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wildlife refuge
7 Porch Notes tagged “wildlife refuge,” from counties across Colorado.
Outdoors and wildfire - Rio Grande County
Near Monte Vista, a national wildlife refuge is built around migrating cranes
The Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge in Rio Grande County manages wetlands and fields that draw large numbers of migrating sandhill cranes each spring and fall.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Saguache County
Baca National Wildlife Refuge: quiet wetlands and wildlife below the Sangres
The Baca National Wildlife Refuge sits below the Sangre de Cristo range near Crestone, a quiet spot for wildlife watching where access follows refuge rules worth checking before you go.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Alamosa County
The wildlife refuges near Alamosa, and the crane migration
The Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge and its neighbors in the San Luis Valley are managed for wildlife, with their own access rules, and the valley draws large numbers of migrating sandhill cranes.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Broomfield County
Rocky Flats refuge trails sit just west of Broomfield
A federal wildlife refuge with public hiking trails sits just west of Broomfield, and it has its own access rules set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Read note ->Water and land - Jefferson County
Standley Lake anchors north Jefferson County with water and wildlife
Standley Lake is a working reservoir first, which is why north Jeffco trails, wildlife habitat, and access signs all bend around its water job.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Adams County
The Rocky Mountain Arsenal is a national wildlife refuge with a cleanup history
An urban national wildlife refuge in Commerce City sits on former Army and industrial land that went through a major federal cleanup before opening to the public.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Adams County
Two Ponds is a small, free wildlife refuge just outside Adams County
Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge in Arvada — in neighboring Jefferson County, a short drive from western Adams County — is a small urban refuge with free trails, managed alongside Rocky Mountain Arsenal refuge in Commerce City.
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