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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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