By Shannon Lukens.
Courtesy Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Two wolves have been collared in North Park late last week. One was the gray male wolf 2101 that had already been captured once, but that GPS collar failed. The second is presumed to be one of the six black pups produced by the male wolf and the female wolf 1084. The wolves were darted with a tranquilizer from a helicopter. CPW crews on the ground put the tracking collars on them, and they reported both animals appear to be in good health. The wolves in Jackson County naturally migrated to Colorado and are not a result of wolf reintroduction efforts.
CPW asks that if you ever think you see a wolf, please report it on the wolf sighting form on their website. Link to report
TWO WOLVES ARE CAPTURED AND COLLARED IN JACKSON COUNTY THURSDAY
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are in Rifle Tuesday for the next meeting on the Draft Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. The meeting is from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Colorado Mountain College campus in Rifle. Members of the Stakeholder Advisory group are collecting public feedback on the state’s plan to reintroduce gray wolves in Colorado by the end of the year. Those who show up can speak on a first-come, first-served basis. You can also submit comments online, through Feb. 22. There is also a meeting scheduled for Steamboat Springs on April 6.
Courtesy CPW
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is hosting a public meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at the Craig Chamber of Commerce building. It’s about their plan to get wildlife off of the roads and from feeding on private lands, mainly in Moffat and Rio Blanco counties, because of the deep snow right now.
- Additional topics to be discussed during the public meeting are:
Habitat Partnership Program
Game Damage
Big Game Concentrations
Chronic Wasting Disease
COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE TO HOST A PUBLIC MEETING IN CRAIG ON FEBRUARY 6
13th Street in Steamboat Springs is closed because of a sewer break. Equipment has been thawing the frost and they hope to start excavating today. The city expects 13th Street to be closed through Wednesday.
Steamboat Springs School District Board of Education meets today at 4:30 p.m. That meeting is at the middle school and it is livestreamed.
A Craig Community Blood Drive is Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 7, in the Pavilion at the Moffat County Fairgrounds. Sign up through Vitalant.org if you can donate blood.
Referees for high school women’s lacrosse are desperately needed. There are only three for the six Mountain League teams, which includes Steamboat Springs High School. Training is available online. All CHSAA sports are looking for officials.
Colorado Women’s Lacrosse Officials Association
Colorado Women’s Lacrosse Officials Association Registration Information
USA Lacrosse steps for becoming an official
CHSAA You Look Good in Stripes
SOME HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LACROSSE GAMES COULD CANCELED IN MOUNTAIN TOWNS FOR LACK OF REFEREES
Steamboat’s Jett Seymour got his first World Cup points over the weekend in slalom in Chamonix, France. He started in Bib 59 and finished 7th. Seymour also will represent the United States at the 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Courchevel/Meribel, France starting this week.
Courtesy Photo
At the Junior World Championships for Nordic Combined, in Whistler, Canada. Niklas Malacinski was 5th overall. Also from Steamboat, Alexa Brabec and Tess Arnone were top 20.
Courtesy SSWSC
At the OPA U16 Cup in Germany, Steamboat’s Abby Olson and Logan Grosdidier got first and second in slalom. Then in GS, Logan Grosdidier and Adrian Beauregard both finished first. Olson was 6th. The OPA Cup is the highest international level competition for U16 alpine skiers.
The Steamboat Boys Basketball team has now won 10 games in a row.
The Sailors Alpine Ski Team had second place overall finishes for the men and women in Aspen over the weekend.
Check out upcoming events in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
For the KRAI Time, Temp, and Weather Hotline, call 970-824-1918.