On February 11, 2012 Colorado Parks and Wildlife hosted a Partnership Development Conference. The conference kicked off Partners in the Outdoors, a statewide initiative to engage a cohesive coalition of partner organizations from the public, corporate, small business, and nonprofit sectors in expanding awareness of and participation in outdoor recreation by Colorado residents and visitors.
Management plans are an important planning tool for park managers. The Cheyenne Mountain State Park Management Plan serves as the foremost guiding document for Cheyenne Mountain State Park. All other park planning documents should be consistent with this plan.
“White-nose syndrome” (WNS) is an emerging fungal disease of hibernating North American bat species. To date, WNS has likely killed between 5.7 and 6.7 million hibernating bats in caves and inactive mines in the eastern USA, and has contributed to the imperilment of some bat populations and species. The WNS fungus (Geomyces destructans) has the potential to kill individuals of many of the 18 bat species native to Colorado. Bats are ecologically and economically important, and measures to prevent the spread of WNS and minimize its impacts on native bat species are clearly warranted.
Swift foxes (Vulpes velox) are a priority conservation species throughout the western prairie regions of the United States. A variety of methods has been used to survey and monitor the status of swift populations throughout the species range. We conducted surveys using a non-noninvasive approach to evaluate the status of the swift fox in eastern Colorado. From August through October 2011, we used remote infrared cameras and a skunk-based lure on 52 grids to estimate detection and occupancy rates of swift fox populations in eastern Colorado.
