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The Colorado Parks and Wildlife division of the U.S. State of Colorado manages more than 300 state wildlife areas with a total area of more than 860 square miles (2,230 km 2) in the state. [ 1 ] Fishing or hunting license required for entry
Mountain Home Reservoir is a reservoir and state wildlife area in Costilla County, Colorado, near Fort Garland.Frozen in winter, the reservoir lies at 2,483 meters (8,146 feet) elevation on the western slope of the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in southern Colorado.
The U.S. State of Colorado has designated 96 natural areas of the state for special protection, as of 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Colorado Natural Areas Program was established in 1977 to preserve and protect special areas of the state with distinctive flora , fauna , ecological , geological , and paleontologic features.
Area Administered by each Federal Agency (September 2014) [17] Agency Wilderness area Agency land designated wilderness National Park Service: 43,932,843 acres (17,778,991 ha) 56% U.S. Forest Service: 36,165,620 acres (14,635,710 ha) 18% U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 20,702,488 acres (8,378,000 ha) 22% Bureau of Land Management
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest (MHDSF) is a state forest located on Bear Creek Road (Tulare County Route 220), 28 km (17 mi) northeast of Springville in Tulare County, California. The protected land covers an area of 4,807 acres (19 km 2 ) with an elevation range between 1,463 m (4,800 ft) and 2,377.5 m (7,800 ft).
The wildlife refuge is located on the lands of the Luis Maria Baca Grant No. 4 near Crestone, Colorado in the San Luis Valley in southern Saguache and northern Alamosa counties, about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of the town of Alamosa, on the west side of the Sangre de Cristo Range.
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since mountain ranges can present formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both human and animal migration throughout history. At lower elevations it may be called a hill pass. A mountain pass is typically formed between two ...
In 2017, the property lost its status as a state park, and management of it was transferred to the San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area. [1] San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area is located east of the town of Mosca, south off State Highway 150 near the Great Sand Dunes National Park. The state wildlife area contains an intermittent lake which is ...