- By Shannon Lukens.
Local ag producers, mostly from Grand and Jackson counties, met with Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials Tuesday in Kremmling. The meeting was called, “Living with Wolves on Agriculture Lands.” There was a similar meeting in Steamboat Springs in late February.
Rachael Gonzales is the CPW Public Information Officer for the Northwest Region.
“Having these public meetings, especially with local communities are so important because we understand how important the agricultural community is to what we do and that what may work in one community is not going to work in another. So by having these localized, we’re able to hear directly from the producers on the ground what is and is not working for their community and how we can help them.”
Adam VanValkenburg was at the meeting. He’s the past president of the North Park Stockgrowers. CPW announced this week that there are now four wolves in Jackson County. VanValkenburg says they’ve been traveling all over the county right now.
“Everybody is really nervous right now because everybody is starting to calve full time and those little baby calves are pretty vulnerable right now.”
VanValkenburg also says the wolves have visited his ranch twice, including over the weekend. He found wolf footprints through his cow herd, while they were sleeping. He says CPW is coming out to put up fladry, which is a type of fencing with flags on it, which wolves tend to avoid.
“Sometime this week we are going to put up some fladry to help keep them out of our cow herd. And not only that, out of our houses and yard, too. We’re going to surround everything, all of our livestock will be within the fladry.”
- More on the Story – AG PRODUCERS MEET WITH CPW OFFICIALS IN KREMMLING ABOUT WOLVES
- A newborn calf was killed by a wolf or wolves last Tuesday in Grand County. More on that story from April 3, 2024 — A WOLF OR WOLVES HAVE KILLED A NEWBORN CALF IN GRAND COUNTY
- CPW Officials met with ranching producers in Steamboat Springs Feb. 29, 2024 — COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE OFFICIALS COME TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS TO TALK WOLVES
- More on the story from April 9, 2024 — ANOTHER CALF IS KILLED BY A WOLF OR WOLVES IN JACKSON COUNTY
- A newborn calf was killed by a wolf or wolves last Tuesday in Grand County. More on that story from April 3, 2024 — A WOLF OR WOLVES HAVE KILLED A NEWBORN CALF IN GRAND COUNTY
The Moffat County School District Board of Education meets at 5:30 p.m. tonight, to vote on who will be the next superintendent of the district. The meeting will be in person as well as on zoom.
It’s time to sweep up the scoria along the side of the roads in Steamboat Springs. Rake it or sweep it up from in front of your property including the Right-of-Way and culverts onto the asphalt shoulder of the road. Long thin lines are easier for the street sweeper to pick up than large round piles. And remember, winter parking restrictions are in effect through April 30. That means no parking overnight on city streets until the end of the month.
The Tread of Pioneers Museum presents the Ute Indian Powwow Dance Performance and Presentation. It’s at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at Steamboat Springs High School. Members of the Ute Tribe from the Uintah and Ouray Reservation will share their powwow dances, music, and regalia in a special FREE performance. The Ute Indians were the original native inhabitants of the Yampa Valley. The tribe will also perform at local elementary schools.
Today is a special celebration of Earth Day. Yampa Valley Sustainability Council and Ohana will be at Mountain Tap printing special Earth Day T-shirts from 4-7 p.m. today. Visit yvsc.org to learn more.
The Soroco Music Booster Club’s annual Dinner and Music Fundraiser is from 6-7:30 p.m. tonight, at Soroco High School in Oak Creek. The high school band and community Jazz Band, and other groups will be performing. There is also a Taco and Nacho Bar. Tickets are $10 for students and adults and $7 for children under six and adults over 60. All proceeds will benefit the Soroco Senior Musician Scholarship fund.
On Thursday, join Billy Kidd for après fun at The Range to honor the 60th anniversary of his historic win as the first U.S. athlete to claim an Olympic Medal in men’s alpine skiing. Everyone is invited. It’s from 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, at the base of the ski area.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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