Author: Eric Washburn

Eric Washburn In the late 1960s and early 1970s, my single mother found herself raising three rambunctious boys in Aurora. She didn’t have much money, but she managed to save enough each year to take us to the YMCA Camp of the Rockies near Estes Park for a week each summer. There, we lived in…

Eric Washburn Facing escalating threats from climate change, habitat destruction and species extinction, Colorado’s rich natural heritage hangs in the balance – but the recent appointment of three new CPW commissioners offers hope for safeguarding wildlife and the outdoors for all. The recent appointments have led to complaints from some sportsmen that Gov. Jared Polis…

Eric Washburn Recently, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission held its January meeting, during which the Commission adopted a three-year plan to write and approve a wolf restoration plan. The plan calls for finalizing a wolf restoration plan in December 2023, which is the voter-approved deadline for restoring wolves to Colorado. At the same…