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The Colorado state wildlife areas are managed for hunting, fishing, observation, management, and preservation of wildlife. 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.
Cibola National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge in the floodplain of the lower Colorado River between Arizona and California and surrounded by a fringe of desert ridges and washes. The refuge encompasses both the historic Colorado River channel as well as a channelized portion constructed in the late 1960s.
The Lower Colorado River Valley has unique plant communities because it is the most arid part of the desert and it has the highest temperatures, in excess of 120 °F (49 °C) during the summer. The low humidity means that most plants must have mechanisms that deal with severe water loss through evaporation.
A series of Wildlife refuges have been set up to manage some areas for wildlife, and have been credited with protecting endangered spies from dispersing from the valley, including the Yuma Clapper Rail and Cottonwood Willow. [2] Such refuges in this region include: Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge [3] Cibola National Wildlife Refuge [4]
To aid visitors to the Colorado River, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has allowed a private contractor to operate a boat, canoe, campsite, RV site, and a store in the refuge at Five-Mile Landing, a 35-acre (14 ha) site with boat ramps at Topock Marsh in the northern part of the refuge. [2]
Colorado football has enjoyed a resurgence in its second season under coach Deion Sanders.. A program that hadn’t been nationally relevant for much of the 21st century became one of college ...
Kawuneeche Valley from Trail Ridge Road vicinity. Kawuneeche Valley, [1] [2] [3] also known as Kawuneeche [3] [4] or Coyote Valley, [3] [4] is a marshy valley of the Colorado River near its beginning. It is located on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The axis of the valley runs almost directly north to south. [2]