictly those of the citizens who took the survey. SCCORR, as a voice for the citizens of southwest Colorado, serves to gather and share the thoughts and ideas of the community. The data does not reflect the opinion of SCCORR nor of any of its affiliates, stakeholders, administrators, nor funding agencies.
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Overall Respondents: 525
La Plata and San Juan Counties: 263
(69 respondents did not indicate a zip code)
See more on the Citizen Survey Analysis page.
What do you love most about conservation and outdoor recreation in Southwest Colorado?
Community Listening Sessions
The first round of SCCORR Listening Sessions are complete.
Eight Listening Sessions (LS) were conducted in five southwest Colorado towns during February and March, 2024: Bayfield, Durango, Ignacio, Pagosa Springs, and Silverton. Each LS relied on five "user groups" as a focus for the public to provide their input on opportunities and challenges facing conservation and outdoor recreation in southwest Colorado. The groups were, alphabetically, Fishing and Hunting (consumptive actives, including foraging); Motored Recreation (such as snowmobiling, dispersed camping, E-bikes, both winter and summer activities); Nature and Wildlife (including birding and photography); Non-motorized Recreation (such as horseback riding, mountain biking, rafting, both winter and summer); and Working Lands (extractive activities such as ranching, grazing, logging).
NOTE: This is raw data. This data was gathered from in-person public meetings held across southwest Colorado. SCCORR, as a voice for the citizens of southwest Colorado, serves to gather and share the thoughts and ideas of the community. The data does not reflect the opinion of SCCORR nor of any of its affiliates, stakeholders, administrators, nor funding agencies.
See all the user group data on Listening Session Analysis page.
Citizens' top solutions and concerns for conservation and outdoor recreation.
