04-08-2010, 11:10 AM
DENVER, Colo.--The Habitat Partnership Program, a strain of whirling-disease-resistant rainbow trout, and elk and deer Data Analysis Unit management plans headline the agenda for the Colorado Wildlife Commission's April 8 workshop in Pueblo.
The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pueblo Marriot, 110 W. First St.
Division staff will update the Commission on the Grand Mesa, Middle Park and Uncompahgre Plateau Habitat Partnership Program management plans. Authorized by the Colorado Wildlife Commission and Colorado State Legislature, the Habitat Partnership Program is designed to reduce wildlife-agricultural conflicts and to assist the Colorado Division of Wildlife in meeting game management objectives on both public and private lands. The program also works to develop better partnerships between landowners, sportsmen and the DOW.
The meeting also features a presentation on a strain of rainbow trout that exhibits a strong resistance to Myxobolus cerebralis, the parasite that causes whirling disease. Whirling disease is thought to be a major factor in the decline of Colorado's wild rainbow trout populations. The parasite has been confirmed in 13 of Colorado's 15 major river drainages, including the Colorado, South Platte, Gunnison, Arkansas and Rio Grande rivers. DOW biologists are hopeful that these rainbows can be used to reestablish wild trout populations where they have been lost due to the whirling disease epidemic. The Commission presentation will focus primarily on the management of these rainbows in Catamount Reservoir, a privately owned impoundment near Steamboat Springs, and in the Yampa River below Stagecoach Reservoir. The DOW is using Catamount to develop a brood source for these whirling-disease-resistant fish.
In addition, DOW staff will update the Commission on deer and elk management plans for the Pinon Mesa, Glade Park and Grand Mesa areas near Grand Junction. The presentation will focus on deer Data Analysis Units D-18 and D-12 (Game Management Units 40, 41, 42 and 421), and elk Data Analysis Units E-19 and E-14 (Game Management Units 40, 41, 42, 421, 52, 411 and 521). DOW staff will discuss herd health, population objectives, habitat and other related issues.
Those who cannot attend the meeting can listen to the proceedings through a live audio link on the DOW's Web site. The DOW provides live audio of all its Commission meetings and workshops to keep citizens better informed about the development of regulations by the Commission and how they and Division staff are resolving issues facing Colorado's wildlife. Constituents may access the live audio feed by clicking on the "listen to audio" link on the "Wildlife Commission" Web page during the meeting. Broadcasts are only available during the meeting.
To view the entire agenda for the April Commission Workshop, please visit: http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeCommission/.
The Colorado Wildlife Commission is an 11-member board appointed by the governor. The Commission sets DOW regulations and policies for hunting, fishing, watchable wildlife, land purchases and property regulations.
For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.
The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pueblo Marriot, 110 W. First St.
Division staff will update the Commission on the Grand Mesa, Middle Park and Uncompahgre Plateau Habitat Partnership Program management plans. Authorized by the Colorado Wildlife Commission and Colorado State Legislature, the Habitat Partnership Program is designed to reduce wildlife-agricultural conflicts and to assist the Colorado Division of Wildlife in meeting game management objectives on both public and private lands. The program also works to develop better partnerships between landowners, sportsmen and the DOW.
The meeting also features a presentation on a strain of rainbow trout that exhibits a strong resistance to Myxobolus cerebralis, the parasite that causes whirling disease. Whirling disease is thought to be a major factor in the decline of Colorado's wild rainbow trout populations. The parasite has been confirmed in 13 of Colorado's 15 major river drainages, including the Colorado, South Platte, Gunnison, Arkansas and Rio Grande rivers. DOW biologists are hopeful that these rainbows can be used to reestablish wild trout populations where they have been lost due to the whirling disease epidemic. The Commission presentation will focus primarily on the management of these rainbows in Catamount Reservoir, a privately owned impoundment near Steamboat Springs, and in the Yampa River below Stagecoach Reservoir. The DOW is using Catamount to develop a brood source for these whirling-disease-resistant fish.
In addition, DOW staff will update the Commission on deer and elk management plans for the Pinon Mesa, Glade Park and Grand Mesa areas near Grand Junction. The presentation will focus on deer Data Analysis Units D-18 and D-12 (Game Management Units 40, 41, 42 and 421), and elk Data Analysis Units E-19 and E-14 (Game Management Units 40, 41, 42, 421, 52, 411 and 521). DOW staff will discuss herd health, population objectives, habitat and other related issues.
Those who cannot attend the meeting can listen to the proceedings through a live audio link on the DOW's Web site. The DOW provides live audio of all its Commission meetings and workshops to keep citizens better informed about the development of regulations by the Commission and how they and Division staff are resolving issues facing Colorado's wildlife. Constituents may access the live audio feed by clicking on the "listen to audio" link on the "Wildlife Commission" Web page during the meeting. Broadcasts are only available during the meeting.
To view the entire agenda for the April Commission Workshop, please visit: http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeCommission/.
The Colorado Wildlife Commission is an 11-member board appointed by the governor. The Commission sets DOW regulations and policies for hunting, fishing, watchable wildlife, land purchases and property regulations.
For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.