Draft Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan
Thank you for your interest in the draft gray wolf restoration and management plan. On December 9, 2023, Colorado Parks and Wildlife released its draft gray wolf restoration and management plan. See CPW's December 9 overview presentation to the Parks and Wildlife Commission on the draft plan and public engagement process. Click here to review the draft wolf restoration and management plan.
Opportunities for public engagement, including online and in-person public comment, were hosted December 9 - February 22, 2023. See below for more information about the public engagement timeline, including Parks and Wildlife Commission meetings and agendas. Comments submitted in this time were directly shared with the Parks and Wildlife Commission to inform their decision-making process on the draft plan. Brief memos outlining the volume and nature of written comments received were provided to the Commission, along with the comments themselves.
The Keystone Policy Center is preparing a brief report for the Parks and Wildlife Commission on high-level themes and trends of the comments to be submitted in advance of the April 2023 commission meeting.
While the draft wolf plan comment form is closed, if you would like to leave a comment on wolves in Colorado, please use the general comment form. Comments received following 2/22/2023 are not considered in the development of the final qualitative report on feedback on the draft wolf restoration and management plan. However, comments submitted through this form beginning 2/23/2023 will continue to be provided directly to the Parks and Wildlife Commission.
Winter 2023 Public Engagement
Date and Time | Location | Purpose and Agenda |
December 9 | Virtual | Presentation of draft plan Online draft plan comment form launch |
January 19 8:30 am - 2:30 pm | Colorado Springs Cheyenne Mountain Resort | |
January 25 8:30 am - 3:00 pm | Gunnison Western Colorado University | |
February 7 8:00 am - 2:45pm | Rifle Colorado Mountain College - Rifle | |
February 16 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Virtual Meeting | |
February 22 8:30 am - 4:00 pm | Adams County Fairgrounds Waymire Dome 9755 Henderson Road Brighton, CO 80601 | Statewide hearing with verbal public comment PWC to provide guidance to CPW staff regarding changes to the draft plan Online draft plan comment form deadline* |
April 6 | Colorado Mountain College - Steamboat Springs 1275 Crawford Ave, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 | Final draft plan and regulations (see below) Issue: Chapter W-10 - “Nongame Wildlife” 2CCR 406-10 (Step 1 of 2) Issue: Chapter W-17 - “Damage Caused by Wildlife” 2CCR406-17 (Step 1 of 2) Public comment sign-up (online public comment sign-up through noon 3/31; in person sign-up is on a walk-in basis on 4/6) |
May 3-4 | Glenwood Springs | Final plan and regulations approval |